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2004-04-28 Iraq-Jordan

U.S. Gunship Pounds Falluja on Saddamâs Birthday

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Posted by tipper 2004-04-28 7:06:33 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ahhhh, excellent Roooters spin : AC-130's, which were first used in VIET NAM! Flattened houses, which, of course, were empty....did the reporter leave Baghdad to write this? How did he get close enough to interview locals without getting killed? hmmmm?

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-28 7:09:36 AM|| 2004-04-28 7:09:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 AC130's are not converted: they are purpose built. The old Spooky were conversions. These things are designed from the bottom up on a C130 airframe.

The "First in Vietnam" was gratuitous. The Cobra gunships were first used in Vietnam, and I didnt see that attached to its description. The reporter's bias/ignorance is showing.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-04-28 8:45:36 AM|| 2004-04-28 8:45:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Pretty soon they will be writing like this:

The Marines with their M-16's that were first used in Vietnam, attacked insurgents along with Cobra Gunships that were first used in Vietnam, and personal light rockets that were similar to the ones first used in Vietnam. They were saved by their personal body armor similar to that first used in Vietnam, and called in support form the LVTP7's that were first used in Vietnam, and used 40mm grenade launchers like those first used in Vietnam to force back the Vietcon [backspace][backspace] [backspace] [backspace] [backspace][backspace] [backspace] [backspace] local rebels.

I think they have this macro'd along with quagmire.
How long till these guys finally stop trying to cast the news and start reporting it, ALL of it, minus the biases?

Posted by OldSpook 2004-04-28 8:53:32 AM|| 2004-04-28 8:53:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 As the U.N. envoy on Iraq was telling the United Nations of bloody consequences should talks fail in Falluja

The same one who blames the Jews for the Paleos suffering? No Bias here at all then.

Posted by Charles 2004-04-28 9:00:21 AM|| 2004-04-28 9:00:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 How long till these guys finally stop trying to cast the news and start reporting it, ALL of it, minus the biases?

They won't stop until we lose.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-28 9:11:57 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-04-28 9:11:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Robert Crawford: They won't stop until we lose.

Actually, they won't stop, ever, when US troops are involved - to them, every American-led war is a quagmire.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-04-28 10:50:02 AM|| 2004-04-28 10:50:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 (the fmr Anonymous4052)

A year after the fall of Saddam Hussein, who was spending his 67th birthday in a secret jail in U.S. custody

How come collateral damage never affects certain reporters?
Oh, I am sorry, I am not being nice am I?

Posted by BigEd 2004-04-28 10:58:32 AM|| 2004-04-28 10:58:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I can just imagine the buzz of the minigun pouring a rain of bullets into the hideouts of "insurgents"....

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-28 1:08:14 PM|| 2004-04-28 1:08:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Actually, regarding the AC-130 names, there are both Spectre and Spooky versions.

- Anal Carl

Posted by Carl in N.H 2004-04-28 1:31:24 PM|| 2004-04-28 1:31:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 The U-model is called the Spooky II.

Posted by mojo 2004-04-28 5:53:50 PM|| 2004-04-28 5:53:50 PM|| Front Page Top

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