Posted on 11/24/2005 3:31:53 PM PST by Dog
Both sides have suffered casualties. US soldiers crossed over after Damascus was given an ultimatum Thursday, Nov. 24, to hand over a group of senior commanders belonging to Abu Musab al Zarqawi’s al Qaeda force. According to US intelligence, the group had fled to Syria to escape an American attack in Mosul. Syrian border guards opened fire on the American force.
Easy there, the source is DEBKA. Usually about as trustworthy as the National Enquirer
I know I'm being a pain in the tush.....but confirm it or debunk it....using another source.
So basically they just make up stories?
How do you prove a negative?
DEBKA = BS
Find a source grasshopper.
I put you in the maybe column..
The new jouralism, post Mary Mapes.
No. Grain of salt the size of a boulder.
LOL
You think Fox or CNN can squeeze this in between jessica simpleton getting divorced and turkey fryer diasters? All of the real people working there are on vacation. There won't be anything reported until tommorow if true.
Rumors in that part of the world aren't new...Verifying sources would be new.
I seriously doubt that U.S. forces would cross the Syrian border to retrieve some Al Qaeda. Not worth the international complications.
The only other thing that came close was "Firefight near Syrian Border as Op Steel Curtain ends"..no mention of who it was with..
Why not.....if you had solid intel Zarqawi was in the group you were chasing...I think we would risk Syria getting its hackles up.
With air support I hope. Set the B's a buzzin'.
I have to bookmark this!
Waiting for confirmation with baited breath (make that bated turkey breath)
Border guards open fire on a armed-to-the teeth Marine's and inflict casualities?? Wire services silent??? Bogus!
Most likely, the Syrians fired from across their border and Marines returned fire.
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