Iraqi Insurgents Attack Freight Train

Middle East - AP via Yahoo News ^ | 10/30/03

[TexKat]

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Insurgents attacked a freight train with an improvised bomb Thursday, setting four containers on fire and setting off a spree of looting by residents, witnesses said.

The attack occurred on a rail line four miles west of Fallujah against a train that carries freight, mostly for the U.S. military, from this city to Haditha, about 135 kilometers to the northwest.

The engineer escaped injury and fled the scene, witnesses said.

As soon as the flames subsided, local residents swarmed over the wreckage, carrying off computers, tents, bottled water and anything else they could carry away.

[TexKat]

Iraqis loot a train, carrying military supplies, outside Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Thursday, Oct 30, 2003. The train was carrying supplies when an improvised bomb set four containers ablaze. No casulaties were reported, but the attacked sparked a frenzy of looting by Iraqis who carried off computers, tents and other supplies. (AP Photo/Omar Ali)

Iraqis loot a train, carrying military supplies, outside Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Thursday, Oct 30, 2003.The train was carrying supplies when an improvised bomb set four containers ablaze. No casulaties were reported, but the attacked sparked a frenzy of looting by Iraqis who carried off computers, tents and other supplies. (AP Photo/Omar Ali)

[TexKat]

ping

[egarvue]

Ahhh, has everyone noticed the subtle change in the reporting? These frickin' Baath and Al-Qaida terrorists are now being referred to as "insurgents", yesterday I saw an article from the NYT that referred to them as "resistance fighters". How long before the liberal media calls them "patriots"?

[1Old Pro]

What ever happened to riding shotgun?

[Light Speed]

Now we are back to looting.

Iraqi's loot their nation..burn their info structure,,then blame the U.S. for the Chaos.

Clerics take AK-47's in the Mosque..wave them for the Faithfull...a few Satanic verses..then the crowd breaks out into chest beating and Parrot one liners to Allah.

I wonder if there is a banner or LED signage hanging somewhere in Bugdud announcing......Looting Accomplished

[TexKat]

They are not looting are they, surely not. They are just gathering the supplies together to carry them to the courageous men and women that fought for their freedom.

[niteowl77]

Well, someone could get a photographer there, so why couldn't an Apache or AC-130 show up to take everyones' "picture?"

That kid looks real concerned about Uncle, doesn't he? Well, hell... let's just let everyone laugh at us now, too.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?!?

I wonder if they chased after the train on their camels with six-guns a-blazin...

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Iraqi's loot their nation..burn their info structure,,then blame the U.S. for the Chaos.

The same can be said of liberals: Liberals loot their nation..burn their info structure,,then blame the U.S. for the Chaos.

[TexKat]

Iraqis loot a goods train blown up by an explosive device outside Fallujah. The train, which was travelling from Baghdad, was loaded with computers, medical supplies, photocopying machines, alcoholic beverages and cloth.(AFP/Abdelqader Saadi)

Iraqis loot a train, carrying military supplies, outside Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Thursday, Oct 30, 2003. The train was carrying supplies when an improvised bomb set four containers ablaze. No casulaties were reported, but the attacked sparked a frenzy of looting by Iraqis who carried off computers, tents and other supplies. (AP Photo/Omar Ali)

[Steve_Seattle]

Doesn't Islam - supposedly the world's greatest religion - prohibit theft?

[Light Speed]

The same can be said of liberals: Liberals loot their nation..burn their info structure,,then blame the U.S. for the Chaos.

Striking social paralells...

Iraqi's go to Mosque...then exit to go Looting and Burning.

Dem's go to Bhuddist Temple...then exit to go Looting and Burning.

[Sir Charles]

***Doesn't Islam - supposedly the world's greatest religion - prohibit theft?***

To put things into some kind of perspective, doesn't Christianity frown on sin? Whoever claims that Islam is the world's greatest religion, must be a Muslim. IMO, Islam is not a religion, simply an excuse for certain behavior.

[boxerblues]

The train, which was travelling from Baghdad, was loaded with computers, medical supplies, photocopying machines, alcoholic beverages and cloth.(AFP/Abdelqader Saadi)

well now we now why they looted it

[Austin Willard Wright]

If true, we are whistling past the graveyard in our attempt to "uplift" Iraq right?

[swarthyguy]

They remember what "LauRance" taught them.

[Consort]

Replay the recordings of the event from our surveilance satellites to see where the perps came from and where they went.

[Sir Charles]

***If true, we are whistling past the graveyard in our attempt to "uplift" Iraq right?***

I assume "If true" refers to Islam as a religion, and "whistling past the graveyard" means Iraq is simply a scary place to get to the other side of. Not sure of your message, but I don't think we are attempting to "uplift" Iraq for the sake of Islam.

[windchime]

Thanks, TexKat! From the photos, it looks like this train runs out in the middle of nowhere. This looks like another instance of photographers and citizens having advance knowledge of the event.

[TexKat]

There were military helicopters flying overhead during the looting.