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2004-10-02 Iraq-Jordan

109 Terrs Killed in US Offensive (Good Job)

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Posted by Fawad 2004-10-02 12:00:37 AM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 On Friday, U.S. and Iraqi forces using tanks, backed up with air support, were going through the city sector by sector...

This is either poor writing, or CNN just leaked that the Iraqis have armor (and air support) now. I'm opting for the former.

Posted by Pappy 2004-10-02 12:33:01 AM|| 2004-10-02 12:33:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Actaully the air support part was obvious from all the video coverage I saw on FOX. Does anyone go anywhere in Iraq without armored support?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-02 12:39:48 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-10-02 12:39:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The Fuchs armored cars are what the Iraqis have, in addition to their old soviet/Russian stuff - I know they are, in some places, operating BTRs and BMPs at a platoon level.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-10-02 12:47:18 AM|| 2004-10-02 12:47:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 If this Jane Arraf is the same 'journalist' who used to sit in Baghdad during Saddam's reign of terror spouting platitudes about how fine everything was, then it's not only poor writing, but the accuracy of the report has to be questioned.

Note the careful, PC opening phrases:
"....US military officials said Friday."
"It was a response to what the United States called ...."
"This, they say, is the definitive battle for Samarra ...."

Also when you pick apart the sentence, "On Friday, U.S. and Iraqi forces using tanks, backed up with air support, were going through the city sector by sector," it is unclear whether the forces are under separate or unified command and who's in tanks and who's providing the air support.

I just saw her latest report on CNN. She says Iraqi "Special Forces" have gone in with the Americans.

In one clip there's a mosque in the background with something burning and sending up smoke in front of it. She makes it clear that it's not the mosque that's burning and the mosque is undamaged.

But I'm sure that by the time that image gets to the Arabic TV channels there'll be a different interperetation attached to it. Or maybe they just wont comment on it, letting the image speak (falsely) for itself.

Posted by Hupemble Creque3411 2004-10-02 1:19:54 AM|| 2004-10-02 1:19:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I meant to write, "By the time that image gets to OTHER Arabic TV channels...." I forgot for the moment this is CNN we're talking about.

"Hupemble Creque3411" is me. Where do these names come from?!

Posted by Bryan 2004-10-02 1:25:45 AM|| 2004-10-02 1:25:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Bryan - I've run into that too, though I got a different name. Fred said something about writing a program to give the anonymous posters random ~~funny~~ names, but didn't know why it was affecting regular posters who have intact cookies.

If it were me, I'd be insulted by the name you got. Sounds Phrench. ;-P

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-10-02 1:54:03 AM|| 2004-10-02 1:54:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 I don't know. 'Hupemble Creque' is not THAT bad. (Although I don't think I'd like to be the 3411th Hupemble). I mean, imagine having a name like 'Englebert Humperdink' for REAL.

Posted by Bryan 2004-10-02 2:45:00 AM|| 2004-10-02 2:45:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I want a copy of the name generator. I will donate it to my local hospital.

Posted by Shipman 2004-10-02 7:32:27 AM|| 2004-10-02 7:32:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 1 to 109 kill ratio? Air support is sure doing it's job.

Posted by Charles 2004-10-02 8:24:31 AM|| 2004-10-02 8:24:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 109 mutants w/ toes up. Way to go!

Posted by dennisw 2004-10-02 8:33:08 AM|| 2004-10-02 8:33:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 Dr. Khalid Ahmed wasn't he in Fallujah a few months go complaining about all the ~~terrorist~~ civilian casualties?

He seems to get around....

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-10-02 10:49:31 AM|| 2004-10-02 10:49:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Yes, he's an ambulance chasing spokesdoctor.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2004-10-02 11:09:34 AM|| 2004-10-02 11:09:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 The Fuchs armored cars are what the Iraqis have, in addition to their old soviet/Russian stuff - I know they are, in some places, operating BTRs and BMPs at a platoon level.

Thanks, OS. Judging by the CNN video, I still think it was poor writing. Anyway, admitting that the Iraqis had some sort of armor would disrupt the meme that the ING is a "half-trained rabble of foot-troops hastily assembled by the U.S."

Posted by Pappy 2004-10-02 2:11:27 PM|| 2004-10-02 2:11:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 "Yes, he's an ambulance chasing spokesdoctor."

Lol - who must also be a member of the Clan of the Cave Bear since his ability to count is demonstrably fucked. I'm less certain where the inability to distinguish between dead jihadis and baby ducks should be attributed. Fear of the still-breathing jihadis, perhaps. Is this Baghdad Bob in a hospital smock?

Posted by .com 2004-10-02 2:22:00 PM|| 2004-10-02 2:22:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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