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Tough New Tactics by U.S. Tighten Grip on Iraq Towns
Hardball and razor-wire fencing. A surprisingly informative article from the NYT.Excerpts: As the guerrilla war against Iraqi insurgents intensifies, American soldiers have begun wrapping entire villages in barbed wire. In selective cases, American soldiers are demolishing buildings thought to be used by Iraqi attackers. They have begun imprisoning the relatives of suspected guerrillas, in hopes of pressuring the insurgents to turn themselves in. The Iraqis nodded and edged their cars through the line. Over to one side, an Iraqi man named Tariq muttered in anger. "I see no difference between us and the Palestinians," he said. "We didnât expect anything like this after Saddam fell." "You have to understand the Arab mind," Capt. Todd Brown, a company commander with the Fourth Infantry Division, said as he stood outside the gates of Abu Hishma. "The only thing they understand is force â force, pride and saving face." Posted by: roger dodger 2003-12-06 |
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