IRAQ: '40 DEAD IN US ATTACK' (Wedding party? - shooting in the air again?)

Sky News ^ | 5/19/04

[areafiftyone]

Drat I did a search too.

[lilylangtree]

Ask me if I care? I DON'T!

[Mo1]

Hmmmmm? Where have I seen this before...

That's the story I was thinking of

[SF Republican]

This won't be good. people shooting guns at helicopters with missles at 2am in a war zone; it don't get any better than that

[CWW]

Note to Self -- Check Members of Wedding Party for Handguns.

[Arrowhead1952]

I just noticed there are four threads on this same incident.

[dfwgator]

But hey, look at the bright side, it will take the torture story off the headlines.

[areafiftyone]

I know. I did a search and it didn't pop up. But I think the Admin moderators are aware of that.

[Gucho]

"Iraqi witnesses said partygoers were firing in the air in traditional wedding celebration."

The Iraqi's should know by now that this is a dangerous way to celebrate in the middle of a war. Would be a good policy to inform all citizens.

[Joe Hadenuf]

I've never seen a keg last until 2:45 am. At least not at the parties I've been to.

Never been to a party with only one keg.......

[G.Mason]

" T.F.B."

Damn right!

Note to sand monkeys ... while in a war, and in the war zone, do not fire guns into air. Have a nice day.

[Burkeman1]

Yeah. I just read about this over at AP Breaking News. Tragic.

[montag813]

AP reported that Iraqi witnesses said partygoers were firing in the air in traditional wedding celebration.

We pop champagne corks. They fire live weapons???

[montag813]

And Israel thought that the Gaza "demonstration" deaths would lead international outrage this evening.

[Joe Hadenuf]

We pop champagne corks. They fire live weapons

Ever been in a major city in America on the Forth of July, or New Years Eve? You can't count the number of rounds going off.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

"Sorry, but that's just the law of natural consequences at work.

Nobody made these apes recklessly discharge their weapons into the air and so long as we continue the guise of viewing them as humans, they'll have to take responsibility for their own actions."


That has to be the singular most vile post I have ever seen on any forum. If we don't consider them as humans why then are we spending billions for their liberation. After all they are just reckless apes. You sir are a soulless buffoon, I'm ashamed to be part of the same species as you.

[Burkeman1]

If this indeed has happened it is tragic for the victims and for the Americans who fired. I can't imagine what they are feeling right about now.

[End Times Sentinel]

You sir are a soulless buffoon, I'm ashamed to be part of the same species as you.

You, newbie are a revolting apologist.  You're probably not a part of the same species as I am.  My guess is you're a liberal who doesn't bother to think, he only feels.

Why are we there?  Because their leader became too big a danger for us to continue to ignore.  Maybe you missed that.

Arabs are a truly backwards people, contributing nothing but death, disease, war, and terror to this planet for the past 1500 years.  Their skills beyond that, picking dates and almonds off trees, does little to separate them from other primates.

Here's a tip that will make your predictably short time here a little more productive:  Bring some facts to the table, not a hyperventilating, tear distorted, emotional out pouring.

Owl_Eagle
" WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH"

[Dead Dog]

Probably like they would if they killed someone who was shooting at them.

[EggsAckley]

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