6 detained in helicopter downing in Iraq

Roon

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Sat Apr-23-05 11:41 AM
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6 detained in helicopter downing in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military said Saturday it has detained six men suspected of shooting down a Russian-made helicopter carrying 11 civilians north of Baghdad.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7600400/

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leftchick

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Sat Apr-23-05 11:45 AM
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1. wow an Iraqi civilian turned them in...

I wonder how much cash he got? Case closed!

:eyes:

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An Iraqi civilian helped Task Force Baghdad soldiers locate the suspects, who were arrested at two houses Saturday afternoon, the military said in a statement. The military did not identify the suspects or specify where they were captured.

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gratuitous

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Sat Apr-23-05 11:46 AM
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2. Isn't that twice the number of usual suspects?

What an impressive display of efficiency! I'm sure Major Strasser will be most pleased.

(Obscure reference to the movie Casablanca brought to you by your friendly neighborhood gratuitous.)

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Bob3

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Sat Apr-23-05 12:46 PM
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6. yes the usual round up of trouble makers liberals

and beautiful women for Capt. Renault.

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TahitiNut

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Sat Apr-23-05 12:51 PM
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7. They're still looking for Keyser Söze.

:shrug:

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Roland99

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Sat Apr-23-05 11:56 AM
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3. Caught them pretty quickly but can't get bin Forgotten or ol' One-Leg?

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uppityperson

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Sat Apr-23-05 01:11 PM
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9. Didn't we catch/kill ol'One-Leg several times? n/t

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pinkpops

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Sat Apr-23-05 11:57 AM
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4. So the US wont turn them over to the democratically elected

government for trial?

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dbonds

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Sat Apr-23-05 12:16 PM
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5. I have to take all that news with a grain of salt.

The US was embarrassed and it looked like things might be out of control, so it is convenient to round up the team that did it. With this admin we'll never know if it is THE team or random bunch of people or even no people at all - just a headline. I am jaded I guess.

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pinkpops

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Sat Apr-23-05 01:04 PM
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8. jaded - ain't we all...

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teryang

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Sat Apr-23-05 03:58 PM
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10. After the next $82 billion is gone this will still be happening

That's a safe prediction that our so called elected representatives are too freakin corrupt to address.

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