AP Radio News: Mortar Attack on US Base No. Iraq 2 Dead More Injured

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Fri Oct-24-03 09:35 AM
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AP Radio News: Mortar Attack on US Base No. Iraq 2 Dead More Injured

Edited on Fri Oct-24-03 10:06 AM by DUreader

Also 1 Dead in separate attack also in North

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Thanks for the link below

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Fri Oct-24-03 09:48 AM
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1. here's a link

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=7530

excerpt:

A US base in Samarra took two mortar shells at 1:00 pm (1000 GMT), leaving two soldiers dead and four wounded, said Major Josslyn Aberle of the Fouth Infantry Division.

The wounded were evacuated to a combat hospital.

One US soldier was shot dead early Friday as he guarded a grain silo in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the US-led coalition said.

"A soldier was killed in Mosul at 3:45 am (0045 GMT). The soldier died of the result of wounds inflicted during a small arms attack as he was guarding a grain silo in western Mosul," said a military spokesperson.

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had to go to a foreign news source - guess the US press doesn't care :mad:

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Fri Oct-24-03 09:53 AM
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2. Mission Accomplished, baby!

The money's rollin' in from those no-bid contracts, they're selling gasoline to the Iraqis at a 400% markup, and there's billions more on the way from U.S. taxpayer. There's still some dead-enders fightin' and dyin' over in Eye-rack? Pffffsh! Who cares? That is just so April!

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Fri Oct-24-03 10:03 AM
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3. Bring Em ON

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