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2007-06-21 Iraq

14 U.S. troops killed over last 48 hours in Iraq

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Posted by 2007-06-21 11:53|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 Nothing so far from Dialya or Baquba?

Posted by Bobby 2007-06-21 12:44|| 2007-06-21 12:44|| Front Page Top

#2 That would be as opposed to at least 52 enemy deaths in the same time period. Terrorist Death Watch

Note that 11 of the 14 were killed by IED's.

Bobby, the media hasn't caught up but so far we've been very lucky in the east. Just a couple deaths and a handful wounded.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2007-06-21 12:48|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2007-06-21 12:48|| Front Page Top

#3 MSM is not interested in catching up.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2007-06-21 13:11|| 2007-06-21 13:11|| Front Page Top

#4 IEDs = Iranian Explosive Device.

When are we going to get serious here? We have linked the mullahs to Hizbollah, Hamas, Taliban, AQ and Iraq insurgents. What is it going to take? This just can't keep going on or can it? SNAFU.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-06-21 13:16|| 2007-06-21 13:16|| Front Page Top

#5 last week David Ignatius wrote in the Wash Post that the CIA had come up with a great way to cut down or eliminate IED use, but the legal staff at the CIA had vetoed the use of the technique.Now we have ,as a result more deaths of US troops from IED s.Whose side is the CIAs lawyer on? Why is he not up before a Congresional Committee, along with the Heads of the CIA? Why is there no idignation at this.

Posted by john e morrissey">john e morrissey 2007-06-21 13:52|| NEVERINDOUBT]">[NEVERINDOUBT] 2007-06-21 13:52|| Front Page Top

#6 John, I share your frustration. I have to assume that there is a bureaucratic holdup of some kind (shocker, I know) preventing the tactic that the CIA was attempting to deploy in an effort to thwart IED attacks. What that could possibly be, I have no idea. But suffice to say it must be considerable otherwise it makes no sense whatsoever to prevent this tactic from being deployed.

From what I understand, it involved the planting of delibrately malfunctioning IED triggers within the IED-production community. These "false triggers" would work by both setting of the IED during the assembly process (my personal preference) or by not setting off the IED altogether despite the operator's intentions.

Sounds like a no-brainer to me. Then again, we're talking about the Cover an Infinite Asses... oops, I mean the CIA.

Posted by eltoroverde 2007-06-21 14:24|| 2007-06-21 14:24|| Front Page Top

#7 I believe the opinion was that this constituted creation of a booby trap, and that would be a violation of international law. I know, never mind no one else pays any attention.

I will say this. The 11 bombmakers discussed at that time are almost certainly enjoying paradise with Allah or in prison. There's been a great deal of turnover in that profession with heavy non-visa imported labor from Iran and Syria.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2007-06-21 14:30|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2007-06-21 14:30|| Front Page Top

#8 thanks for the comments. I appreciate knowing i am not the only one angry about this.Now, can anyone suggest a way that this issue can be brought to some congressmans attn? I have written mine and got back form letters but no possibility of action

Posted by john e morrissey">john e morrissey 2007-06-21 15:37|| NEVERINDOUBT]">[NEVERINDOUBT] 2007-06-21 15:37|| Front Page Top

#9 John - you can send the same message to the President, both of your Senators and your representative here. Enter your zip code and click 'Federal', select a topic and away you go. That part is free. They offer to 'boost' the message or turn it into a letter, or hand deliver for a fee, but I have not tried that. Sometimes I get a reply...

It does make me feel like I've done something.

Posted by Bobby 2007-06-21 16:09|| 2007-06-21 16:09|| Front Page Top

#10 bobby thanks for the tip. when i hit the link i got a message that " unknow host" if you could give me the URL i will try it.

Posted by john e morrissey">john e morrissey 2007-06-21 16:12|| NEVERINDOUBT]">[NEVERINDOUBT] 2007-06-21 16:12|| Front Page Top

#11 http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/

And I uncheck the boxes where they offer me stuff. It is OK to have them remember you; saves repeating your address every time!

Posted by Bobby 2007-06-21 16:17|| 2007-06-21 16:17|| Front Page Top

#12 Lawyers, the media, and Congress should not run a war. War is a unique and special time whereby the Commander in Chief should be the one who makes decisions about the war. Usurping the power of the President has been going on too long. This war might have been over long ago if it were not for those aiding and abetting the enemy.

I thought booby traps were legal.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-06-21 18:58|| 2007-06-21 18:58|| Front Page Top

#13 Given an hour by hour Union bodycount - Bobby Lee would have triumphed over a decadent north...
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