IRAQ: Planting Roadside Bombs Just Got More Dangerous

StrategyPage.com ^ | March 12, 2004 | Tomasz Nowak

[John Jorsett]

A group of five terrorists was arrested by a Polish quick reaction force in Iraq. There is no doubt, that the terrorists were responsible for the recent killing of two American civil workers and their Iraqi interpreter on March 9, 2004. At about eight o'clock at the evening (Baghdad Time) the Americans stopped their car at a check-point between the cities Kerbala and Al-Hilla manned by people wearing Iraqi police uniforms. It turned out to be a trap. The terrorist immediately opened fire killing both men and their female translator.

Polish forces from the multinational division were alarmed by the local Iraqi (Shia-Muslims) civilians, who were witness of the attack. A quick reaction group immediately pursued the enemy. The terrorists were caught by surprise and gave up without resistance. The bodies of the victims were found in the trunk of their car. The killers were passed on to the American Military Police. According to the Polish media in Iraq the successful pursuit indicates an improving cooperation between Polish forces and the local Iraqi population. It is second successful anti-terror operation in recent time conducted by Polish forces. The last one occurred in February, when a group of nine terrorists were arrested in the desert near Kerbala.

During the 70s and 80s there were up to 40.000 Polish engineers and construction workers in Iraq. In those days Poland was assigned as the east-block country which was responsible for the contacts with Iraq. Perhaps it is one of the reasons why today there seams to be a relatively good level of understanding between Polish troops and Iraqi civilians. Although some terrorists attacks were also conducted against Polish soldiers there was until now only one fatality. Currently there are 2.200 Polish soldiers in Iraq. Since 1999 Poland is a member of NATO and traditionally regarded as one of the most pro-American countries in Europe.

[txrangerette]

Go POLES!

[68skylark]

Good news that these terrorists were caught. And congratulations to our Polish allies -- we are very lucky to be working with them in Iraq. They are world-class soldiers.

[aruanan]

The killers were passed on to the American Military Police.

Too bad the sentence didn't read thus:

The killers were passed on to the American Military Police, after which they disappeared from the face of the earth.

[Dubh_Ghlase]

I would prefer:

" The killers bodies were passed on to the American Military Police, which promptly buried them in pigskins..."

[Jaxter]

With real friends like the Poles, who needs the French and the Germans?

[aruanan]

Or:

The killers were passed on to the American Military Police, after which they next appeared in bags of Purina Sow Chow.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

A group of five terrorists was arrested by a Polish quick reaction force in Iraq. There is no doubt, that the terrorists were responsible for the recent killing of two American civil workers and their Iraqi interpreter on March 9, 2004...

....According to the Polish media in Iraq the successful pursuit indicates an improving cooperation between Polish forces and the local Iraqi population.

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8 Ping for our Polish allies!

[Jeff Head]

FYI. Great work!

[68skylark]

I don't know if you got a ping for this article about the good work of Polish troops in Iraq.

[blackie]

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[Snardius]

According to the Polish media in Iraq the successful pursuit indicates an improving cooperation between Polish forces and the local Iraqi population.

In Iraq, this is called "polerizing"...[ahem]

[McGavin999]

God bless and protect our Polish allies. They're doing a great job in Iraq and their country should be very proud of them. I know we are.

[McGavin999]

ROTFLMCO :o) Good one.

[Liberty Valance]

Salute! Swift justice for all terrorists.

[Skywarner]

"Good news that these terrorists were caught. And congratulations to our Polish allies -- we are very lucky to be working with them in Iraq. They are world-class soldiers."

Ping to that!!

[eddie willers]

God bless and protect our Polish allies. They're doing a great job in Iraq and their country should be very proud of them. I know we are.

The spirit of Casimir Pulaski lives on.

In his first letter to Washington, after arriving in America, Pulaski wrote, "I came here, where freedom is being defended, to serve it, and to live or die for it."

[Consort]

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

bttt!

[bogdanPolska12]

Thank you for this. Good post. Polish forces bump.