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2008-06-12 Iraq

Haji and Muji's Excellent Adventure: Uncle Naji's Mercedes

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-06-12 11:08|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Things I wish I had done in this lifetime.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-06-12 11:43|| 2008-06-12 11:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Just how many cars does Uncle Naji have, anyway? And why does he keep lending them to Haji?

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-06-12 12:46|| 2008-06-12 12:46|| Front Page Top

#3 I know it looks like fun, but is there any other reason for these car crushings? Does not seem the best way to win friends and influence people.

Posted by Glenmore 2008-06-12 13:34|| 2008-06-12 13:34|| Front Page Top

#4 G'More - I don't doubt that there's a reason, but wonder, particularly when its an MB or similar, whether there's not a better idea - say a retrieval, salvage and resale operation for some locals and an NGO or two, to reclaim and export targeted vehicles.

Would be a curious way to employ locals as repo crews, with the assorted local intelligence that would generate all by itself.

Also, some of these videos are very old - perhaps the results of initial combat circumstances, and present practices are more, um, administratively regularized.

Posted by Caesar Ebbaviger1593 2008-06-12 13:45|| 2008-06-12 13:45|| Front Page Top

#5 How about giving the cars to needy families who have helped the Coalition.

/I know way to practical and way less fun..

Flat Mercedes works for me also.

Posted by RD 2008-06-12 14:39|| 2008-06-12 14:39|| Front Page Top

#6 So far Naji's car adverntures include:

At Farouks Auto Body and VBIED shop
1. Haji's car twice
2. Farouks Frequent Fender Bender loaner
3. A borrowed taxi
4. Haji's boss' lumber truck/station wagon

Missing vehicles belonging to Haji's Boss
1. worker's shuttle service pickup
2. flatbed sent to pick up Soddy Migrant workers

Vehicle disposition TBA
1. Uncle Naji's Mercedes

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-06-12 15:25|| 2008-06-12 15:25|| Front Page Top

#7 My understanding is that these are the vehicles of bad men. Perhaps suicide bombers or their families. Instead of bulldozing their house with the attendant negative domestic publicity we flatten the car. If we just liberated the car, the message would be lost. But when the flattened vehicle is out in front of the house for a few months till Nuji's metal recycling can pick it up it's a reminder to everyone what happens to bad people.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-06-12 16:14|| 2008-06-12 16:14|| Front Page Top

#8 While Haji isn't very bright, Uncle Naji is REALLY stoopid. He must have been one of Saddam's favorites to have so much cash on hand, though...

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