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2005-10-21 Iraq

Israeli, Irishman among foreign fighters in Iraq: US

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Posted by Fred 2005-10-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No doubt the anti-US agendists will use them as PC = PDeniable evidence of US or Allied interference in the Muslim world - the real news here is the majority of these captured Radic Islamists are NOT Iraqis.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-10-21 00:07|| 2005-10-21 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Mlatko Radic?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-21 00:13|| 2005-10-21 00:13|| Front Page Top

#3 the majority of these captured Radic Islamists are NOT Iraqis.

I read it that 100% of the foreign terrorists captured were actually foreigners. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-10-21 03:54|| 2005-10-21 03:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Turn them over to the Iraqis. While there may be some ambivilance over domestic terrs, I suspect the Iraqis would love to, er..., appropriately punish foreign terrs.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2005-10-21 08:52|| http://blog.simmins.org]">[http://blog.simmins.org] 2005-10-21 08:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Are we getting compensation for taking care of these idiots from thier country of Origin. If we did'nt catch them in Iraq, they would be causing problems in thier own country.

Posted by plainslow 2005-10-21 09:23|| 2005-10-21 09:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Errrah goa-onnn now! You shohw m' t' haaarrhen'd thug-een who'd be claimin ees ihre-ish but not parrtakin the wee drrrink and rashers! Ihrre-esh indeed. You tink t' uh-toritees might fancy im a nutter now?! Iz mammy n Ennis must feel ee let ehr dow-auhn like a toan of brehcks. Ah, pass the m16 to meh ganger an let us be finishin this lil jobbie. Cheers mate. Smile fer us now. Brilliant. Good crack.

Posted by Rory 2005-10-21 09:29|| 2005-10-21 09:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Like the old joke--Late at night on a street in northern Ireland a man feels a gun stuck between his shoulder blades, a 'click', and then the man behind him asks: "Catholic or Protestant?"

Thinking quickly, the man says "Don't shoot! I'm Jewish!"

To which the voice behind him replies, "Faith! I must be the luckiest Palestinian in all of northern Ireland!"

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-10-21 09:46|| 2005-10-21 09:46|| Front Page Top

#8 I knew the terrorists were racists! They need to reach out to non-Arab country and allow their muslims a chance to die at the hands of the infidels.

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-10-21 10:13|| 2005-10-21 10:13|| Front Page Top

#9 Why are they still capturing these "foreign fighters"? When they poke their heads up to conduct attacks, kill them.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-10-21 11:16|| 2005-10-21 11:16|| Front Page Top

#10 Blarney stoners; but not all bless this courageous writer.

Posted by Bardo 2005-10-21 11:27|| 2005-10-21 11:27|| Front Page Top

#11 Capture::Kill

RUMINT has it to be on the order of only about 3 to 1 when US forces are involved.

When its ISF, the ratio reverses (and increases in aome areas). Seems the Iraqi Army/Gaurd and Iraqi Police want to save their taxpayers the trial and incarceration costs, especially when they are foreigners (5 dead for each live one in that statistic is the figure I've heard).

Posted by Oldspook 2005-10-21 21:26|| 2005-10-21 21:26|| Front Page Top

#12 Perhaps our forces could learn something from the Iraqis.

Posted by Glereck Slosh9221 2005-10-21 21:34|| 2005-10-21 21:34|| Front Page Top

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