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| 2004-12-01 |
| EFL: Multinational troops have arrested 210 suspected militants in a weeklong crackdown against insurgents in an area south of Baghdad known as the "triangle of death," the U.S. military command said Wednesday.On Wednesday, the military said in a statement that Iraqi government forces and U.S. Marines rounded up 15 new suspects during operations on Tuesday, bringing the total to 210. A militant was killed when a mortar round he was planting near a busy road in the area exploded prematurely, it said. The operation, codenamed Plymouth Rock, was launched in part as a follow-up to last month's assault on Fallujah, the main insurgent bastion 40 miles west of Baghdad. U.S. commanders want to cut off escape routes for Fallujah fighters and pacify the troubled region ahead of national elections in January. Separately, U.S. troops detained 17 suspected militants during a series of raids on Tuesday in and around Mosul, Iraq's third-largest city. |
| Posted by:JackassFestival |
| #8 I'd suggest we start the rumor they use them to make soup. Or hog chow. Soylent green, anyone? (big grin) |
| Posted by: N Guard 2004-12-01 4:55:42 PM |
| #7 I like the idea of putting them into "undisclosed" locations away from Amnesty and Red Cross. I would prefer to drop them through the ceiling of al jizeeras tv studio. I just hope that we aren't catching and then releasing, repeat, repeat etc etc. |
| Posted by: JackassFestival 2004-12-01 11:27:27 AM |
| #6 Why are they still "arresting" these qaqaa-heads? Drop them on the battlefield; saves time, money, and headaches with qaqaa-headed outfits like HRW and Amnesty Int'l. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-01 10:53:27 AM |
| #5 WaPo had something the other day, on how theyve made reforms at Abu Graib and elsewhere in the Iraqi detentions system since the scandal broke, and how now theyve detained about 4000 (!!!!!) more in Fallujah and related operations, doubling the number of detainees, and yes, it will put the new, reformed, detention system to the test. Iraqi detainees are held in Iraq. Some dispute as to whether foreign jihadis caught in Iraq can be sent overseas to the general WOT detention system (which consists of Gitmo, some unnamed detention centers - generally assumed to include Diego Garcia - and prisions in "friendly" arab states like Jordan) Lesser folks are sent to the tender mercies of their home countries, Syria, Pakistan, Egypt, etc. Some of these countries are quicker to release than others. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-12-01 10:31:55 AM |
| #4 I'd suggest we start the rumor they use them to make soup. Or hog chow. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-12-01 10:28:17 AM |
| #3 Something about panties on their heads, that's all I know... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-12-01 10:27:22 AM |
| #2 I've noticed that since the start of the WoT, and not only with Iraq. I've no idea where Abu Zubaydah is, for instance. I suppose that's because if you don't know where they are, you don't know where to go to try to spring them. I'd suggest we start the rumor they use them to make soup. |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-12-01 10:26:47 AM |
| #1 Any of you Rant-burgers out there know what they are doing with detainees? Do they go thru a court, or is like a catch and release where they throw em a drunk tank for a while and then let 'em out. I'm just wondering because you never hear about these thuggies being sentenced or anything. Anyone? |
| Posted by: JackassFestival 2004-12-01 10:06:41 AM |