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2004-06-21 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-06-21 8:31:55 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Seems doubtful they'd leave the home front in that number. Anybody's specialist subject?

Posted by Howard UK 2004-06-21 8:44:17 AM|| 2004-06-21 8:44:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 There are certainly more than enough Chechen hard boyz to spare, as the Russians generally estimate their numbers at between 1,500-2,000 strong. Zarqawi is reputed to have called in reinforcements from Chechnya according to French intelligence.

Posted by Dan Darling 2004-06-21 8:56:17 AM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2004-06-21 8:56:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Roger that. Thanks Dan.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-06-21 9:11:36 AM|| 2004-06-21 9:11:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Hard boyzes, Precious. Splodeydopeses. They booms us, my Precious, they booms us *gollum*

Posted by Korora 2004-06-21 9:53:35 AM|| [http://basementburrow.blogspot.com] 2004-06-21 9:53:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Wouldn't Chechens stand out like bears at a carnival in Iraq?

Posted by Mitch H. 2004-06-21 9:57:19 AM|| [http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2004-06-21 9:57:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Bit of fake tan and a tea towel - works wonders.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-06-21 10:22:44 AM|| 2004-06-21 10:22:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Actually, the fact that they're Caucasians is likely one of the reasons that Zarqawi is so eager to get them on the ground there. Besides, some Iraqis are very light-skinned.

Posted by Dan Darling 2004-06-21 10:24:51 AM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2004-06-21 10:24:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Whoa! Purple flightless bird channels Mr. Lucky.

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-21 12:14:36 PM|| 2004-06-21 12:14:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 If true, this is overall badnews; their ambush techniques and general hard-boyzness are well honed against russian troops. It always seemed to me that the chechen insurgents are very capable, wasn't the deathtoll around 4 russians a day at some times (compare this to the relative sizes of Irak and Chechnya)?

Posted by Anonymous5089 2004-06-21 5:46:48 PM|| 2004-06-21 5:46:48 PM|| Front Page Top

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