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2007-07-18 Iraq

US: Major al-Qaida figure dead in missile strike

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Posted by Fred 2007-07-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Iraq

#1 No detainees? Eeexcellent!
/Monty Burns

Posted by PBMcL 2007-07-18 01:00|| 2007-07-18 01:00|| Front Page Top

#2 The old Triple Whammy! Good work, troops!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-07-18 01:07|| 2007-07-18 01:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Excalibur CEP 10 meters

Posted by KBK 2007-07-18 03:00|| 2007-07-18 03:00|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm surprised the Navy didn't get in a shot.

Posted by KBK 2007-07-18 03:02|| 2007-07-18 03:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Shelled, straffed, and bombed in the same incident. Those boys had a bad day, and we had a hat trick.

Posted by Galactic Coordinator Shins1195 2007-07-18 07:33|| 2007-07-18 07:33|| Front Page Top

#6 The Feel-Good story of the week. Glad our boys were allowed to have some fun

Posted by Captain Lewis 2007-07-18 07:42|| 2007-07-18 07:42|| Front Page Top

#7 "This meeting is adjourned. Courtesy of the red white and blue."

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-07-18 08:30|| 2007-07-18 08:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Yes, PBMcL, good news indeed. No need for Gitmo or Abu Gharib "incidents," ya know. I just wonder if the RoEs have been loosened somewhat to keep from "capturing" folks?

Posted by BA 2007-07-18 10:04|| 2007-07-18 10:04|| Front Page Top

#9 The Iraqi hat trick.

Posted by tu3031 2007-07-18 10:26|| 2007-07-18 10:26|| Front Page Top

#10

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-07-18 10:54|| 2007-07-18 10:54|| Front Page Top

#11 Anonymoose, nice pic, only instead of a cute puppy, it should be a fill in the blank for pond scum

Posted by Jan 2007-07-18 11:01|| 2007-07-18 11:01|| Front Page Top

#12 Most excellent!

Posted by JohnQC 2007-07-18 11:38|| 2007-07-18 11:38|| Front Page Top

#13 Anonymoose is also known as Michael Vick.

Posted by Tibor 2007-07-18 11:53|| http://incompetenttibor.blogspot.com]">[http://incompetenttibor.blogspot.com] 2007-07-18 11:53|| Front Page Top

#14 BUT... and I asked for a clarification from the press office, they did not reveal how many enemy dead. It appears obvious we got most if not all, but how about a follow-up count?

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2007-07-18 11:54|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2007-07-18 11:54|| Front Page Top

#15 another outed by the "Big Turban"?

how long before AQ teams try to kill the "Big Turban"?

Posted by 3dc 2007-07-18 12:13|| 2007-07-18 12:13|| Front Page Top

#16 An AH-64 Apache helicopter engaged the sedan destroying it.

The utter unfairness of it all. Anything under a 1/2 ton truck we should be instructed by the lawyers to use only "appropriate" response, like, say a 4 door or station wagon. Its just not fair to use helicopters against cars.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-07-18 12:13|| 2007-07-18 12:13|| Front Page Top

#17 I'm surprised the Navy didn't get in a shot.

We don't have any vessels with primary gun armament any more, KBK, and the Tigris is too shallow for destroyers anyway. I'm sure John sKerry can fabricate a river-boat encounter, if you'd ask him.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-07-18 12:55|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-07-18 12:55|| Front Page Top

#18 Yes, I remember that Thanksgiving Day trip up the Tigris River, where we ended up in Iranian territory. It's SEARED, SEARED in my mind!

Posted by John sKerry 2007-07-18 13:46|| 2007-07-18 13:46|| Front Page Top

#19 "Did I tell you about my service in Vietnam? Nearly single-handedly, I won that war." JFnK

Posted by JohnQC 2007-07-18 17:30|| 2007-07-18 17:30|| Front Page Top

#20 Chinese menu attack:

Two from column A (Artillery, Apache), one from Column B (500lb Bomb).

Al Qaeda giblets, finely ground, hot and steaming.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-07-18 18:30|| 2007-07-18 18:30|| Front Page Top

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