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200 U.S. contractors surrounded by jihadists in Iraq
World Net Daily ^ | 6-13-2014 | Corsi

Posted on 06/13/2014 10:51:34 AM PDT by tcrlaf

About 200 Americans under contract with the Department of Defense at Balad Air Force Base in Iraq are trapped by the al-Qaida-inspired jihadists who have seized control of two cities and are now threatening Baghdad, according to WND sources.

The sources, private contractors who have recently returned to the U.S. from Iraq, said Friday their former colleagues effectively have been abandoned by the U.S. military and are fighting for their lives against an army of jihadists surrounding the base who belong to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.

The U.S. contractors are at Balad to help the Pentagon prepare the facilities for the delivery of the F-16 aircraft the Obama administration has agreed to provide the Iraqi government.

The surrounded Americans said they currently are under ISIS fire from small arms, AK47s, and rocket propelled grenades, or RPGs.

The contractors so far have been able to hold the base, but those on the scene reported it was only a matter of time before the ISIS terrorists succeed in breaking through the perimeter.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: baghdad; balad; contractors; corsi; evacuation; hostages; iraq; iraqmeltdown; isis; jimmycarterredux; obamalegacy; whywefight; wnd
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To: illiac

...pot, cocaine, hashish...


41 posted on 06/13/2014 11:10:20 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: SE Mom
I found this unconfirmed report posted to CNN's iReport about nine hours ago:

am writing from ballad Iraq as a employee of sallyport, ksillc..there are approx 500 US citizens on balad air base north of Baghdad trapped..we are part of a little known F16 iraq support mission here...The company has reportedly for the last 3 days to fly us out, we are now all herded into a central location on base..and being told nothing..The clint lockheed martin, DoS and most women have already been evacuated days ago but we are all still here. I hope this message is received by someone that can break this as headline news to bring attention to the situation for us..we are all worried and in dire straight as last security Intel reports Isis elements around us..

42 posted on 06/13/2014 11:10:57 AM PDT by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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To: tcrlaf
Remember how Obama said that we never leave a single US Troop or Citizen overseas, when trading 5 terrorist muslim generals for a single deserter US troop?

Yeah, these 200 contractors....

Yeah, not so much any more.

After all, they aren't enemies of America, so they do not qualify.

43 posted on 06/13/2014 11:11:16 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: DCBryan1

They don’t have a chance..... Outside of God’s interposition.

If you think about, that’s what America has enjoyed all these years.


44 posted on 06/13/2014 11:11:25 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: txhurl

Now THAT is completely plausible.


45 posted on 06/13/2014 11:11:32 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: kristinn

Strange that someone at Balad would misspell the name.


46 posted on 06/13/2014 11:12:41 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: SE Mom

Looks like it’s 500 now.


47 posted on 06/13/2014 11:13:32 AM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: Springfield Reformer
Abandoning our own like they were disposable nothings.

Reminds me of a saying about how under totalitarian regimes all people are equal because they are nothing.

48 posted on 06/13/2014 11:13:49 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: kristinn

Also strange to refer to one’s own unit as “little known.”


49 posted on 06/13/2014 11:13:52 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: txhurl

What is the definition of total despair? Waiting for Obama to come save your azz.


50 posted on 06/13/2014 11:14:54 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: kristinn

Holy crap. Thanks, Kristinn.


51 posted on 06/13/2014 11:15:16 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: tcrlaf; SE Mom
"Michael Lindsey" posting at Twitter has tweeted several appeals to help 600 he says trapped at Balad:

@Martin_Dempsey There are 600 American civilian contractors stuck in Iraq. Please help get them home. #Balad600

52 posted on 06/13/2014 11:15:24 AM PDT by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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To: tcrlaf

SOUNDS LIKE A JIMMY CARTER SITUATION.


53 posted on 06/13/2014 11:15:43 AM PDT by stillfree? (I am the Tea Party)
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To: Gen.Blather
I’ll bet these guys were all making a king’s ransom. But the problem is, the danger makes all money look like peanuts.

A friend of mine was doing this kind of work about 4 years ago. She's a Vet, was working as a civilian contractor, was required to carry a sidearm at all times. In six months time, doing network stuff she made $400,000.

54 posted on 06/13/2014 11:15:46 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: ilgipper

I’ve often wondered about the phrase “history will remember...” True history is being erased and suppressed. Obama will be remembered as the savior who freed us from the KKK who run America. He faced unhinged racist in the Industrial Military Complex and their lapdog Tea Party extremist, but had to make tough decisions to sacrifice a few lives in order to bring peace and harmony with the aggrieved Muslims.


55 posted on 06/13/2014 11:16:46 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: COBOL2Java

This is very sad they are going to die :(


56 posted on 06/13/2014 11:16:58 AM PDT by angcat
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To: kristinn

https://twitter.com/hashtag/Balad600?src=hash


57 posted on 06/13/2014 11:17:54 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: illiac
Too bad the pilots on Air Force one don’t stand down.....

At 30,000 ft. /sarc

58 posted on 06/13/2014 11:18:03 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!! (Keeper of the Sick Individuals pinglist))
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To: angcat
This is very sad they are going to die :(

Yup.

59 posted on 06/13/2014 11:18:08 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

60 posted on 06/13/2014 11:18:38 AM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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