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2005-08-24 Iraq-Jordan

The Great Escape - Tunnel Dug By Iraqi "Resistance" Inmates

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Posted by Captain America 2005-08-24 02:53|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 damn, plz move to Iraq

Posted by Captain America 2005-08-24 02:58|| 2005-08-24 02:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Comment heard when this project was first discovered: "at last, some Iraqis with initiative .... can we hire these guys?" Cruel, but illustrative. There are times (is it all the time?) that it seems the only folks here with any work ethic or discipline at all are the enemy (and the Kurds, of course, but they're mostly content to stay up north and not play away games).

Got my first look at Abu Ghraib today. Detainees being released were mostly friendly and looked pretty happy. Personnel there confirm that many detainees remark they haven't lived as well (food, a/c, medical care, security), at least since the war, as they have at Abu. Impressive combat hospital for the prisoners. Anger at the infamous reservists who put the name on the American news map undiminished.

Posted by Verlaine in Iraq 2005-08-24 04:56|| 2005-08-24 04:56|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder if Steve McQueen will play in this remake!!

Posted by ARMYGUY 2005-08-24 09:37|| 2005-08-24 09:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Verlaine, sounds similar to my experiance in Egypt. Pure hate and lazyness from the Egyptians until someone put the fear of death into them. The whole culture over there needs a massive workover if the arabs have any prayer of competing in a modern world.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-08-24 09:37|| 2005-08-24 09:37|| Front Page Top

#5 The military attributes the surge in detentions to an increase in combat operations..

How about just deep-sixing "insurgents" when they're found? That would go a long way toward solving the problem with large numbers of detainees.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-08-24 10:18|| 2005-08-24 10:18|| Front Page Top

#6 If only the Gestapo could've been waiting at the exit end of the tunnel, to wack all the prisoners while trying to escape....

Posted by Bobby 2005-08-24 11:00|| 2005-08-24 11:00|| Front Page Top

#7 I found the reference to satellite imagery to be most interesting. Kind of make you wonder what else they might be watching.

Posted by Kelly 2005-08-24 11:27|| 2005-08-24 11:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Yes, and while I hate to be critical, with all the clues they had, why did it take a tip to trip up the plan?

Posted by Bobby 2005-08-24 12:03|| 2005-08-24 12:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Maybe they let it get "almost" finished on purpose?

For comparison purposes, here's RB's original coverage of this story.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-08-24 12:12|| 2005-08-24 12:12|| Front Page Top

#10 Let 'em exercise and give 'em purpose n life. Hell, give 'em shovels.

Posted by Shipman 2005-08-24 16:02|| 2005-08-24 16:02|| Front Page Top

#11 Wow, great imagery from the satellite if it picked up a variance in color of the dirt.
The Shawshank Redemption was a great movie.

Posted by Jan 2005-08-24 23:14|| 2005-08-24 23:14|| Front Page Top

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