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2006-03-15 Iraq

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Posted by CrazyFool 2006-03-15 08:07|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Typical,
Using his wife, kids and family as human sheilds. Then splitting when the Warthogs come in.

Posted by Jeresh Snump4916 2006-03-15 08:48|| 2006-03-15 08:48|| Front Page Top

#2 The guy didn't get away.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2006-03-15 08:55|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2006-03-15 08:55|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder if Ziad Khalaf the author is any relation to Faez Khalaf the 'head of the family' who was killed in this strike.

Posted by lotp 2006-03-15 08:59|| 2006-03-15 08:59|| Front Page Top

#4 As my communist law professor used to say, "sometimes you gotta break a few eggs to make an omelette."

Posted by Spomoper Creremp3523 2006-03-15 09:24|| 2006-03-15 09:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, it definitely was a guess who's coming to dinner and you'll never guess who's ~~watching~~ lasing event, lol. Dunno if they served omelettes, though. The two "unidentified visitors" made this a must-miss dinner.

Posted by Glert Thetch2165 2006-03-15 09:28|| 2006-03-15 09:28|| Front Page Top

#6 I see sitcom written all over this.

Posted by Perfesser 2006-03-15 09:39|| 2006-03-15 09:39|| Front Page Top

#7 that's the Lions of Islam way: use women and children as shields except when you throw acid in their faces.

Posted by anonymous">anonymous 2006-03-15 10:02|| 2006-03-15 10:02|| Front Page Top

#8 This is Darwinism in practice.

Posted by wxjames 2006-03-15 11:00|| 2006-03-15 11:00|| Front Page Top

#9 The lion way in Wikipedia:

When or if a male coalition takes over a pride and ousts the previous coalition, the conquerors often kill any cubs even if they did father them.

Posted by Swiss Tex 2006-03-15 11:38|| 2006-03-15 11:38|| Front Page Top

#10 Nicely commented, CF. Hard to believe in a few short months I went from a left leaning lib dem to a rantburg toting warmonger. What have you done to my soul?

Posted by Unique Battle 2006-03-15 13:06|| 2006-03-15 13:06|| Front Page Top

#11 "Luke! I am your fathah!"

Posted by Fred 2006-03-15 13:14|| 2006-03-15 13:14|| Front Page Top

#12 What have you done to my soul?

Freed it, as well as your mind.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-03-15 13:40|| 2006-03-15 13:40|| Front Page Top

#13 Freeing your soul and mind...not exactly words typically coming out of someone with the nym Redneck Jim, lol! When I hear the "be open minded" phrase, I always think of that bumper sticker I love, "I'm so open-minded my brain fell out!" lol!

And, CF, I can't believe there's no in-line commentary on the two mysterious/unnamed house guests, lol!

Posted by BA 2006-03-15 14:34|| 2006-03-15 14:34|| Front Page Top

#14 Unique Battle, you are no different than any proud American. Given all the information, you feel like us that a group of people want to conquer our beloved country and lifestyle. The left are just attempting to capitalize on this by blaming Bush. To them, you are a useful fool. To them, the threat of terrorism is a useful distraction. To them, honor is a weakness.

Posted by wxjames 2006-03-15 15:17|| 2006-03-15 15:17|| Front Page Top

#15 I'm sure the two unidentified visitors were simply members of the local girl scout troop trying to sell ~~bomb belts and IEDs~~ cookies...

As for freeing your mind - I also used to be a leftist until I started reading non-MSM controlled sites (such as Rantburg) and thinking for myself.

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-03-15 15:21|| 2006-03-15 15:21|| Front Page Top

#16 Wait, the author of the article & the dead family have the same last name? What the hell's up with that? Is the AP hiring stringers right out of morgue lobbies now?

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2006-03-15 15:57|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2006-03-15 15:57|| Front Page Top

#17 Wait, the author of the article & the dead family have the same last name?

"Khalaf" is Pashtun for "smith".

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-03-15 16:08|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-03-15 16:08|| Front Page Top

#18 Little Bill Daggett: You just shot an unarmed man!

William Munny: Well ... he shoulda armed himself.

Posted by doc 2006-03-15 17:53|| 2006-03-15 17:53|| Front Page Top

#19 Freeing your soul and mind...not exactly words typically coming out of someone with the nym Redneck Jim, lol!

It's a joke, since I'm from, and in the (Very) Deep South I figure I'll be called a "Redneck" anyway whatever the level of education, or I. Q. I really have. (4 College/141, You figure it out.)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-03-15 19:14|| 2006-03-15 19:14|| Front Page Top

#20 Bumpersticker on my Jewish drafter's car:

Allah---Protect me from your followers

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-03-15 22:09|| 2006-03-15 22:09|| Front Page Top

#21 Wasn't crackin' on ya, RJ. Far from it. I'm from the (at least now) not so deep south too. I just love seeing someone who calls themselves a Redneck (term of endearment in my mind) use the term free your mind, lol!

And, CF, ain't life crazy like that? You start thinkin' on your own, and next thing you know, you're surfing the 'burg every night. I am continuously amazed at how much info passes through these hallowed halls each day. I, for one, nominate Fred and crew to be the next Director of Homeland Security. Heck, we don't need no fancy NSA computer/phone tap programs, most of the info we truly need pops up here everyday, with names to boot (especially in the Thugburg archives).

Posted by BA 2006-03-15 22:51|| 2006-03-15 22:51|| Front Page Top

#22 BA, if Fred et al were in charge of Homeland security, we'd be secure, the bad guys would all be securely locked up on a desert island in the middle of the ocean -- far from all sea lanes -- and a large number of people would have to find new jobs. Efficiency can be carried too far (as I once found to my sorrow, when I was fired for exactly that fault... the company went under a year later, for some reason). ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-03-15 23:47|| 2006-03-15 23:47|| Front Page Top

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