U.S. Troops Uncover Car Bomb Factory

Associated Press ^ | 7/3/04

[saquin]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces uncovered a facility where car and roadside bombs were made, and detained 51 people believed linked to an insurgent cell, U.S. military officials said Saturday.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion 8th Cavalry Regiment discovered four vehicles that were to be potentially used as car bombs and several assembled roadside bombs.

Also found were several automatic weapons, ammunition, explosives and $8,750.

"These discoveries deal a blow to anti-Iraqi forces," Lt. Col. James Hutton, the spokesman for the 1st Cavalry, said in a statement.

It was not clear when the operations were carried out.

The detainees are all suspected of being members of an insurgent cell responsible for placing roadside bombs that have killed two U.S. soldiers in the area.

[NormsRevenge]

Here's to a speedy trial for these creeps... and public executions of the ring leaders

[Smogger]

More good news.

Probably informants.

[Cheetah1]

SUPER NEWS!!!!

GREAT FIND!!!

GO USA

[NautiNurse]

Excellent news!

[NormsRevenge]

I hope so. The Iraqis need to realize this baby is theirs.

[vbmoneyspender]

Talk about ballsy. A car-bomb factory. I'd love to find out where this was talking place.

[HipShot]

We were just talking about the death penalty on TM. It was suspended by L. Paul Bremmer, until the Soveriegn Iraqi Government approves it.

Personally, I'd rather see them meet with an accident involving a pig truck.

[The Bandit]

Praying that cuts down on violence against US Troops.

[nopardons]

More good news! :-)

[musicman]

A "Good News Post BTTT !!"

[FastCoyote]

As time goes on, even terrorists need to settle down. Makes the easier targets in some ways.

[Mark Noonan]

We couldn't have gotten this except by either pure luck, or someone tipped us off...more than likely, it was a tip off; the Iraqi's are starting to see for certain which way the wind is blowing...time to get on the side of the angels, as it were.

We'll probably have most of the terrorist cells in Iraq wrapped up within the next couple months...

[lowbridge]

bump

[lonevoice]

So do the Iraqi police take custody of these guys now? I hope so. Nobody cares if the Iraqis put underwear on the heads of terrorists.

[exnavy]

Public executions for all guilty parties.

[heylady]

1st Cav ping..got to love those guys

[barker]

..... or someone tipped us off...more than likely, it was a tip off;

Most likely a tip. We've been getting a lot of good ones lately. A lot of Iraquis are finally seeing the light.

[Allegra]

I love news like this. Heard it at lunchtime on Freedom Radio. We all cheered.

[wolficatZ]

"Anti-Iraq Forces"

That description needs to be used more often.