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2007-04-26 Iraq

Tribes Chasing Qa'ida Across Anbar Border?

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Posted by Brett 2007-04-26 09:18|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 US forces were not informed of the operation, al-Mada reports. Informing US forces would have delayed the operation, the success of which depended on speed and surprise, the paper writes. The source also said that informing the US would have increased the possibility of the information being leaked which would have caused the terrorists to flee.

I would hope they did inform us of the operation as soon as it went down. I'd hate to see a blue-on-blue incident.

Posted by Mike 2007-04-26 10:08|| 2007-04-26 10:08|| Front Page Top

#2 It probably means "officially informed", which is very different from "we know what is going down", in that the US could be whined at by internationalists who would demand that the US do something to stop the persecution of the poor, unfortunate al-Qaeda at the hands of the Sunnis.

We would just shrug and say that we are under no obligation to "act on rumor", and have to rely on being "officially informed" before we could intercede to arrest, instead of allow al-Qaeda to be slaughtered like pigs.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-04-26 10:27|| 2007-04-26 10:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Right, 'cuz if we knew, we'd hafta intervene to protect their rights under Murtha's constitution.

Posted by Bobby 2007-04-26 17:05|| 2007-04-26 17:05|| Front Page Top

#4 ROE more like most likley they wanted to be able to capture this terd ball and do a little Arab style ehhhh intense questioning beofore turning him over.

I have heard these tribal boys don't play when it comes to interrogation its old school way back style.

What happened to the plyers, knuckles, needles pic?

Posted by C-Low 2007-04-26 20:56|| 2007-04-26 20:56|| Front Page Top

#5 C-Low----shhhhhhhhh....it's classified. On the QT.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-04-26 21:56|| 2007-04-26 21:56|| Front Page Top

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