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2004-10-03 Iraq-Jordan
US attacks Falluja 'arms store' (jihadees having a real bad day)
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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-10-03 12:01:25 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 45 minutes worth of secondary explosions.

That is a LOT of muntion going off. Heavy stuff too, like mortar rounds and rockets if they were getting that much identifiable secondary signatures.
Posted by OldSpook 2004-10-03 12:05:25 PM||   2004-10-03 12:05:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I laughed when I read some lefty complaining this morning that "80% of the fighters had escaped", based on the official stats. Yeah, right. For some reason "125 killed" doesn't seem to jibe with one report describing "streets littered with bodies". Must be the work of the Good Cadaver Fairy, who takes away bodies and leaves a quarter behind.
Posted by Anonymoose 2004-10-03 12:33:18 PM||   2004-10-03 12:33:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm waiting for the Lefties to start screaming about the "big, bad, mean Americans who destroyed the arms of the resistance, and are taking away their rights to defend themselves." Cry me a river....
Posted by nada 2004-10-03 12:36:07 PM||   2004-10-03 12:36:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Interesting but I must go to listen to the inner voices and clean up the assault rifles and put high cap mags on my wish list for Christmas. It's been fun.
Posted by John 2004-10-03 12:39:19 PM||   2004-10-03 12:39:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 ahhh...there's nothing like the smell of naplam in the morning!
Posted by anymouse  2004-10-03 1:53:55 PM||   2004-10-03 1:53:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 As usual, the Marines are doing a dirty job that was assigned them of cleaning out these areas of resistance and doing a professional job of it. We are proud of these people. Steady, systematic work will now get the work done. Sounds like the Iraqi forces are starting to contribute, too.

Our office manager has a son in Fallujah, a machine gunner. He is busy there.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-03 3:25:28 PM||   2004-10-03 3:25:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 New York Times lead tomorrow: "Major Successes in Iraq War Bolster President's Position"

Nah, that one will be hauled off by the Bad News Fairy, who takes away good news and replaces it with:

"Bush Kills Baby Ducks, Fluffy Bunnies in Samarra"
Posted by Matt 2004-10-03 3:34:26 PM||   2004-10-03 3:34:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 "Two civilians terrorists were killed and 10 injured in the air strikes, the city’s hospital chief of propaganda said, while another two civilians terrorists were killed and two more wounded when a US tank fired on a terrorist safe house in the city’s southern suburbs."

That is more accurate. Have a nice dirt nap scum bags.
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom  2004-10-03 4:04:11 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com]  2004-10-03 4:04:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 "US Snipers shooting at ANYONE"?

Not US Snipers. This is the Muj trying kill anyone and then pin it on the US, or else trying to disguise their guys as "civilians"

Our guys are too well trained to select their targets to waste ammo and a hide position on no-value targets.
Posted by OldSpook 2004-10-03 4:30:13 PM||   2004-10-03 4:30:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Good point, Sock Puppet.

Since the terrorists/insurgents in the cities fight in civilian clothes, it's very convenient for the MSM to report those killed are decent, law-abiding Iraqi citizens when, in actuality, the "civilians" were probably just reloading when they got snuffed.
Posted by nada 2004-10-03 4:31:56 PM||   2004-10-03 4:31:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Saw a photograph somewhere on the net the other day. It showed three terrorists on a road wearing ski masks, holding the usual AK-47s, and wearing bandoleers. Where do they get all these ski masks in Iraq? Gotta be hot. I couldn't help but think what a rich set of targets for our snipers. No identification or sorting out problems. On the other hand it is a nice thought that maybe we did take care of business with these three.
Posted by John 2004-10-03 5:30:02 PM||   2004-10-03 5:30:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Where do they get all these ski masks in Iraq?

Maybe from the vast stockpiles of the Iraqi Revolutionary Alpine Guard?
Posted by Pappy 2004-10-03 5:47:29 PM||   2004-10-03 5:47:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Where do they get all these ski masks in Iraq?

France. Haute Coture.
Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-10-03 5:56:52 PM||   2004-10-03 5:56:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Kosovo leftovers from their Albanian friends
Posted by Frank G  2004-10-03 6:19:27 PM||   2004-10-03 6:19:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Fallujah Flea Market?
Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-03 6:21:21 PM||   2004-10-03 6:21:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Where do they get all these ski masks in Iraq?

Standard issue for Saddam's rape squads. Ask Uday.
Posted by Zenster 2004-10-03 10:36:03 PM||   2004-10-03 10:36:03 PM|| Front Page Top

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