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2003-12-11 Iraq

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Posted by growler 2003-12-11 2:25:05 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Don't want to register?
UserId: steveyr
Password: asshat

Posted by Dar 2003-12-11 3:11:46 PM|| 2003-12-11 3:11:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Embedded journalists reported the battle's broad outlines in April"

? ? ?

I f*king WATCHED it with my own eyes on MSNBC...

Posted by Carl in N.H. 2003-12-11 3:58:40 PM|| 2003-12-11 3:58:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 True, I watched it as well. However, it was not really clear what was going on at the time. Such as the whole brigade HQ being destroyed - there was just a casualty report - or that it was the result of a large missile strike, or that the battle on the supply route was so desperate.

Posted by buwaya 2003-12-11 4:38:00 PM|| 2003-12-11 4:38:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Let's see...scanning it here, and it appears that there are two -- count'em, two -- Captain Steves involved. We could have guessed as much.

Posted by (lowercase) matt 2003-12-11 5:05:13 PM|| 2003-12-11 5:05:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Sahaf, the delusional information minister, was already claiming that no American "infidels" had breached the city's defenses. [Col. David] Perkins had just heard Sahaf's distinctive rant on BBC radio: "The infidels are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad." A retreat now, Perkins thought, would validate the minister's lies... Perkins turned to his tank battalion commanders. "We're staying."

The BBC: good for something at last.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2003-12-11 5:09:00 PM|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2003-12-11 5:09:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Angie -- You can bet that puts some BBC dorks off their lunch.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-11 9:11:38 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2003-12-11 9:11:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 God Bless the Cavalry, who says there ain't any place in Modern WarfareÂ© for a good old-fashioned deep strike.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-12-11 9:24:52 PM|| 2003-12-11 9:24:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Dar---I was already registered, but I used steveyr/asshat and sailed on in! LOL

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-11 9:58:41 PM|| 2003-12-11 9:58:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 AP -- Great! I'm here to help when I can. ;-)

My work here is done...

Posted by Dar 2003-12-12 10:53:06 AM|| 2003-12-12 10:53:06 AM|| Front Page Top

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