Posted on 02/08/2007 5:20:59 AM PST by tobyhill
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A helicopter operated by a private security firm came down in Iraq last week, U.S. officials said on Thursday, an incident that marks the sixth downing of a helicopter in three weeks.
Reports of the January 31 incident, in which no one was killed, come a day after seven crew members and passengers aboard a U.S. Marine helicopter were killed when it crashed near Baghdad, possibly after being hit by ground fire.
The U.S. military, concerned that militants have changed tactics or are using more sophisticated weapons, has said it is adjusting its tactics.
One U.S. military official told Reuters he had heard reports that the private security helicopter came down under fire.
“It did not crash, it made a hard landing. They were able to get all crew and equipment out,” the official said.
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The media are ghoulish propagandists. They will spin everything for a shocking headline.
Anyone recall all the helicopter crashing during slick willie's foray in to Kosovo?......on behalf of the muslim fundamentalists I might add.
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