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| Iraq |
| Islamists show photos of fallen heroes to pretend it’s a quagmire |
| 2003-11-19 |
| al-Reuters. Watch for spin. Islamists battling the U.S. occupation of Iraq are trumpeting their "victories against the infidels" through video clips posted on extremist Web sites. All those disembodied lips from Islamofascists. Eeeewwwww
At least two Islamist sites, accessed by Reuters on Wednesday, showed brief clips documenting what was described as attacks by the mujahideen, or Islamic fighters, on U.S. troops in Iraq. The grainy images showed what appeared to be a U.S. military vehicle being struck by mortars, and a roadside explosion targeting what seemed to be another U.S. vehicle. There was nothing in the videos to indicate where or when the incidents took place and they did not show any bodies. Gee, I wonder WHY. On one site, Al Mujahedun, the images were entitled "Victories of the Islamic Army in Iraq" and were found among other clips with titles such as "The American Hell in Iraq" and "The Russian Hell in Chechnya." It was impossible to authenticate the images on the site, which frequently changes its Web address. Islamist Web sites often carry statements calling on Muslims to fight the U.S. "They’re not enslaving or intimimidating the people, nor are they treating the wimmin like shit!" London-based Islamist Yasser al-Sirri, head of the Islamic Observation Center, said he had received a CD containing the video clips about a month ago, but did not say from whom. Sirri, whose own Web site monitors other Islamic sites such as Al Mujahedun, said such videos have been circulating for some time. He said the main purpose of the videos was to counter the "American lies" about the number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq. He said Uncle Sam lied and his legs shrank and his nose grew. "The Americans are hiding their losses and their media is helping them so the mujahideen decided to show these images to embarrass the Americans and also to put a spotlight on their victories against the infidels," Sirry said. In the middle of that quote was momentarily distracted while his harp bent until a string gave way. He continued until he turned into a pillar of salt and could say no more. There was no immediate comment from U.S. authorities. U.S. officials say Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network or an affiliate Iraqi group, Ansar al-Islam, are behind some of the attacks that have killed 177 U.S. soldiers in just over six months. That’s not very many, you Reuters dorkwads. Some Iraqi officials have suggested that loyalists of former President Saddam Hussein were providing logistical support to the Islamist militants, who they say enter Iraq from neighboring Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia. |
| Posted by:Atrus |
| #6 "Why is the good stuff always grainy?" They get the cameras second hand from U. S. banks and S&L's |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2003-11-19 10:43:27 PM |
| #5 Early pr0n, Flying Saucers, Bigfoot, Alien Disection, Early Bigfoot Pr0n, Alien Bigfoot pr0n Sh*t, thanks for that. I needed something to lighten up. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-11-19 6:37:05 PM |
| #4 Why is the good stuff always so grainy? Early pr0n, Flying Saucers, Bigfoot, Alien Disection, Early Bigfoot Pr0n, Alien Bigfoot pr0n. I mean dammit buy a Nikon and a tripod pay atttention to the light metre and go! It ain't that hard. Now... where's my garbage can lid. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-11-19 6:31:01 PM |
| #3 "...grainy images showed what appeared to be a U.S. military vehicle being struck by mortars, and a roadside explosion targeting what seemed to be another U.S. vehicle." I thought Al Jizeera was suposed to be a highly polished operation. What's with the grainy photo's? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-11-19 6:29:24 PM |
| #2 al-Reuters was proclaiming the same thing back in October 2001, about Afghanistan. I guess the jihadis consider destroying that 80grain bullet with their head a 'great victory'. I would love to see the casualty figures for the taliban and the baathists (the gitmo detainees are the lucky ones), but I don't think we will anytime soon. Notwithstanding the fact that they are all women and children (with beards and mustaches) according to the reds, but the numbers would probably be pretty breathtaking. I'm sure there are pictures of post-Arclight strikes on tora bora in USAF/AUS files of nothing but arms, legs, and other bits and pieces of what used to be the taliban. It's too gruesome to release while the WOT is still so hot. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-11-19 4:52:15 PM |
| #1 Yep. We are hiding their losses. All the better to keep the dingbats flowing into the killing zone. Turkeys to the turkey shoot... Our media are helping them by continuing the drumbeat of casualty reports in order to erode the resolve of the American people. Yes, Sirri, this was an accurate statement, if not in the sense you meant it. Gotta watch those pronoun antecedents. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2003-11-19 4:30:37 PM |