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2003-04-08 Iraq

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-04-08 09:43 am|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Saw news of this unfold on TV. Some reports of US claiming to have seen snipers/men with binoculars on the roof of the building, but the round hit nowhere near the top storey. Seems like case of mistaken identity - AFV just seeing personnel and equipment pointed in their direction and shooting first, before finding what could be some new Russian guided ordinance headed their way. Odd they hit al J though, but guess they might have been the only ones filming from an exposed balcony. Other crews, like BBC, seem to have been on a lower roof. IIRC, the Information Ministry (Chuckles Mo and his troupe) are based at the Palestine Hotel too, so wouldn't be at all surprised if there had been binoculars on the roof...

Posted by Bulldog 2003-04-08 10:00:01|| 2003-04-08 10:00:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Dammit, I'm confusing the al J incident with a Reuters one...

Posted by Bulldog 2003-04-08 10:21:33|| 2003-04-08 10:21:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Break out the bubbly! Our new bullshit-seeking missile is a success!

Posted by (lowercase) matt 2003-04-08 12:10:02|| 2003-04-08 12:10:02|| Front Page Top

#4 "Our new bullshit-seeking missile is a success!"

Yeah, baby! InfoMan better watch his ass...

Posted by mojo 2003-04-08 12:49:04|| 2003-04-08 12:49:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Whatever the circumstances, an attack on (clearly known) information sources that leaves journalists dead, is not something that should raise cheers... especially not on a site that deals with information from all available sources.

Posted by True German Ally 2003-04-08 16:33:24|| 2003-04-08 16:33:24|| Front Page Top

#6 TGA-- good point.

Posted by Former Russian Major 2003-04-08 21:02:46|| 2003-04-08 21:02:46|| Front Page Top

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