Wrong number: Interpreter answers cell phone, dupes insurgents

The Stars and Stripes ^ | Saturday, April 22, 2006 | Jeff Schogol

[Bon mots]

I would have given a testicle to be the guy that walked up behind the terrorist on the other end and shot him in the head.

You must have a lot of balls to say that.

[syriacus]

Great story. Reminds me of one of my husband's favorite sayings, "Let's inflict a little jihad of our own."

[Valin]

The why is simple....civilians might be hurt. That would defeat the whole purpose.

[2ndClassCitizen]

It reminds me of the time I was meditating in the lotus position, in the dark, dressed in dark clothing. All dressed up and nowhere to go.

[Skooz]

Exceedingly cool.

Good shootin', guys.

[csvset]

Ping

[Ladysmith]

Woohoo! Kick-a$$, boys!

[Calpernia]

Staff Sgt. Matthew Nicodemus, 33, said he immediately noticed that no Iraqi men were around.

Suddenly, a cell phone inside the home rang, said Nicodemus, of Altoona, Pa.

“The interpreter went in and answered the phone, and on the other end of the phone the person said, in Arabic, ‘Hey, coalition forces are here, go ahead and run away,’ and he specifically said, ‘Go and run into the palm groves all around here,’ ” Nicodemus said.

[Christian4Bush]

"GET SOME" bump

[Calpernia]

THANKS! for the ping.

[SandRat]

Now Dat's Good Hunt'in!!

[HereInTheHeartland]

So did they call the number back after the terrorists were dispatched.
Scene of cell phone ringing in dead terrorists pocket.

[rudy45]

The flag decal on this gentleman's right arm has the union on the right (i.e. the flag is "backwards"). Is this placement due to the rule/custom that the union faces the front (like the flag on the left side of the tail of an airplane)? Thanks.

[Chode]

HA ha...
and the GoatHumpers take another one in the...

[1rudeboy]

PWNED.

[solzhenitsyn]

Great story, thanks! Wish I could have been there to hand that interpreter some cash for his family. He's risking terrible retribution, and he did a super job.

[Bigg Red]

Mohammed Al Kilu

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Love it!

[Bigg Red]

Our guys rock!

[greyfoxx39]

Why don't we start adopting the same tactics? Obviously the status quo isn't working, at least not as planned. Why not pull some urban warfare tricks of our own? Why aren't we planting a 1000 lb bomb under the street and waiting for Mohammed Al Kilu to drive by? Why not start our own alternative to Al Jazerra, and show the Ka-Boom of our own IEDs on it? Why not engage in more 'sucker punch' tricks like the one above?

If we did, the MSM and Dem senators would immediately denounce the military for their "underhanded tactics that violate the rules of war", and demand hearings, and the Alec Baldwins and Sean Penns would be on TV ranting about the evil Bush and Rumsfield being the cause of the americans declining stature in the world, and all and sundry assorted leftists would be accusing our guys of terrorist acts against the iraqi civilians. Remember, "Our military going into houses and terrifying women and children"?

[Bigg Red]

If we did, the MSM and Dem senators would immediately denounce the military...

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Everything you describe in that paragraph is happening already, even while we play by the rules.......