| Submit your comments on this article |
| Iraq |
| Iraq laundresses killed in attack |
| 2004-01-22 |
| Four Iraqi women who worked for the US army have been killed in a gun attack on their minibus. Police said several other women were wounded in Wednesday’s attack near the town of Falluja, about 50 kilometres (32 miles) west of the capital Baghdad. They all worked as cleaners and laundry staff at a US base near Baghdad. SNIP |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #14 The murderers were in a car that pulled up right next to the vehicle carrying the women. The murderers then shot them with automatic weapons. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-1-22 11:56:24 PM |
| #13 ...and salt the ground it sat upon. "Full Roman" to use Lileks's phrase. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-1-22 3:23:38 PM |
| #12 Falluja needs to be dealt with. I agree w/OP - Ring em' remove em, flatten it. |
| Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-1-22 3:01:21 PM |
| #11 And let's not eliminate the possibility that the locals are killing people and blaming the US. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-22 2:01:02 PM |
| #10 Many of you guys just simply fail to see the difference between an intentional targetting of civilians and an accident. I wouldn't be so quick to cop to the killing of Afghan civilians, even unintentionally. Afghans are getting into the game of ghost (i.e. made-up) civilian casualties, because they've heard that the US will pay compensation for collateral damage and casualties. Even Afghan officials are getting into the game - note the instantaneous proclamations that the casualties were women and children, without any real attempt to investigate. It would not surprise me in the least if they got a cut of the proceeds. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-1-22 1:38:16 PM |
| #9 Excellent catch, Carl! Between the new semester (and the relative unimportance of early classes) and Dean's loss in Iowa, the trolls are in a frenzy! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-22 1:22:00 PM |
| #8 The reason we have had so many of these "euroboy" geeks of late is because the new school semester is in session. And it usually takes these types a week or so to figure out how to use a keyboard and login... |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2004-1-22 1:09:20 PM |
| #7 The chances that "euroboy" is actually from Europe are pretty slim. Probably another school kid with more time than brains. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-22 12:33:07 PM |
| #6 Welcome aboard euroboy. If you can ever think of anything intelligent to say. Feel free to express yourself. |
| Posted by: Gasse Katze 2004-1-22 12:23:09 PM |
| #5 Euroboy, that is a perfect example of why americans look at europeans as naive little children. Many of you guys just simply fail to see the difference between an intentional targetting of civilians and an accident. But then again... I'm not so sure you fail to see the difference (because that would be so ridiculously stupid it's hard to comprehend) as much as you just are anti-american/anti-israeli and don't WANT to see the difference. Until you stop with you're bs rhetoric americans will not listen to you silly euros. So you have 2 choices. Wake up and be objective and logical or continue with your nonsense and be ignored like the little children you act like. |
| Posted by: Damn_Proud_American 2004-1-22 12:10:19 PM |
| #4 Uhh,Eweboy,does your Jewish wife know you consider it ok to shoot-up/blow-up bus loads of Jewish women and children.After all that is what you consider legitamate reisistance,isn't it? |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-1-22 12:09:39 PM |
| #3 Yes, I'm sure the Iraqi and Afghanistani women children prefer to be blown to bits by the honourable, chivalrous American pilots. But hey, that's not "murder", it's "regrettable collateral damage". Sorry, I forgot. |
| Posted by: euroboy 2004-1-22 11:24:34 AM |
| #2 These world-famous honor of the men throughout this region is very remarkable. Too bad that so many innocent women are murdered as a consequence. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-1-22 10:48:40 AM |
| #1 ahhh, the courageous Islamic rebels attack a strategic resource! Cowards and pussies....so much for honor and shame, hmmm? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-1-22 10:20:33 AM |