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2003-12-01 Iraq

Al Jizz: Innocents killed in Samarra bloodbath

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-12-01 00:37|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hmmm, if they were all 'innocents', then who was squeezing off those RPGs and dropping mortar rounds in there? Those ~~CHEMICAL WARFARE LAB TECHS~~ peaceful pharmaceutical company employees must have been celebrating the end of ramadan with some fireworks. Yes, of course. That's it.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-12-1 1:04:37 AM|| 2003-12-1 1:04:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 One French journalist also reports seeing blood spattered on the ground

What is funny is the attackers do not have one of their 'snuff videos' to prove their claims.

Workers at a nearby pharmaceutical plant said at least two colleagues were killed and many wounded as they walked out of the factory gates at the end of their shift, downed by a US tank shooting randomly in all directions.

Have the writer no idea of how a tank crew operates their vehicle? It takes a lot of communications to even fire a machine gun, and it is extremely unlikely, given the tendency of socialists there and abroad to jerk off over every bullet fired, that a vehicle commander could have ordered random firing of any weapon.

But I guess you gotta give the Al Communistjirra some credit. At least they didn't accuse anyone of targeting civilians. The charge of random firing lends strong credence to the US version rather than what Ay-rabs are saying

Posted by badanov 2003-12-1 1:04:48 AM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2003-12-1 1:04:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I am very disappointed in the quality of Al Jizz's art department.Where are the "photographs" of US troops wearing SHOOT EM ALL AND LET ALLAH SORT EM OUT t-shirts standing over bodies of children?I'd say Saddam's not getting his money's worth.

Posted by Stephen 2003-12-1 1:35:22 AM|| 2003-12-1 1:35:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 And just WHO staged an ambush in a civilian area?

Wasn't our guys.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-1 8:00:48 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-12-1 8:00:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Given that they are french journalists embedded with the fedayeen. How come there aren't any dead french journalists among them. Our guys must be better at sorting

Posted by capt joe 2003-12-1 8:06:02 AM|| 2003-12-1 8:06:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 WOW! I didn't know we had a special Army Company that just âfired randomly at civilians.â Oh ho I often wanted to let loose with the full-auto capability of the M-16 (pre 3-shot version) when I was on guard duty. And these Iwacki ?civilians? say that this convoy got to open up with 50 cals, rockets, and tank fire? SIGN ME UP! Not that I like to fire on civilians, but if they fire at us we get to fire back (thems the rules). I also like the classic Army tactic of targeting Kindergartens and Hospitals. This is a sound military strategy! Unlike the car bombs that the Jihadists employ, we have accurate weapons so ONLY schools and hospitals will be damaged. They should give the commander on the ground some sort of medal for coming up with this tactic and maybe they will teach it at the Staff War College soon.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-1 12:08:21 PM|| 2003-12-1 12:08:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 "Asked to comment on al Jazeera's version of events, a Pentagon spokseman said, 'We don't particularly care what they report, seeing as how they're our best source of intel on enemy movements and intentions. Yep, anytime there's an al-Jizz camera crew out with a fedhayeen unit, we get real time GPS coordinates and . . . uh, what was that, General? . . . Oh, uh, gee, all that was supposed to be a secret. Oooops. My bad. Sorry.'"

Posted by Mike 2003-12-1 12:41:30 PM|| 2003-12-1 12:41:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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