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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 05:37 PM
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U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq Accident After Attack
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/iraq_usa_accident_dc&cid=564&ncid=1478

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was killed and another injured in an accident after they came under fire south of the capital Baghdad, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Wednesday.

It said the soldiers were driving in a supply convoy southeast of the town of Diwaniya, 112 miles south of Baghdad, when they received small arms fire and struck another vehicle.

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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 05:40 PM
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1. They accidentally received small arms fire and crashed
"Whoops. An accident."
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smallprint Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 05:52 PM
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8. yeah exactly
guess the army censor was sleeping
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4dsc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 05:43 PM
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2. Did you caught the BS at the end of the article
Edited on Wed Aug-20-03 05:43 PM by 4dsc
What US official said this??


U.S. officials in Iraq have said they believe the resistance to the U.S. occupation of the country will diminish once Saddam is caught and citizens no longer fear he might return to power.
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karlschneider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 05:50 PM
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4. Probably the same idiot bastard who said once Uday & Qusai were
gone, everything would be fine. Rose petals and so forth.
god damn that MF bush and his gang of criminals.
:grr:
:grr:
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Jacobin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 05:52 PM
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7. Ya mean, kinda like the tooth fairy and santa claus?
These people are delusional
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Hobarticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 05:53 PM
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9. Uh-huh...
I don't think the Iraqis give a damn if the man's swinging from a lamp post. This is about nationalism, not Saddam, anymore. They're pissed about the utilities, the lawlessness, the innocent dead, and they're taking it out on our guys in green and the UN because they're big easy targets.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:05 PM
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12. That doesn't make sense!
If you think about it!

Sounds like they are fighters either way.
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Hobarticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:07 PM
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13. I dunno...
I think things might have turned out different if they were able to get life back to normal as quickly as possible.
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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:31 PM
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14. I don't see that line in the story
I wonder if they removed it.
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Sick of Bullshit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 08:51 PM
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16. I think I figured out what those officials meant--
The US has been indiscriminately bombing, attacking, and raiding Iraqi residential areas in an Ahabesque search for Moby Saddam, so once that elusive prey is caught, average Iraqis will no longer have to fear the midnight visits!

Or something like that...:freak:
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 05:49 PM
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3. does that mean that the second one isn't counted as KIA?
if so, then these numbers are a joke.
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 05:50 PM
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5. My God, the perfidy of those lying Busheviks!
Jesus, the Orwellian Madness just doesn't quit.

If you were watching an Ahnold Action Pukefest, and you saw the Hero pump a half-dozen rounds at a vehicle, which then crashes, "A-Team" style, in what fucking universe would you call that an "accident" and not a combat death.

Madness. Utter madness has overtaken the Empire.

War is Peace
Slavery is Freedom
Ignorance is Strength
--Bushevik Motto
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 05:52 PM
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6. I call bullshit! FUCK YOU BUSH*!
FUCK YOU.
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Cush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:00 PM
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10. NBC Said Wounded
Edited on Wed Aug-20-03 06:00 PM by Cush
no mention of the death...gee, surprised?
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:03 PM
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11. Yeah! they had an "accident" after they were under fire so it
counts as combat! :grr:
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 06:52 PM
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15. Again
This is just one more example of a failed policy in Iraq, and further evidence that it's time to bring the boys home.
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Voltaire99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 10:40 PM
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17. Attention, military families: More sacrifices will be required...
...for the noble cause of SUV juice. Thank you in advance for your understanding and continued GOP voting patterns.
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