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Shots fired at convoy in Kuwait...
2003-01-25
Shots were reportedly fired yesterday morning near a US military convoy on the outskirts of Kuwait city, but the circumstances surrounding the incident remained unclear and no injuries were reported, US and Kuwaiti officials said. “There is a report that shots were fired in the vicinity of a US military convoy” at around 8:15 a.m. (0515 GMT) on Sixth Ring Road, along the southern edge of the city, US military spokesman Capt. David Connolly told the Associated Press. Connolly did not say where the report came from and said he could not confirm its veracity nor whether the military convoy was the target. Sgt. 1st Class David Dismukes, a US military spokesman, said that, according to an initial report, the shots were fired from a car, adding that no injuries have been reported. No further details, including information on who fired the reported shots, were immediately available.
Just passing Islamists, saying "hello" on their way to a picnic...
A Kuwaiti Interior Ministry spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he also received information about the reported incident. “They (the Americans) heard shots being fired but we don’t know from where or if they were the targets,” he said.
"Coulda just been some elk hunters, y'know..."
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#4  I think there's a joint Iraqi-Qaeda effort to egg every nutbag in and around Kuwait into "showing the world" that Kuwaitis are as opposed to the presence of the infidels, whether they are or not. Same principle applies in Pakland, by the way, where the "Afghans" (Pashtuns, anyway) are "showing the world" how opposed they are. These attacks are much more for diplo effect than military.
Posted by: Fred   2003-01-26 07:44:13  

#3  Is it just me or are more & more Kuwaitis with short memories becoming a bit unappreciative these days?
Posted by: Rw   2003-01-26 06:19:23  

#2  Yar. There be Americans.
Posted by: Anonymous   2003-01-26 04:11:58  

#1  Aww crap. And I thought it was the convoy of human shields that was getting shot at...
Posted by: Ptah   2003-01-25 21:14:06  

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