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2004-04-12 Iraq-Jordan

Fallujan insurgents give 12GMT deadline for retreat of USMC snipers from town

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Posted by Lux 2004-04-12 7:01:37 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Iraqi guerrillas in Fallujah have given US forces until 1pm British time to withdraw from the war-torn city.

The reported ultimatum was given by a cleric, who said failure to abide by the demand would result in an immediate "all-out offensive".

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Posted by Lux 2004-04-12 7:24:02 AM|| 2004-04-12 7:24:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 wasn't that nice of them to give us the go ahead?

Posted by B 2004-04-12 7:35:32 AM|| 2004-04-12 7:35:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 "An immediate 'all-out offensive'" with what?

Note to self: do not issue ultimatum from position of weakness. It makes you look bad.

Posted by Mike 2004-04-12 8:25:52 AM|| 2004-04-12 8:25:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 It's WW1 tactics. Run screaming towards your enemy and hope you get there without getting killed. Which is fine, since none will make it to the Marines line alive.

Posted by Charles 2004-04-12 9:58:21 AM|| 2004-04-12 9:58:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 We better clear out... they might bleed on us again!

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-04-12 10:09:32 AM|| 2004-04-12 10:09:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 They are using the classical French gambit from the venerable strategy text of Monty Python and the holy grail.

And we will taunt you again. Launchez la vache!

Posted by capt joe 2004-04-12 10:09:42 AM|| 2004-04-12 10:09:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 I hope we know where this ~~cleric's~~ target's ~~mosque~~ fort is.

Posted by Tom 2004-04-12 11:18:08 AM|| 2004-04-12 11:18:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Is Baghdad Bob on the loose again?

Posted by TomAnon 2004-04-12 11:59:27 AM|| 2004-04-12 11:59:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Maybe the cleric was misquoted, and they're actually threatening an immediate "all-out defensive" instead?

Posted by snellenr 2004-04-12 12:50:10 PM|| 2004-04-12 12:50:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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