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2004-07-29 Iraq-Jordan

U.S. air strike destroys house in Falluja

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Posted by Lux 2004-07-29 15:29|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 more on Iraq, from AP.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi police have arrested 270 militants, mostly from neighboring countries, in recent raids, the interim interior minister said in remarks published Thursday.

Some of the militants were Syrian and Iranian, Falah Hassan al-Naqib told the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat daily.

"I can confirm that 90 percent of those who carried out suicide operations are not Iraqis," al-Naqib said. "I believe that Iraqis' noncompliance with terrorists has made them a target

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 3:48:18 PM|| 2004-07-29 3:48:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 So why, I'd like to know, are we just doing one house at a time?

Posted by Mercutio 2004-07-29 4:00:24 PM|| 2004-07-29 4:00:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 lack of actionable intelligence, oh hot blooded one.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-07-29 4:05:50 PM|| 2004-07-29 4:05:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 terrible as this sounds, I hope the islamo-cockroaches were buried alive and suffered.

Posted by anymouse 2004-07-29 4:10:40 PM|| 2004-07-29 4:10:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 terrible as this sounds
Not terrible at all. You're being realistic. The only way to win a war is to disappear the enemy and the enemy's supporters. Painful deaths are good PR to potential enemy supporters to re-think their "misguided" ways.

Posted by rex 2004-07-29 4:23:33 PM|| 2004-07-29 4:23:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Two words: urban renewal.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-29 5:06:39 PM|| 2004-07-29 5:06:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Critics say the city has become a safe haven for guerrillas and kidnappers.

Well then, ANY house leveled will kill either of those two types then. Fine with me.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-07-29 7:15:11 PM|| 2004-07-29 7:15:11 PM|| Front Page Top

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