Posted on 11/09/2004 7:53:42 AM PST by gopwinsin04
36 Americans were captured in an Industrial neighborhood yesterday on board three tanks and three armoured jeeps, when the Mujahudeen encircled them, isolating them from the rest of their column.
Leaders of the Mujahdeen Column of Fallujah have announced as a part of their information struggle against US troops, 'resistance' fighters had filmed occupation prisoners being held inside Fallujah.
The prisoners who were filmed numbered 36 and included some women US soliders. All were captured in Fallujah's industrial zone Monday morning.
Abu Asad, president of the Council of Mujahideen of Fallujah announced to Mafkarat al-Islam's correspondant that after filming the American prisoners, they gave the film to Al Jazeera and Al Arabiyah satellite TV stations.
The two stations refused to air the tape for 'security reasons.'
In fact they were afraid of American reprisals against their stations if they were to broadcast the videotapes, as previously happened to Al Jazzera after they showed film of US prisoners at the start of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Regardless of their reasons, this is a deviation for both networks. It is expected that visuals will be posted to the web in coming days.
(Excerpt) Read more at trackingterrorism.com ...
hmmm i have a hard time believing this story
36 soldiers?
there must've been alot of bad guys for them to just surrender like that
hope it's not true
No one would get out of a tank to surrender. Do the terrorists even have weapons that could break through the armor?
So, now the official Red Chinese propaganda machine is an appropriate source of info on American military action?
Yea right.
I had a discussion with my best friend who's headed there on Thursday...
He, like any solider with a brain, won't be taken alive if caught in a situation like this.
Who wrote this crap, Bagdad Bob?
They'd be more likely to call in air strikes on their own position than to surrender!
Big time BS flags going off......
How could they be "isolated" when we know tanks and humvees have radio commutation???
I have no doubt that if any unit came under this type of attack they'd get the word out and call for reinforcements.
Jennifer Lynch emptied her weapon because she knew what they would do to her.
What armed American woman would let herself be taken alive ?
This story is bull.
This is BS. There is no way that they could encircle 3 tanks (M1A1/2 Abrams)and cause them to surrender before close air and artillery support could be called in. Besides, we don't use armored jeeps (or any jeeps for that matter).
This is nonsense---equivalent to the exit polls on Election Day showing a sweep by Kerry.
This is nonsense---equivalent to the exit polls on Election Day showing a sweep by Kerry.
Somehow this seems a little optimistic. It might have happened with Jessica's little side trip in Nasiriya, but right now the industrial section of Fallujah is hardly the kind of place where this kind of thing is going to occur.
When have those Arab tv network EVER refused to show a video of ANYTHING for "Security Concerns" ? ? ?
Never. This is total BS.
But a very good sign on their desparation.
Bullcrap.
It looks like the terrorists are obsessed with women prisoners, they must think it is going to get them sympathy..
This report is such junk. Take a look at the site.
LOL, no doubt.
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