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2003-06-14 Iraq

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Posted by Frank G 2003-06-14 08:33 am|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ...Marwan Alrawi, a member of a family that owns farmland throughout the area.

bingo.

Posted by mojo 2003-06-14 15:09:45|| 2003-06-14 15:09:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Seems a bit of an oxymoron to describe it as such a tiny littletown, where everyone knows everyone and then talk about the foreign fighters. It's also hard to envision the danger from the "massive uprising" that will occur from a tiny little farming town.

Posted by Becky 2003-06-14 16:16:02|| 2003-06-14 16:16:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Becky, propaganda and slanted news doesn't have to make sense, but stimulate the beholder.

Posted by Tresho 2003-06-14 18:16:55|| 2003-06-14 18:16:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Why do journalists take down a quote like:

`Before this, one of 10,000 Rawah citizens would fight the Americans. Now, more than half would.''

without comment. This guy is obvioulsy trying to play the press. Haven't journalists learned by now to take these al-Sahaf-like statements with a barrel of salt.

Posted by Tokyo Taro 2003-06-14 08:57:56|| 2003-06-14 08:57:56|| Front Page Top

#5 The key phrase: "growing number of foreign fighters"

Posted by RW 2003-06-14 09:53:55|| 2003-06-14 09:53:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Outraged at the deathtoll? Yeah...me too. Should have been higher - but it's a good start. Problem is that the war ended too quickly. Too many of these asshats don't know they've been defeated 'cause they haven't been made to feel like it. We need to get the 4th ID and the 101st going on an ass-kicking tour of Iraq (I'll sell the t-shirts) to get the message across that they are to STFD and STFU and if that is just too difficult for them then we are going to treat their torsos to hot-lead ventilation.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-06-14 12:13:05|| 2003-06-14 12:13:05|| Front Page Top

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