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2005-10-24 Iraq

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Posted by anymouse 2005-10-24 09:16|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Killing one of the men with a rifle round fired into the back of his head, they doused the other with petrol and set him alight," the paper reported. "Barefoot children, yelping in delight, piled straw on to the screaming man's body to stoke the flames."

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So what do we do but weep? In a more manly era, the time of my father and uncles, the Bs would have been unleashed. Bs as in B-17s, B-25s, B-24s, and B-29s ... get the picture?

Posted by Cousin of Panzerschreck 2005-10-24 09:32|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2005-10-24 09:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Yesterday Oldspook gave the proper prescription; level everything within 100 yards of the incident. Except, in this case I'd go for 200. Rubble now.

Posted by Uleremble Thrasing6559 2005-10-24 09:39|| 2005-10-24 09:39|| Front Page Top

#3 The Telegraphs story is somewhat different from that of ABC:
In another development, the U.S. military on Sunday confirmed that four American contract workers were killed and two wounded in Iraq last month when their convoy got lost. The attack occurred on Sept. 20 when the convoy, which included U.S. military guards riding in Humvees, made a wrong turn into the mostly Sunni Arab town of Duluiyah, 45 miles north of Baghdad.
Insurgents opened fire with rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, Maj. Richard Goldenberg, a spokesman for Task Force Liberty in north-central Iraq, told The Associated Press.

Alerted of the attack, a quick reaction team went to the scene, finding all four Americans still in their vehicles with bullet wounds, one of them burned from a fire in the vehicle. One was still alive but died later of his wounds, the military said. Two others were wounded and survived the attack.

So, what happened to the "dragged from vehicle" part? Ya don't suppose it never happened now?

Three of the dead worked for Houston-based Halliburton Co.'s KBR subsidiary, the biggest U.S. military contractor in Iraq. It was not clear who the fourth slain American worked for.

Another case of "fake, but accurate"? Or just wishful thinking on the reporters part?

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-10-24 11:31|| 2005-10-24 11:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Did some more checking, seems the Telegraph story is the only source for the "dragged from the vehicle and burned" meme. And only of couple of sites add the disclaimer: Details of the account could not be independently verified.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-10-24 11:49|| 2005-10-24 11:49|| Front Page Top

#5 In this case, as cold as it sounds -- I'm gonna hang back and wait for more to be uncovered. If the attack took place on September 20, that's over a MONTH of delayed news, with ample time for "embelishment" along the way.

Posted by Edward Yee 2005-10-24 13:39|| http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]">[http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2005-10-24 13:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Hummm... yep. This sounds like Sunni spin of death.

Posted by Shipman 2005-10-24 18:15|| 2005-10-24 18:15|| Front Page Top

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