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Ordinary Iraqi families getting ready to fight
They're stockpiling weapons, food and fuel
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006
| Charles Levinson
Posted on 03/16/2006 1:32:01 AM PST by hawkiye
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looks like all hell is about to break loose over there. We will either have to crack down hard and level the hot spots like we should have done from the start or get the hell out and let them fight it out. Unfortunately I think we will do neither and continue to try and run things too PC.
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posted on
03/16/2006 1:32:10 AM PST
by
hawkiye
To: hawkiye
I've been stockpiling weapons, ammunition, and food for some time. Kinda difficult to store petrol in my closet though...
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posted on
03/16/2006 1:38:50 AM PST
by
Clemenza
(Seattle: The Pesto of Cities --- George Costanza)
To: hawkiye
Om Hussein, wrapped in her black abaya, lists the contents of the family's walk-in storage closet: three 175-pound cases of rice, two 33-pound cases of cooking fat, six cases of canned tomatoes, three crates of assorted legumes, a one-month supply of drinking water, frozen chicken livers in the freezer. And in the garage, jerry cans filled with fuel are piled floor to ceiling. Om Hussein, who was reluctant to give her full name, and her Shiite family are preparing for war. They've stocked up on food. They bought a Kalashnikov rifle and a second car -- so that there is space for all 13 members of their extended family should they need to flee in a hurry. FEMA and Homeland Security should hire this woman to give lessons on disaster preparedness.
end/sarcasm
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posted on
03/16/2006 1:40:01 AM PST
by
dawn53
To: hawkiye
I get a heck of alot of catalogs but today beat all.
Military one inch needs?
LOL I am far from but hey LOL we can order a swamp spec ops suit to be incognito when hiking down to the mail box.
I got another thick book on fishing eqipment....must be on someones joke list.
Howerever the special ops shirt with a stow for the fire arm was cool.
To: dawn53
Weapons prices have skyrocketed. A used Kalashnikov that sold for $100 before the Samarra bombing now sells for $150. The price for a 9mm Browning handgun has gone up from $800 to $1,200. Pity they can't sell rifles mail order....At $150.00
That said, their actions seem prudent in my estimation. Everyone should have a little extra for unforseen events.
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posted on
03/16/2006 1:47:17 AM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
To: hawkiye
looks like all hell is about to break loose over there. I'm just not seeing it.
What I'm seeing is the media getting hyperbolic about it, as usual.
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posted on
03/16/2006 1:57:57 AM PST
by
Allegra
(Please pray for peace in Iraq.)
To: hawkiye
Good post. I'd like to know more about Levinson. How long he's been in Iraq? Where he went to get the story and quotes? etc.
"Anyone who says this war has a solution is wrong," says Abdallah, his family's recent ordeal etched in sunken, blood shot eyes. "This is truly a civil war now. There is only hatred, envy and a blood-thirst for revenge."
Foreboding!
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posted on
03/16/2006 2:00:37 AM PST
by
leadpenny
To: Allegra
Per our recent conversation about whether the MSM was telling it straight.
Keep us posted!
To: hawkiye; All
This could be interesting.
http://www.c-span.org/homepage.asp
At 9:15 this morning:
Call-In
U.S. Policy in Iraq
C-SPAN, Washington Journal
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
ID: 191549 - 6 - 03/16/2006 - 0:45 - No Sale
Peters, Ralph, LTC (Ret.), U.S. Army
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters talks about his recent trip in Iraq and media coverage of the war. He's currently a New York Post columnist who traveled to Kuwait & Iraq from Feb. 24 to March 7 and wrote about his daily experiences. One of his columns titled, "Dude, Where's My Civil War," questioned the media's coverage of the war and the existence of civil war in Iraq.
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posted on
03/16/2006 2:29:56 AM PST
by
leadpenny
To: hawkiye
I can't remember if it was before or after March 20, 2003, but the question was put to some of the media's talking heads, "Will the Iraqis fight for their freedom?". Perhaps that anwswer will become apparent soon...
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posted on
03/16/2006 2:42:45 AM PST
by
FDNYRHEROES
(Always bring a liberal to a gunfight)
To: hawkiye
And in the garage, jerry cans filled with fuel are piled floor to ceiling. It's all about safety over there. ;-)
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posted on
03/16/2006 2:56:38 AM PST
by
glorgau
To: hawkiye
Why do I react to any artical such as this one with skepticism and a default to exaggeration or outright fabrication by the reporter?
I wonder how they find these people to interview? Is this field work from the lobby bar of whichever hotel they roost in?
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posted on
03/16/2006 3:03:59 AM PST
by
x1stcav
(Fear not the enemy. It can only take your life. Fear the media. It can take your honor.)
To: lentulusgracchus
Per our recent conversation about whether the MSM was telling it straight. They're telling it about as crooked as they can get. They're experts at twisting the truth to make things look much worse than they really are.
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posted on
03/16/2006 3:13:21 AM PST
by
Allegra
(Please pray for peace in Iraq.)
To: hawkiye
"...frozen chicken livers in the freezer..."
I doubt I could get my cat to eat that!
To: hawkiye
frozen chicken livers in the freezer How long will those last once the power goes out?
They bought a Kalashnikov rifle
Look for the crime rate, especially the murders of children, to go through the roof. They're more likely to be murdered by a member of their own family now. Insert tirelessly and endlessly every Brady Center cliche you've ever heard about guns here.
I stockpiled guns and ammo once upon a time, too. During the Clinton administration. I've since sold off a small part of what I call "the Clinton arsenal" (more like the anti-Clinton arsenal, and NO, that statement isn't a veiled threat against him).
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posted on
03/16/2006 3:22:19 AM PST
by
Hardastarboard
(HEY - Billy Joe! You ARE an American Idiot!)
To: Clemenza
I've been stockpiling weapons, ammunition, and food for some time. Kinda difficult to store petrol in my closet though...
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Get with the program. Everybody knows the right place to store petrol is under the bed.
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posted on
03/16/2006 3:51:21 AM PST
by
Cheburashka
(World's only Spatula City certified spatula repair and maintenance specialist!!!)
To: Smokin' Joe
I see a bright future for Wal-Mart!
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posted on
03/16/2006 3:52:29 AM PST
by
sono
("If Congressional brains were cargo, there'd be nothing to unload." - Rush Limbaugh)
To: hawkiye
"We are afraid of what will happen in the coming days," she says. "Maybe there will be a monthlong curfew, or maybe fighting in the streets will force my family to stay in the house for days at a time."
Sounds like just another day in Detroit.....
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posted on
03/16/2006 3:55:02 AM PST
by
Nekman
(The MSM has been S.O.S for decades!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: Clemenza
I've been stockpiling weapons, ammunition, and food for some time.I though that was what you were supposed to do. According to the Chronicle, we're going to have a civil war too.
Sheesh.
5.56mm
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posted on
03/16/2006 3:56:27 AM PST
by
M Kehoe
To: hawkiye
Sounds like the Y2K crowd around here....
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posted on
03/16/2006 3:57:50 AM PST
by
dakine
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