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Iraq-Jordan
Fallujan insurgents give 12GMT deadline for retreat of USMC snipers from town
2004-04-12
Newflash - no link as yet.

If this is true, then the ceasefire will be over within the hour and the pounding can restart.
Posted by:Lux

#9  Maybe the cleric was misquoted, and they're actually threatening an immediate "all-out defensive" instead?
Posted by: snellenr   2004-04-12 12:50:10 PM  

#8  Is Baghdad Bob on the loose again?
Posted by: TomAnon   2004-04-12 11:59:27 AM  

#7  I hope we know where this cleric's target's mosque fort is.
Posted by: Tom   2004-04-12 11:18:08 AM  

#6  They are using the classical French gambit from the venerable strategy text of Monty Python and the holy grail.

And we will taunt you again. Launchez la vache!
Posted by: capt joe   2004-04-12 10:09:42 AM  

#5  We better clear out... they might bleed on us again!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2004-04-12 10:09:32 AM  

#4  It's WW1 tactics. Run screaming towards your enemy and hope you get there without getting killed. Which is fine, since none will make it to the Marines line alive.
Posted by: Charles   2004-04-12 9:58:21 AM  

#3  "An immediate 'all-out offensive'" with what?

Note to self: do not issue ultimatum from position of weakness. It makes you look bad.
Posted by: Mike   2004-04-12 8:25:52 AM  

#2  wasn't that nice of them to give us the go ahead?
Posted by: B   2004-04-12 7:35:32 AM  

#1  Iraqi guerrillas in Fallujah have given US forces until 1pm British time to withdraw from the war-torn city.

The reported ultimatum was given by a cleric, who said failure to abide by the demand would result in an immediate "all-out offensive".


link
Posted by: Lux   2004-04-12 7:24:02 AM  

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