Marines in Falluja Find Rebel Leader's Arsenal, in a Mosque [massive supply dwarves 100s others]

New York Times ^ | Nov 24, 2004 | ROBERT F. WORTH

[FairfaxVA]

I agree, and am glad that we have 'permission' to go after the mosques, but I hate the way we put our hero's in harms way to avoid potentially negative press from the muslims. I realize that this is a delicate situation, but frankly I am tired of the US playing by rules that no one else bothers to follow.

[Grampa Dave]

"Also found in the house were files showing the names of people who had been tortured and executed for cooperating with the Americans and their allies, military officials said."

Sounds like good war crime evidence for the new Iraqi government to use to weed out trouble makers.

"There were also more than 500 letters from the families of insurgents who had been killed or wounded, asking for compensation from Mr. Janabi, said a military translator on the scene. They included the families of fighters from Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Syria, Algeria, and about 100 native Fallujans.

Travis, your prediction of over a year ago about the maggots rushing to the light to burn out is proven to be true everyday.

[geopyg]

"a ship mine stood in a puddle"

Put it over in that puddle Ahmed. It only works in water.

[Grampa Dave]

"Did the NYTimes screw up and actually hire an "Objective Journalist"TM???"

I got a ping to this thread, and I didn't notice that it was a NY Slimes article until I saw your reply.

Did Hell Freeze over in NY City at the Slimes?

[geopyg]

"There were also more than 500 letters ...asking for compensation"

Perhaps we can get this guy's email, Freep him, and cause him financial ruin.

[pfflier]

Maybe since Alawii gave us permission to go after the mosques, with his edict that if the rebels used them for weapons depots, they were no longer off limits

If I recall correctly all the mosques we have cleaned out in Falluja have been full of weapons.

Our press (and Al Jazeera) still gets its collective panties in a bunch whenever we hit a mosque. It almost seems that they saturate the reporting of such events. I guess they're hoping that this will infuriate the masses and will cause more Americans to die. After all, they have a long way to go to get to the 50,000 they predicted would die in urban fighting before the war started.

[bill1952]

Yeah, there are little people running around those weapons.

Great job of editorial worksmanship...

[Mike Fieschko]

"dwarves"?

used as a transitive verb: to cause to appear small by comparison.

[ChefKeith]

Thanks

hydrant marking for use on RR hookup

[Squantos]

Still freepin in yer waders....?

[ChefKeith]

Nope, at work now.

Nice and sunny today but it's cooling off about 50F right now.

Looks like Your Buds are gonna be busy in Falluja for a while cleaning up this pile.

Wonder if there's any bulls around there to practice on?

That is just too funny- had never looked at your page before lastnight.

[F16Fighter]

bomb-laden mosque

Surprise, surprise.

[Squantos]

I have more but I'd be banned in nano second !

[Grampa Dave]

This guy has probably sunk below financial ruin.

[Only1choice____Freedom]

because it can't be driven over three miles an hour.

That and they can't get that stupid music to stop.

[ChefKeith]

LOL!!! I'll bet

FR Mail?

Well You ready for tommorrow?

I get to work-yippee! but did find out I got 1 floating holiday that I have to use or lose by 12/31 now I just gotta decide when...

[killjoy]

Did you find any Darth Vader helmets?" he asked the marine captain next to him.

The helmets worn by the Fedayeen look like Darth Vader's helmet. Very very strange.

[killjoy]

[bill1952]

Great reply.

I seem to remember how we sent minesweepers to the Gulf.
I did not know that those mines came from NK.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The NYT must be covering with their B team on Thanksgiving.