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2003-05-14 Iraq

US Troops Soon Able to Shoot Looters on Sight

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Posted by Dar 2003-05-14 10:36 am|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Still a lot of prayer needed over there, if one might take a moment.

Posted by Lucky 2003-05-14 10:56:28|| 2003-05-14 10:56:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey now wait a minute. I don't mind the stories from DEBKA or the North Koreans, but posting an article from the NY Times really is a low point for this board. Admittedly there was a disclaimer, but Fred's got to maintain some standards.

Posted by Matt 2003-05-14 11:43:22|| 2003-05-14 11:43:22|| Front Page Top

#3 The New York Times: All the news that fits, we print.

Posted by Hiryu 2003-05-14 12:32:13|| 2003-05-14 12:32:13|| Front Page Top

#4 The New York Times: Oops!
U.S. military officials, under pressure because of persistent lawlessness in Iraq, insisted Wednesday they were "aggressively targeting" looters and were now holding suspects for about three weeks. They said, however, they would not authorize a shoot-to-kill policy. "We are aggressively targeting looters, but we're not going to go out and shoot children that are picking up a piece of wood out of a factory and carrying it away or a bag of cement," Maj. Gen. Buford Blount III, commander of the Army's 3rd Infantry, told reporters in Baghdad. "Our soldiers have the right to defend themselves, and have. And if a looter is carrying a weapon and the soldier feels threatened, of course he is going to engage."

Posted by Steve 2003-05-14 13:46:44|| 2003-05-14 13:46:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually, it's basically the same thing I read in an AP article on Nando Times, so it's pretty legitimate. Even the NYT can be "accurate" about facts now and then. It's just a bit sloppy about sources, about proper atribution, and sloppy spelling and grammar.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-05-14 14:55:00|| 2003-05-14 14:55:00|| Front Page Top

#6 "Well, don't shoot ME! I don't even own a lute."
-- Fabulous Furry Freak Bros.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-05-14 15:06:34|| 2003-05-14 15:06:34|| Front Page Top

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