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| Iraq |
| Paratroopers Have Not Forgotten |
| 2008-02-29 |
| Paratroopers capture senior Special Groups leader Multi-National Division – Baghdad BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers captured a suspected senior leader of a criminal Special Groups network during an operation in Baghdad’s Beida neighborhood Feb. 27. After receiving actionable intelligence on his whereabouts, paratroopers with the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, detained the suspect. The suspect is accused of being a key facilitator in the procurement and movement of weapons in northeast Baghdad, as well as being involved in the kidnapping, torture and death of Iraqi citizens who did not adhere to his beliefs. “The honorable Iraqis in the surrounding neighborhoods are tired of those who choose to disobey the cease-fire directives from al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, and are determined to rid themselves of these criminals,” said Maj. Trey Rutherford, executive officer for the 2nd Bn., 325th Abn. Inf. Regt. “The loss of yet another senior Special Groups leader places additional stress on the criminal Special Groups network,” he said. “The network is cornered in Sadr City, and every member of the criminal group who sets foot outside is being captured rapidly. The network’s armament caches are being discovered and destroyed. Even more importantly, the Special Groups element is being recognized by locals for what it is--a criminal force focused on instilling fear, for monetary profit, in the people they claim to protect.” |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #6 every member of the criminal group who sets foot outside is being captured rapidly Favorite part- |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-02-29 23:46 |
| #5 Congratulations on your promotion, Executive VP Sock Puppet of Doom! (Executive VP is higher than assistant, right?) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-02-29 22:56 |
| #4 You forgot to mention wrapping these miscreats in fresh pig skins before dropping them out of the plane. |
| Posted by: Executive VP Sock Puppet of Doom 2008-02-29 22:37 |
| #3 OS: we could get more in a C-130, but at the expense of altitude. But even from 20k feet, they would still splat when they landed...... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2008-02-29 14:13 |
| #2 More, please. I sill believe we need to take all these guys and rope them together, and drop them into Tehran, 50,000 ft from a B2 (at high noon on a Saturday) |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-02-29 12:53 |
| #1 More, please. I sill beleive we need to take all these guys and rope them together, and drop them into Tehran, 50,000 ft from a B2 (at high noon on a Saturday) |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-02-29 12:53 |