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| Breaking: 3 captured in US Embassy Rocket Attack |
| 2005-01-29 |
| Breaking - the US tracked via helicopter/ground the 3 after the rocket was launched and arrested them in So. Baghdad...hopefully they fell down ... a lot BAGHDAD, Iraq — At least two people were killed and four wounded in an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Saturday evening. All casualties were Americans. One civilian and one Navy sailor, both assigned to the embassy, were killed in the rocket attack, a military official said, on condition of anonymity. Of the four injured Americans, two were military, one was a civilian and the fourth was as yet undetermined, the military official said. A rocket landed outside the southern edge of the palace that houses embassy employees a little past 7 p.m. The embassy is approximately 350 yards from the nearest border of the heavily fortified Green Zone (search). The area is protected by concrete barriers and a 10-foot-high fence, which means the attack may have been the result of indirect fire. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #9 My dad was an artillery spotter during World War II - a dangerous and demanding job. As for the jihadis that did this, killing them is too good for them. They need to be stretched out over a slow fire of mesquite and hemlock, rotated 45 degrees every 20 minutes, and liberally sprayed with vinegar. Record every word they say, and play it back for their mothers. Also tell her that they will buried in a special coffin made of pigskin, and lined with rendered pig fat. Tell her that we'll do the same for any more of her children we catch, and the only way to not get caught is to not do anything we disagree with. Instead of giving their families the coffins, we should ship them directly to the House of Saud in Riyadh, along with a little note requesting measurements for each member of the family. Being subtle is wasted on these idiots. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2005-01-29 4:51:42 PM |
| #8 Are they the guys? If so, dispense justice as expeditiously as possible and string 'em up. Publicly. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-29 4:08:55 PM |
| #7 Seven now... |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-01-29 3:58:00 PM |
| #6 TMH Indirect fire is the standard procedure for modern artillery. The gun is behind a hill or obstacle and its crew doesn't see the target. It is an observer linked to the battery by a radio or phone who directs the fire. "Two hundred yards short. One hundred yards long. On target. Fire for effect". At this point the entire battery opens fire with real ammo and obliterates the target. |
| Posted by: JFM 2005-01-29 3:25:59 PM |
| #5 now it is 5 suspects according to Fox. |
| Posted by: legolas 2005-01-29 3:14:05 PM |
| #4 Thanks #2 and #3! |
| Posted by: TMH 2005-01-29 2:33:25 PM |
| #3 Shooting up at a high angle and hoping the rocket comes down in a place that damages the enemy. Used when you can't get a good visual read on exactly where he is. |
| Posted by: Elmoluling Snesing5118 2005-01-29 2:31:12 PM |
| #2 I think it may have been an erant or very lucky hit. Not aimed where it hit. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2005-01-29 2:31:11 PM |
| #1 What do they mean by inderect fire? |
| Posted by: TMH 2005-01-29 2:27:37 PM |