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SOLDIERS CATCH SUSPECTED BOMB MAKER; 1500 ARTILLERY ROUNDS SEIZED
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| October 8, 2004
Posted on 10/08/2004 4:51:57 AM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
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NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
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October 8, 2004
Release Number: 04-10-22
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOLDIERS CATCH SUSPECTED BOMB MAKER; 1500 ARTILLERY ROUNDS SEIZED
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Working off a tip, Task Force Baghdad troops detained a truck carrying more than 1,500 155-millimeter artillery rounds Oct. 7. This seizure is one of the largest by the task force to date.
Ground forces were alerted to the suspected vehicle and converged on it and detained the driver and passenger. The munitions were found in the back of the truck during a search of the vehicle.
An explosive ordnance disposal team will destroy the seized munitions.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 1stcav; gnfi; iraq; tfbaghdad
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To: Cannoneer No. 4; TEXOKIE; xzins; Alamo-Girl; blackie; SandRat; Calpernia; SAMWolf; prairiebreeze; ..
CENTCOM mini-security report - good news, ping!
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posted on
10/08/2004 4:53:03 AM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("The proper response to difficulty is not to retreat -- it is to prevail."- Pres. Bush, CinC, 9/21)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
WAY TO GO TROOPS -- keep up the good work, we're with you 100% and thank you for protecting us.
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posted on
10/08/2004 4:54:20 AM PDT
by
Elkiejg
(O.K., I'll say it......National Democrats ARE UNPATRIOTIC!!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
10/08/2004 4:54:59 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry has been AWOL on issues of national security for two decades)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
10/08/2004 4:55:38 AM PDT
by
csvset
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
That's good stuff right there.
To: MEG33; Elkiejg; Ragtime Cowgirl; boxerblues; mystery-ak; Dog; Angelus Errare; section9; ...
More outstanding news from Iraq! No telling how many lives our soldiers and the Iraqi forces saved with this seizure.
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posted on
10/08/2004 4:56:45 AM PDT
by
Coop
(In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Great catch. $20 says the driver and passenger were not Iraqi.
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posted on
10/08/2004 4:57:50 AM PDT
by
bad company
(Global test? Damn I forgot to study.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Working off a tipGood news.
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posted on
10/08/2004 4:58:44 AM PDT
by
Flyer
(Prosecute Vote Fraud!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Now, drive him and the truck into no mans land. Write all the names of all the solders that died or were wounded on the truck. Tie him up and place him 100ft from the truck so he can see the fireball and shrapnel fly at him.
Boom.
Fair and balanced.
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posted on
10/08/2004 5:00:15 AM PDT
by
WakeUpAndVote
(TerRAYzuh, she gives African Americans a bad name.)
To: WakeUpAndVote
Too harsh! Put him in the truck cab with pigs then set it off.
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posted on
10/08/2004 5:03:00 AM PDT
by
Bringbackthedraft
(Why would anyone want a traitor and commie stooge for President?)
To: Bringbackthedraft
Make him stay in a room with Taarayza and Hillary overnight!!! He'll talk.
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posted on
10/08/2004 5:08:18 AM PDT
by
4everontheRight
(W stands for Why don't you just sit down and shut the hell up John Kerry)
To: Bringbackthedraft
Wedding gifts on their way to Fallujah no doubt...
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posted on
10/08/2004 5:08:33 AM PDT
by
Smoote
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
If you figure just three lives per shell saved....that is a lot of lives that just got saved...thanks to our troops...
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posted on
10/08/2004 5:09:02 AM PDT
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
To: Bringbackthedraft
To: Coop
1,500 artillery rounds!! Its a good thinig he knew where the IED's were. I would hate to have him hit one and have his truck explode.
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posted on
10/08/2004 5:10:17 AM PDT
by
boxerblues
(www.ohbluestarmothers.org)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Imagine if that truck was found traveling thru New Jersey. Get 'em now and get 'em good.
Assume the depot was in Fallujah. Boom.
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posted on
10/08/2004 5:10:19 AM PDT
by
bitt
(“Kerry believes that if you rob Peter to pay Paul, Paul will vote for you.”)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Hey this would make a nice fireworks display. Take him and his toys out in the desert and set them off. Let him ride a round to the virgin ranch.
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posted on
10/08/2004 5:10:39 AM PDT
by
Tarpon
To: Ragtime Cowgirl; Elkiejg; MEG33; csvset; conrad metcalf 42; bad company; Flyer; WakeUpAndVote
Well, I guess the driver will face the usual embarrassing questions.
1. Where did he get these shells?
2. Where was he taking them?
3. Has he used explosives to harm Coalition Forces?
4. Has he sold explosive devices to others?
5. Where did he get the money for the shells?
6. Would he by any chance know anyone else who has 1,500 artillery shells?
7. Uh, if he knows someone else with 1,500 shells, would he mind terribly much telling who it is, and where they might be storing them?
8. There have been some horrific car bomb explosions recently By any chance have part of this cache been used in some of them?
Inquiring minds want to know, and they want to know NOW!
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posted on
10/08/2004 5:11:09 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(The left hates the Constitution. Islamic Fascism hates America. Natural allies.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
10/08/2004 5:11:23 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(The Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.)
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