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7 explosive-rigged cars found in Baghdad mosque
2004-11-29
A mosque raided by [Iraqi] security forces in southern Baghdad contained a workshop to rig suicide car bombs, with seven vehicles ready for terror attacks, an Iraqi Defense Ministry official said Sunday. [Iraq] National Guard forces raided the Sunni Muslim Al-Yassen Mosque in the Baghdad area of Abu Dshir on Saturday, said Gen. Saleh Sarhan. In addition to the seven cars, guardsmen found 30 rocket-propelled grenades, high-powered rifles, mortars and remote control detonators, Sarhan said. He said the mosque leader and 18 other people were detained. Anti-U.S. guerrillas used about 60 mosques in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, to stockpile weapons and provide cover during a U.S.-led offensive in the city earlier this month, the U.S. military said. One of the mosques was described as a general arms depot capable of equipping guerrillas across much of Iraq.
Nice work, ING.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#6  I like the "blow them up where they find them" idea!

Then of course we'd get swell NY Times headlines like: "American troops mis-handle sacred explosives thereby defiling sacred mosque"
Posted by: Justrand   2004-11-29 1:43:30 PM  

#5  Glad to be back .

Should just blow them up where they find them . One less place to hide crap like that . Then build a proper parking lot with MacDonalds at the top . Ronnie MacD can call to prayer any time he likes then :)
Posted by: MacNails   2004-11-29 1:01:04 PM  

#4  Now the mosques as bases for terrorism operations have been exposed, as Iraqi and coalition forces have exposed them for what they are.

Exposed only by passing mention, to be sure.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-11-29 12:12:41 PM  

#3  "Folks, Big Al Kaboomi's Shop 'n Pop Center, proudly serving those special transportation and high-explosives needs for all our Valued Splodeydope Customers, has been forced to temporarily close its doors. But we promise a comeback - Bigger 'n Better than Ever! With a record of 0% returns, we're proud of our motto: No Repeat Business is Our kind of Business! So look for the Grand Reopening of Big Al Kaboomi's - your One-Stop Shop-n-Pop Center - coming real soon to a moskkk near you!"
Posted by: .com   2004-11-29 11:50:54 AM  

#2  The raids on mosques were only curtailed because of the furor that the MSM could bring to bear on coalition forces if raids were carried out. Now the mosques as bases for terrorism operations have been exposed, as Iraqi and coalition forces have exposed them for what they are. The war will not be over instantly one day, but raids like we have been seeing in Fallujah and other parts of Iraq have denied a major base of operations for the terrorists. Serious steps of attrition. I hope we can keep up the momentum. This is definitely good news.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-11-29 11:18:04 AM  

#1  Just as avoiding Fallujah encouraged anti-Iraqi elements to migrate there, where the Americans, Brits and Iraqis could destroy them, so too avoiding the mosques until now has encouraged the anti-Iraqis to gather themselves and their weaponry in these illusory sanctuaries. Someone is a good deal smarter than he looks. Well done, indeed!
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-11-29 11:11:32 AM  

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