Eerie calms grips Fallujah after gruesome killings, Bremer vows revenge (Fed the dead to the dogs)

AFP ^ | Thu, Apr 01, 2004 | AFP

[2banana]

In an unrelated report, the Army just announced that the new "Fallujah artillery live fire range" has just been opened...

[boxerblues]

"An agreement has been negotiated with the occupation forces to lift the siege of Fallujah and to withdraw. We are hoping you will cooperate to protect Fallujah and guarantee its security," the message said.

WTF

[mewzilla]

If Fallujahns were really frightened, they'd be offering up the people who did this on a platter...

[finnman69]

The last time the Arabs had anything positive to contribute the world it was algebra 4000 years ago. Simple solution for Bremer, cut off all the rebuilding in Fallujah and the other Islamist hell holes in Iraq.

[Alberta's Child]

I heard Bremer on the radio this morning, and I've got to be honest with you -- there is nothing impressive about his demeanor that would lead me to believe he has any intention of doing a damned thing.

[devane617]

I wager the roads leaving the %^$& hole is full. If we enter to clean the bad guys will be gone. I vote we give a 2 hour warning, then level the place with any explosive device that creates huge amounts of very hot fire.

[sarasota]

Well that's just bogus. This negotiation with/appeasement of terrorists is just wrong. And I'm not buying it.

[Bigg Red]

Such savages! May they receive their just rewards.

[tiamat]

Meanwhile the US-backed paramilitary Iraqi Civil Defence Corps urged restraint in Fallujah in a statement handed out to residents late Wednesday.

"An agreement has been negotiated with the occupation forces to lift the siege of Fallujah and to withdraw. We are hoping you will cooperate to protect Fallujah and guarantee its security," the message said.

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In other words, those savages got what they wanted.

I'd shell the joint.

[boxerblues]

This report is coming from AFP the same outfits whose photographer who were on the scene recording this for the world to see.

[Frank_Discussion]

April Fools?

[Jim Noble]

We have conducted the occupation of Iraq based on a false theory about human behavior generally, and about these savages in particular.

It is too late to carry out a heavy occupation.

The most that will happen is that the usual suspects will be "arrested" - because that is the most that can happen.

In post-Saddam Iraq, we've been bluffing the bad guys.

They just called our bluff.

[BibChr]

The narratives of Judges 20 (especially verses 12-48) and 2 Samuel 20:14-22 come to mind. This may suggest a path to take in this gut-wrenching situation.

Dan
Biblical Christianity web site

[Bigg Red]

"An agreement has been negotiated with the occupation forces to lift the siege of Fallujah and to withdraw. We are hoping you will cooperate to protect Fallujah and guarantee its security," the message said.

%%

Sounds to me like our guys are telling the paramilitary force, "Okay, you've got X hours to bring us the perps, and then we're taking over."

[mewzilla]

It looks as though the planners of this atrocity and AFP may be hoping to foment something that plays into their hands?

[prion]

Lift the siege? Fallujah is under siege? Since when, and in which case, what were civilians doing there? And why didn't we show up in force immediately? And don't we have pictures of the dancing crowds, thanks to AFP, with perfectly recognizable faces showing?

[section9]

Not exactly. The ICDC is an Iraqi outfit; they are trying to maintain bona fides with the local Sunnis.

The Marines haven't been heard from.

Yet.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[phasma proeliator]

Can someone... ANYONE... please explain to me why our military commanders didn't immediately (upon hearing of this) react and order troops in to recover the bodies?

How disgraceful and disrespectful can we be? US Citizens are allowed to be dismembered and thrown to the dogs!?

It is beyond 'unacceptable' to allow this to happen. It's not as if we don't have any US military or support in the area....

Un-F'n believable.

[chachacha]

What's the HOLD UP