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IRAQIS HELP LEAD GIS TO TERROR BIGS
New York Post ^
| 1/14/04
| NILES LATHEM
Posted on 01/14/2004 12:54:03 AM PST by kattracks
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:18:32 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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January 14, 2004 -- WASHINGTON - U.S. troops have captured a handful of big-time al Qaeda terrorist suspects in northern Iraq, acting on tips from Iraqis who are increasingly emboldened to help coalition forces after the arrest of Saddam Hussein, the Pentagon said yesterday. Pentagon officials said last night that a series of raids by the Army's 101st Airborne Division in the northern city of Mosul over the past week, including one on Monday, targeted members of al Qaeda and its local affiliate, Ansar al-Islam.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaedaandiraq; captured; iraq
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posted on
01/14/2004 12:54:03 AM PST
by
kattracks
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
ping
2
posted on
01/14/2004 12:54:33 AM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
How can this be? The Democrats keep telling us it's a (gasp) QUAGMIRE!
; )
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posted on
01/14/2004 12:57:07 AM PST
by
Prime Choice
(Americans are a spiritual people. We're happy to help members of al Qaeda meet God.)
To: Prime Choice
I would like to examine the word "quagmire" and find out what exactly it means. If a quagmire is a situation we feel we are stuck in (and will be for a time to come), then Iraq is a quagmire. If a quagmire is a situation that we are stuck in, and it is going badly, then I don't think Iraq is one. I suppose if people use a twisted definition of the word (not knowing any better) it might seem perfectly obvious to them that no matter how well the situation goes in Iraq, it is a quagmire, merely because we are committed to the country.
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posted on
01/14/2004 1:04:22 AM PST
by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
To: kattracks
"The raids were directed at suspects whose names were on NEW LISTS of terrorists that Army intelligence has compiled recently with the help of Iraqi citizens, military officials said."
I hope they brought enough decks of cards for everyone. Love how our guys play "52-card pickup"!
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posted on
01/14/2004 1:09:49 AM PST
by
geopyg
(Democracy, whiskey, sexy)
To: xm177e2
I would like to examine the word "quagmire" and find out what exactly it means. If a quagmire is a situation we feel we are stuck in (and will be for a time to come), then Iraq is a quagmire. If a quagmire is a situation that we are stuck in, and it is going badly, then I don't think Iraq is one. I suppose if people use a twisted definition of the word (not knowing any better) it might seem perfectly obvious to them that no matter how well the situation goes in Iraq, it is a quagmire, merely because we are committed to the country. Interesting and thoughtful take on the matter. Well, if they consider a long-term commitment to any endeavor to be a "quagmire," I'm left to wonder if they consider marriage, child rearing and seeking to lead a moral life to be "a quagmire."
It would explain a great many things about the Left... ; )
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posted on
01/14/2004 1:14:21 AM PST
by
Prime Choice
(Americans are a spiritual people. We're happy to help members of al Qaeda meet God.)
To: xm177e2
quag·mire ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kwgmr, kwg-)
n.
1.Land with a soft muddy surface.
2.A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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posted on
01/14/2004 1:24:05 AM PST
by
texasflower
(in the event of the rapture.......the Bush White House will be unmanned)
To: xm177e2
A quagmire is a war that the dims have started, (Vietnam by Kennedy, Korea by Truman). Poorly thought out, no exit strategy, a disaster in the making.
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posted on
01/14/2004 2:51:11 AM PST
by
tkathy
(The islamofascists and the democrats are trying to destroy this country)
To: kattracks; MJY1288; TexKat; Coop; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
Thank you. Bump for NY Post headlines. (^: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S. troops have captured a handful of big-time al Qaeda terrorist suspects in northern Iraq, acting on tips from Iraqis who are increasingly emboldened to help coalition forces after the arrest of Saddam Hussein...including one on Monday, targeted members of al Qaeda and its local affiliate, Ansar al-Islam.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Saddam is GONE, thanks to our awesome troops, and because of this President, ping!
To: kattracks
They will get Al-Douri very soon...
10
posted on
01/14/2004 4:42:57 AM PST
by
Dog
(Impersonating Pigpen since 1956)
To: Angelus Errare; Coop
Fyi...
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posted on
01/14/2004 4:45:16 AM PST
by
Dog
(Impersonating Pigpen since 1956)
To: Dog
Hope so.
12
posted on
01/14/2004 4:47:04 AM PST
by
MEG33
(We Got Him!)
To: MEG33
MEG I'm sure of it...
13
posted on
01/14/2004 4:48:13 AM PST
by
Dog
(Impersonating Pigpen since 1956)
To: Dog
Agree
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posted on
01/14/2004 5:43:32 AM PST
by
hoosiermama
(Prayers for all)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump
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posted on
01/14/2004 8:29:30 AM PST
by
SAMWolf
(A fate worse than death: to be married alive.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Saddam is GONE, thanks to our awesome troops, and because of this President ~ Bump!
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posted on
01/14/2004 9:09:15 AM PST
by
blackie
To: Prime Choice
I'm left to wonder if they consider marriage, child rearing and seeking to lead a moral life to be "a quagmire." It would explain a great many things about the Left... ; )
Heh... that sums it up nicely.
One difference between the liberation of Afghanistan and Iraq vs the Korean and Vietnam conflicts is the lack of a superpower opponent.
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posted on
01/14/2004 9:35:21 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(...keep watching Iran, the election is in February...)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
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posted on
01/14/2004 9:57:23 AM PST
by
windchime
(Podesta about Bush: "He's got four years to try to undo all the stuff we've done." (TIME-1/22/01))
To: kattracks
The Iraqi people are gaining courage. It was something that Saddam sought to stamp out, but it looks like he was unable to kill their courage, only curtail it for awile.
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posted on
01/14/2004 2:35:59 PM PST
by
McGavin999
(Evil thrives when good men do nothing!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
U.S. troops have captured a handful of big-time al Qaeda terrorist suspects in northern Iraq, acting on tips from Iraqis who are increasingly emboldened to help coalition forces after the arrest of Saddam Hussein The nine dwarves are deeply saddened.
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posted on
01/14/2004 5:45:09 PM PST
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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