US helicopter shot down in Iraq - witnesses

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL349005.htm

BAGHDAD, Jan 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. army helicopter crashed near the city of Mosul, north of Baghdad, on Friday after coming under fire from insurgents on the ground, witnesses said.

The witnesses in al-Sukar district north of Mosul told Reuters they saw gunmen fire on the helicopter, causing it to crash.

It was not immediately clear whether the crew survived the crash. U.S. forces had sealed off the site, the witnesses said. The U.S. military said it was checking the report.

It was the second U.S. helicopter to crash in Iraq in less than a week. A military UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed on Saturday, killing all 12 aboard in one of the worst incidents of its kind since the war began in 2003.

really. OK, it was Pete Williams, that former Cheneyista who said it.

being a "former" Mafia goon. Ain't no such thing this side of the grave.

Apparantly, Bush, Cheney, Lieberman, Hillary, etc, failed to notify the "failed insurgency" that they're out of business.