Posted on 01/26/2007 7:41:43 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Contrary to U.S. military statements, four U.S. soldiers did not die repelling a sneak attack at the governor's office in the Shiite holy city of Karbala last week. New information obtained by The Associated Press shows they were abducted and found dead or dying as far as 25 miles away.
The brazen assault 50 miles south of Baghdad was launched Jan. 20 by a group of nine to 12 militants. They traveled in black GMC Suburban vehicles - the type used by U.S. government convoys, had American weapons, wore new U.S. military combat fatigues and spoke English.
In a written statement, the U.S. command reported at the time that five soldiers were killed while "repelling the attack." Two senior U.S. military officials as well as Iraqi officials now say three of them were found dead and one mortally wounded in locations as far as 25 miles east of the governor's office.
The U.S. officials said they could not be sure if the soldiers were killed as the attackers drove them to the place where they abandoned the Suburbans or afterward. Iraqi officials said the men were killed just before the vehicles were abandoned.
The daring commando team also took an unclassified U.S. computer with them as they fled with the four soldiers and left behind an American M-4 automatic rifle, senior U.S. military officials said.
For more than a week, the U.S. military in Baghdad declined comment on reports that began emerging from Iraqi government and military officials which suggested a major breakdown in security surrounding U.S. forces in Karbala.
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These soldiers were from my sons unit the 377th PFAR. there is a lot more to this story than any MSM will ever have the gonads to report.
News.
Right now I'm thinking - the rest of the world doesn't deserve us....
The Iraqi brothers over at "Iraq the Model" think it was an inside job. They have a good discussion about it.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
The Kerbala attack: An inside job
http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/
Prayers for your son and these incredibly brave men.
I doubt the US government officials they quote referred to the terrorists as "daring commando team".
AP terrorist-whorshiping scum suckers all...
I doubt the US government officials they quote referred to the terrorists as "daring commando team".
AP terrorist-whorshiping scum suckers all...
The daring commando team????
Who wrote this junk?
Thanks.
The news that the ROE are changing concerning Iran are related directly to this story.
This sounds surprisingly like the German squads that infiltrated our lines at the Battle of the Bulge---many of them American born, perfect English-speakers.
Oh, bb....I'll keep your son in my prayers....
As has been the case since the 3rd month of this war..
My prayers and gratitude to your son and his comrades..
I was just reading that
Likely the AP Editors in this country.....
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The press is the propaganda arm of the American left and they have an agenda...see this:
daring and brazen...sounds like the AP admires the terrorists. then again, that's nothing new.
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