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Baghdad Sheraton hit by RPG

Apparently both the Sheraton and the Palestine Hotels have been hit .... not devastating hits but some injuries being reported.

Mike ~~~ is your brother still over there? Continuing to pray for him, just in case.

[MJY1288]

My brother is not in Baghdad anymore, he is in the south working with some of the locals leaders coordinating the introduction of the newly trained Iraqi Security forces. He tells me that all is going quite well. he said they're most concerned with vehicles that might be used as car bombs or carrying IED's.

Apparently it's easy for the Shi'ites in the south to recognize what they call "Takriti's" (Saddam Loyalist or Ba'athist)

He tells me that the training mission is near completion and he's not sure how much longer he will be there. But I have to explain someting to you. I told him that I added his name to a prayer list here at Free Republic and he got upset with me. He said he is being paid very well for his work in Iraq and if any prayers are needed they're not to be wasted on him, he said pray for the real heroes, "Our Troops" He said they are doing a fabulous job and he has tremendous respect for them and would hate to think that one less prayer would be said for our soldiers who are in harms way by order from their Commander-in-Chief