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2003-03-26 Middle East

Marines train in Jenin, Palestinians say

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Posted by Steve 2003-03-26 03:21 pm|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Any word on whether the Scout-Sniper teams got a chance to workout?

Posted by tu3031 2003-03-26 15:13:00|| 2003-03-26 15:13:00|| Front Page Top

#2 True or not (not) this will be the lead story on Al Jazeera's 6:00 news.

Posted by g wiz 2003-03-26 15:20:47|| 2003-03-26 15:20:47|| Front Page Top

#3 "... that the US Marines are training in guerilla warfare tactics in the Jenin refugee camp ..."

Hardly seems credible that the USMC would need to train on urban warfare AFTER arrival in the theatre of operations. *snort* Source considered.

Posted by Tadderly 2003-03-26 15:29:03|| 2003-03-26 15:29:03|| Front Page Top

#4 If U.S. Marines actually trained in Jenin, there'd be a lot more terrorists checking to see if their 72 virgins promise was true or not.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-03-26 15:31:32|| 2003-03-26 15:31:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Could also be the beginning of a new campaign in Israel: "Secure the borders". The best way for Israel to end the constant attacks from the Palestinians is to expel the Palestinians. They've considered that once or twice. Now with attention averted from Israel for the moment, they may decide this is the time.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-03-26 15:36:30|| 2003-03-26 15:36:30|| Front Page Top

#6 It could also be the 2nd MEF moving through the area (just saw a report above that GlobalSecurity thinks the 2nd MEF may be in Jordan).

That would open up a whole different kettle of fish. The 2nd MEF rides in like the cavalry to the rescue screaming out of the western desert to roll back anything that gets through the Karbala Gap (or swings north and comes down on Baghdad from the northwest).

It makes sense with 4th ID about to start flowing out of the Saudi port of Yanbo and racing across the desert from the southwest.

Posted by FOTSGreg 2003-03-26 17:01:45|| 2003-03-26 17:01:45|| Front Page Top

#7 "even after the US and British aggression on Iraq." He said the Palestinian and Iraqi people are "in the same trench, facing American and Israeli terror."

I wonder if everything these gutless turds say is hyperbole?

"The evil Western burrito has taken the sword of Allah's revenge to my colon, I must evacuate the refugee camp of my bowels! Damn the evil Zionist Imperial plot for stealing my blessed t.p.!"

I only hope that the Marines got to do some target practice...

Posted by Celissa 2003-03-26 19:26:29|| [www.celissasblog.com/weblog.php] 2003-03-26 19:26:29|| Front Page Top

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