'Dead bodies are everywhere' ... Saddam's first martyrs lost

SMH.com ^ | March 22 2003 | Lindsay Murdoch

[Kozak]

Hold it. I thought we did a away with Napalm in the 80's and instead use cluster bombs, which are more effective and less "politically incorrect".

[Wu]

Woo Hoo!

[Catspaw]

Later in the day, the American firepower was turned on Safwan Hill, an Iraqi military observation post a couple of kilometres across the border. About six hours after US marines and their 155mm howitzer guns pulled up at the border, they opened up with a deafening barrage. Safwan Hill went up in a huge fireball and the Iraqi observation post was obliterated.

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Marine Cobra helicopter gunships firing Hellfire missiles swept in low from the south. Then the marine howitzers, with a range of 30 kilometres, opened a sustained barrage over the next eight hours. They were supported by US Navy aircraft which dropped 40,000 pounds of explosives and napalm, a US officer told the Herald.

Well, they could've surrendered instead of being splattered.

[veronica]

Well, they could've surrendered instead of being splattered.

Indeed.

[blackdog]

Think of all the virgin tail those martyr's will be getting tonite!

Allah is all wise. Praise Allah!

[gunnedah]

One thing in this article I would like to point out and address briefly is the remark about the International Humanitarian Law from the Red Cross.
Do I need to remind them that Iraq has been in violation of a wriiten agreement or treaty for 12 years if you would like to mention rules and laws.
Anytime any of you wish to talk about laws, rules etc. just be sure you mention why we are there.
Thank You

[Poohbah]

Safwan was where Schwartzkopf took the Iraqi surrender in 1991.

[veronica]

Interesting...

[2timothy3.16]

made my moring, thanks, bump to the top

[Future Snake Eater]

Yeah, I've wondered the same thing. I thought we didn't use napalm anymore.

[MEG33]

I wish the Iraqis would adopt the French flag. Plain,no pattern,color of diapers.

[bullseye1911]

They were supported by US Navy aircraft which dropped 40,000 pounds of explosives and napalm, a US officer told the Herald.

Justice! - Regular or extra crispy?

[1234]

...I thought we did a away with Napalm in the 80's and instead use cluster bombs, which are more effective and less "politically incorrect".

agreed-certainly clusters are more 'humane'....

[Dick Vomer]

video please!!!!

[geedee]

Well said, gunnedah. Spoken like a true South Carolinian patriot. Hooooooo-rah!

[Hatteras]

On the CBS radio report yesterday afternoon they were talking with an "embedded" reporter who I believed had witnessed this particular strike (However, it could have been another strike) I thought I heard him say this "hill" was a couple hundred feet high when they started and when the dust cleared, it was a virtual bowl of dust.

I sure hope someone's taking pictures...

[Blood of Tyrants]

But you gotta admit, styrofoam dissolved in gasoline is a heck of a lot cheaper.

[biblewonk]

"Dead bodies everywhere"

Time for some Korn.

[WhiskeyPapa]

Marine Cobra helicopter gunships firing Hellfire missiles swept in low from the south.

Do Cobras fire Hellfire?

Walt