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2003-04-03 Iraq

Attack From 2 Sides Shatters the Iraqi Republican Guard

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Posted by Steve White 2003-04-03 01:26 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Wonder who has the momentum?"

According to uber-idiotarian Bob "hit me again" Fisk, the Saddamites do and they are only waiting for us to plunge into their fiendishly clever trap. He is staying with this line even with American tanks visible from the towers of Baghdad. This is yet another compelling example of the fantasy ideology that will be the greatest and most far-reaching casualty of this war. I devoutly hope that Bob actually believes this shit himself, along with his stupid contention of solidarity between the regime and the people. That way, he will make no arrangements to escape and will be torn to pieces as soon as the regime collapses and those self-same Iraqi people realize who, and what, he is.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2003-04-03 02:47:51|| [www.nuclearspace.com] 2003-04-03 02:47:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Reuters reporting 3rd ID is now SIX miles from Baghdad(0750 GMT).

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2003-04-03 02:55:49|| [www.nuclearspace.com] 2003-04-03 02:55:49|| Front Page Top

#3 wonder if the RG is still "elite"?

Posted by becky 2003-04-03 04:35:52|| 2003-04-03 04:35:52|| Front Page Top

#4 AC,
Fisk will never change his mind or recant his mistakes. Ideologues are oblivious to the truth no matter what happens. I don't think he'll get torn to pieces (although it would be funny if he got roughed up again). Fisk, like Michael Moore, does damage to his own causes and should be left in place, no matter how infuriating his idiocy may sometimes be.

Posted by Tokyo Taro 2003-04-03 05:04:10|| 2003-04-03 05:04:10|| Front Page Top

#5 I keep waiting for the media to shift gears from "bogged down in a quagmire" to "we're moving too fast". It'll happen.
And tell Iraqis it's okay to beat on Fiskie now. It's like a tradition and he'll get a weepy story out of it.

Posted by tu3031 2003-04-03 08:10:44|| 2003-04-03 08:10:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Iraqi Republican Guard is considered "elite" because they have shoes. This is a serious investment in the eyes of most arab armies.

Posted by Frank Martin 2003-04-03 09:35:04|| [varifrank.blogspot.com] 2003-04-03 09:35:04|| Front Page Top

#7 tu3031:

"tell Iraqis it's okay to beat on Fiskie now."

Agreed. If I were an Iraqi, I'd beat up Robert Fisk, too.

Posted by Mike 2003-04-03 09:39:04|| 2003-04-03 09:39:04|| Front Page Top

#8 RE: Fisk. My grandad used to say, "Don't confuse me with the facts."

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-04-03 10:26:27|| 2003-04-03 10:26:27|| Front Page Top

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