Posted on 01/26/2007 1:44:39 PM PST by shrinkermd
Four American soldiers were abducted during a sophisticated sneak attack last week in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, the U.S. military confirmed Friday. It said three were shot to death and a fourth was mortally wounded with a gunshot to the head when they were found in a neighboring province, far from the compound where they were captured.
Two of the four were handcuffed together in the back seat of an SUV near the southern Iraqi town of Mahawil. A third dead soldier was on the ground nearby. The fourth soldier died on the way to the hospital, the military said in a statement issued late Friday that confirmed details reported by The Associated Press earlier.
On Jan. 20, the day of the raid on a security meeting in Karbala, the military said five soldiers were killed repelling the attack.
The brazen assault, 50 miles south of Baghdad, was conducted by nine to 12 militants posing as an American security team, according to two senior U.S. military officials as well as Iraqi officials. They traveled in black GMC Suburban vehicles _ the type used by U.S. government convoys _ had American weapons, wore new U.S. military combat fatigues, and spoke English.
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I am probably pissing in the wind but I hope that there is no glee over at DU concerning this atrocity.
If the people who did this are found to be from the Shiite Holy City of Karbala, then Karbala should become a shitty pile of rubble full of holes.
If the people who did this are found to be from the Shiite Holy City of Karbala, then Karbala should become a shitty pile of rubble full of holes. Starting with the Mosque.
However if they turn out to be from elsewhere, then that place should learn what it's like to be under a Linebacker III raid.
There was a post yeaterday or the day before where she said this is an example of how unsafe and unprepared our troops are for this type of war and why we should look to draw down our committment now!
As a wise man once said, "Payback is a bitch." In the meantime, watch this to feel a little better, and hope more is to come:
http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r33/ownthem/?action=view¤t=wakeup.flv&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1
I'll wait for a reputable news source and reporter
Oh, they're doing the same ol' crap--blame it on Bush, blame it on oil companies, blame it on America--everything except blame it on the TERRORISTS WHO WANT TO KILL US ALL.
God bless all of our young warriors.
Semper Fi'
Jarhead
Hillary isn't the only one who feels this way. These kind of atrocities will gather even more momentum for a withdrawal. And I'm starting to lean in that direction.
This is remarkably sophisticated. I suspect one or more of them were translators or otherwise were employed by us.
Unleash hell.
If I had had my way, the opening salvo of this war would have been to drop "one large" on Mecca and Medina. That would've been an immediate attention getter. Still not too late, you understand.
you're so intolerant, ugh... /s
Screw that! German soldiers did similar things and almost broke through allied lines. You DON'T back down. You hit harder until you break the enemy's back.
I suppose it would be pointless to acquaint her with the facts concerning Japanese treatment of captured G.I.s in the War in the Pacific. Geneva Convention? What's that?
I must me missing something. Why would they go through all the trouble to pretend to be Americans, kidnap a low level squad, just to shoot them and abandon their vehicles?
What am I missing here?
It is sad to see even some FReepers backbones are turning into jelly. But non-stop 24/7 programming is bound to have the desired effect on some.
Is it possible the soldiers weren't fooled by the ruse and so the terrorists had no choice but to kill them?
Thank you. That video warmed my heart.
I want the guys who shot our troops in the head. And I want the guys who tortured and mutilated our two soldiers last summer. I want them to know the wrath of of our soldiers and Marines whose brothers they killed. I want them scattered in pieces all over their God-forsaken land
God forgive me.
FOX News's take:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,247180,00.html
Thanks. I needed that.
Do you think AP made this up? Most other sources get their news from AP.
I'm sure you are worried about you loved on over there now but pulling out will not help things.
I believe a majority in the US are in a state of collective denial.
Not sure why.
Or they were not after the troops who were shot to begin with.
Thats a fine collection there.
Yeah, that's what I meant. The terrorists were headed for another target and happened across the troops. The troops recognized them as not being American and were killed.
I think there are people on both sides that are doing what you decry.
Me too! Geez, why do I feel like we have to wear the pants sometimes!?! ;-)
Lord have mercy.
Have you actually ever seen any real glee over this kind of atrocity, on DU?
40 Al Qaeda prisoner need to be capped.
God rest their souls. Great Americans.
Now, lets find those who did this, and bury them with pigs.
Thanks for the link.
Our president has better control of his temper than a lot of us do. This is one of the times that I wish he did not.
The daily threats against us and Israel combined with the socialist opportunists in our own country have got to be taking their toll.
One thing that my grandfather used to tell me is ringing loud:
"Never piss off a nice guy."
Well said!
I know this isn't politically correct, but to keep any other ragheads from thinking they can get away with something like this, I would encircle that shit[e] city so no one could leave and then let them see up close and personal just what an arc-light B-52 strike is like!
We should use the sons a b!tches to grease our tank treads.
Glad you posted this. Or, I was going to.
The DU will put the gun in Dubya's hand for allowing such an atrocity to come about.
The terrorists will never be at fault for anything at the DU.
I think this is the same attack I read about the other day, and that article said that this was an IRANIAN hit job...ostensibly to send a message to the USA??
Also..there was a line in this article that said something about a computer being taken...I wonder if they found THAT.
If not...it could be the "reason">
From article: was conducted by nine to 12 militants posing as an American security team, according to two senior U.S. military officials as well as Iraqi officials. They traveled in black GMC Suburban vehicles _ the type used by U.S. government convoys _ had American weapons, wore new U.S. military combat fatigues, and spoke English.
"Militants". Perhaps, of the ideology of we "support our soldiers who shoot their commanders"?
BTTT
If you don't trust an Arab reporting a story, it seems to me that you'll be hard pressed to ever learn anything about an Arab speaking country such as Iraq.
Yep. If you haven't, you haven't really been looking.
I left this thread to see what the latest articles are that are posted here.
Two of the top 4 are about our military being found guilty or being tried for MURDER in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Now THAT makes me mad.
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