Mortar round ( fired by U.S. soldiers) accidentally kills (Iraqi) civilian

sabra

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Fri Apr-07-06 03:50 PM
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Mortar round ( fired by U.S. soldiers) accidentally kills (Iraqi) civilian

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1673842.php

Mortar round accidentally kills civilian

Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq � A mortar round fired by U.S. soldiers in northwest Iraq accidentally killed a civilian, the military said Friday.

Soldiers were firing at a suspected insurgent location Wednesday but fell short of the target, hitting the man instead, a U.S. statement said. The incident happened near a village south of Sinjar, on the road from Mosul to the border with Syria about 225 miles northwest of Baghdad.

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rsmith6621

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Fri Apr-07-06 03:52 PM
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1. Oh Well...

That The Way It Goes In War.....Isnt There Plenty More to Replace them!!!!...:sarcasm: :sarcasm:

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politicaholic

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Fri Apr-07-06 03:53 PM
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2. "Fog of war." -Donald Rumsfeld, Pentagon, 2003, 2004, 2005...- n/t

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BrklynLiberal

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Fri Apr-07-06 03:54 PM
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3. Again????????

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thereismore

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Fri Apr-07-06 03:54 PM
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4. Wow, that's got to be the first civilian admitted by the military.

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jobycom

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Fri Apr-07-06 04:09 PM
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5. Makes you wonder how many of the "suicide bombers" were mortar shells

Ooops! Damn, that killed a lot of them. Better claim it was a suicide bomber!

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uppityperson

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Fri Apr-07-06 04:10 PM
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6. interesting in combination with this thread. So sorry for everyone

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2214576

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leftchick

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Fri Apr-07-06 04:24 PM
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7. I am sure this happens daily

this is ne of the very few ever reported.

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Voltaire99

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Sat Apr-08-06 07:09 AM
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8. Whoops! Don't worry, though, dead guy: you're a hero!

Courtesy of our mortar heroes.

Whole lot of heroism goin' on!

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pinniped

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Sat Apr-08-06 09:22 AM
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9. I'm shocked.

Mortars, along with bullets, are as accurate as bombs dropped from the sky.

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Sat Apr-08-06 10:22 AM
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10. If they said one Iraqi, you can bet it was at least twelve.

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