The picture is mislabled "US troops within metres of Najaf's holy shrine gates". Likely to stir up the muslims. It's pretty obvious it's an Iraqi Gardsman not anyone from the US mill. Freeking AFP.
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| US troops within metres of Najaf's holy shrine gates |
| 2004-08-25 |
| Posted by:Sock Puppet of Doom |
| #8 I've said it before, I'll say it again: This is NOT the RED OCTOBER TRAKTOR FACTORY!!! Storm the damn place already... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2004-08-25 7:18:19 PM |
| #7 I dropped the AFP ombudsman a line to that effect. (Clearly not US military in the supplied photo.) I'm not holding my breath waiting for a correction, of course. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-08-25 6:53:43 PM |
| #6 Has the media reporting always been this lousy? Or are they just going out of their way to print lies right now? It's been lousy, but now we have the added feature of "extreme sensationalism (tm)". |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-08-25 11:34:10 AM |
| #5 Iraqi soldier,carrying an AK. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-08-25 9:34:26 AM |
| #4 Has the media reporting always been this lousy? Or are they just going out of their way to print lies right now? |
| Posted by: B 2004-08-25 4:40:59 AM |
| #3 The BBC has "We are ready to negotiate to put an end to the suffering," Ali Smeisim told reporters. With AFP saying a tank is parked 20 meters from the front door I think it's too late Ali. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-08-25 4:40:58 AM |
| #2 I feel a fatwa coming on... "If you cross this line, I'll call for an uprising of Allan's faithful! Okay, if you cross this line! Uh, I mean this line! Uh oh, it's not working... They're not buying the Holy gambit anymore! Run Qadeem, run!" |
| Posted by: .Abu Frothy Mouth 2004-08-25 4:28:40 AM |
| #1 The picture is mislabled "US troops within metres of Najaf's holy shrine gates". Likely to stir up the muslims. It's pretty obvious it's an Iraqi Gardsman not anyone from the US mill. Freeking AFP. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-08-25 4:24:32 AM |