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Killed by mate in work ambush
Iâve come to the conclusion that these animals canât be fought using 20th century concepts. After the 30th of June, the Iraqis will need to put in mercenaries who will have complete control after Coalition forces pull back to bases in Iraq. Those forces will supply only logistical and intelligence support. Just to perform a mind exercise, imagine if mercenaries took over. As an idea about what could happen, check out how 500 mercenaries put an end to the Angolan disaster which had raged for decades. Executive Outcomes planned the whole operation. While they were hunting down and killing the terrorists, you had some of the craziest murdering psychopaths, the world has ever seen, begging for mercy and wanting to run to the UN to have their human rights protected. Allâs quiet now. And no, the American taxpayer wonât be paying. The new Iraqi government will be, by giving oil concessions to the mercenaries, just as the Angolans gave diamond concessions. I say welcome to the new privatised type of warfare for the 21st Century. Basically NGO warfare between Islamist NGOâs and Non-Islamist NGO militias..................... THE Australian engineer killed in Saudi Arabia was shot dead by Islamic terrorists who worked undercover alongside him, it has emerged. Anthony Richard Mason, 57, and four other Westerners were gunned down by men who worked as security guards at the giant Exxon Mobil refinery complex in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu. A Saudi was also killed. A company spokesman said three employees working at the plant entered the site on Saturday, letting in a fourth accomplice through an emergency exit. The group stormed into the offices of the Swiss-owned oil services company ABB and at point blank-range fired at workers, killing Mr Mason, two Britons and two Americans instantly. A sixth Saudi man was then shot as the gunmen ran through the sprawling complex firing their M16s and AK-47 assault rifles indiscriminately. One witness said the gunmen looked like teenagers and appeared to be targeting Westerners. There was no warning before the shooting although some employees yelled to others: "Take cover, theyâre shooting." A third American, a Pakistani and a Canadian were critically wounded. The gunmen then took their stolen Coast Guard jeep and yelled "jihad, jihad" and "we are Mujahaddin" as they fired their weapons out of the windows. Witnesses said one victimâs body was tied to the back of their grey Toyota LandCruiser and dragged for 3km before being dumped outside the Arab British Bank. A witness said: "The body had all the clothes ripped away except for shreds of underwear and shoes. It was just lying in the gutter. It was horrible to see." During the ensuing shootouts, eight men from the National Guard and 10 from public security were wounded. Between 25 and 50 people were wounded. The gunmen fired shots into other office windows and at a McDonaldâs restaurant before police engaged them in a shootout outside a Holiday Inn. Three of the terrorists died instantly and a fourth died in hospital from his injuries. British journalist Michael Cousins said: "They drove through town shooting at everything in sight - cars, people, the lot. They also targeted a McDonaldâs and a hotel, shooting at whatever moved. They seemed to be targeting Westerners." After the attacks, police moved in to secure Yanbuâs streets with checkpoints throughout the city, a resident said. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said yesterday it was unclear why the shooting took place but the group may have been linked to al-Qaeda. "We donât really know who is responsible but you could safely assume [al-Qaeda may be involved]," he said.
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