Article

2007-07-06 Iraq

Michael Yon: Baqubah Update: 05 July 2007

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Mike 2007-07-06 08:48|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 al Ameriki tribe... hehe. I like that. It sums up America nicely.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-07-06 09:19|| 2007-07-06 09:19|| Front Page Top

#2 He did what I see Iraqis increasingly doing: he went to the local sheik of ï¿½al Ameriki tribe.ï¿½ In this case, the sheik was LTC Fred Johnson. . . .

Heh. If you look at this from a sociological or organizational point of view, its actually a group process that is already incorporated in a different fashion within the existing military order -

TITLE 10 > Subtitle A > PART II > CHAPTER 47 > SUBCHAPTER XI > Â§ 938
Â§ 938. Art. 138. Complaints of wrongs

Any member of the armed forces who believes himself wronged by his commanding officer, and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress, may complain to any superior commissioned officer, who shall forward the complaint to the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the officer against whom it is made. The officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction shall examine into the complaint and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of; and he shall, as soon as possible, send to the Secretary concerned a true statement of that complaint, with the proceedings had thereon.

Sheik, the old man, the big kahuna, it's all the same. Just different cultural rituals. Heh.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-07-06 09:24|| 2007-07-06 09:24|| Front Page Top

#3 And then their boy was brought in with his mouth stuffed. The boy had been baked. Al Qaeda served the boy to his family.

oh. my. god.

Could this be an Iraqi urban legend? Imagine the horror.

Posted by Captain Lewis 2007-07-06 10:39|| 2007-07-06 10:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Re number 3

Captian, I highly think that part is probally an urban legend. It is horrific but just sounds too "movie like". It is understandable how this happens when people are under terror. IF its trues that is truly incredible

Posted by LSU guy">LSU guy 2007-07-06 10:58|| 2007-07-06 10:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Any more urban legend than an AP or Reuters story? Decapigate comes to mind.

Posted by doc 2007-07-06 12:40|| 2007-07-06 12:40|| Front Page Top

#6 And then their boy was brought in with his mouth stuffed. The boy had been baked. Al Qaeda served the boy to his family.

Nuff said!

Posted by 3dc 2007-07-06 13:36|| 2007-07-06 13:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Urban legends merge seamlessly into propaganda. Usually theirs, since we seem reluctant to even attempt such psy-ops. (Or we're so good at it that I don't even realize it's going on.)
One of the best legends was that our guys' fancy sunglasses gave them x-ray vision. That one kind of worked both ways - we were 'invincible', but also evil, because we were looking right through their womens' burkas and stuff.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-07-06 20:42|| 2007-07-06 20:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Don't put it past them. They have gutted children and hidden bombs inside to kill family members when they went to pick up the body. There is a level of depravity among muslims that Americans are not prepared for, so the public closes their eyes and pretends it does not exist.

Posted by ed 2007-07-06 20:56|| 2007-07-06 20:56|| Front Page Top

23:51 Eric Jablow
23:12 Anguper Hupomosing9418
23:10 Captain America
23:07 Captain America
22:35 trailing wife
22:33 trailing wife
22:28 McZoid
22:27 GK
22:23 3dc
22:22 mojo
22:05 Mike N.
22:03 Asymmetrical T
21:50 lotp
21:49 lotp
21:44 Gomez Unineng1927
21:37 Sock Puppet of Doom
21:34 trailing wife
21:19 gromgoru
21:18 twobyfour
21:16 Zenster
20:56 ed
20:51 ed
20:42 Glenmore
20:38 gorb