Insurgent Iraqis kill six Marines

St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | 04/17/2004 | Ron Harris

[Helvan]

HUSAYBAH, Iraq

[Yo-Yo]

Something is seriously wrong with the message these subhuman animals are getting from our military.

They must be listening to Err Amerika

[Reborn]

Rest in peace beloved soldiers. Prayers for their loved ones.....

[mrsmith]

It's too far from the bars in the green zone of Baghdad for the intrepid media to cover it.

God bless our men.

[Ben Chad]

HUSAYBAH - one more name to remember

[don-o]

The Marines know that their fight is largely underreported, far away from where most media concentrate.

Is it time to go "Harry Truman?"

Falluja has been evacuated for two weeks.

No need for nukes, but a lot of big ass bombs. Send a message and whatnot

[ThermoNuclearWarrior]

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[huck von finn]

Not too many weeks ago this would have been "Breaking News." Guess things have changed.

It is so terribly sad, yes. This makes about 10 today.

[swarthyguy]

Great find on the Forgotten, but not for long, Syrian front.

[huck von finn]

The Marines know that their fight is largely underreported, far away from where most media concentrate.

Well thank God someone is finally reporting what they are doing. It must take some courage.

[bwteim]

Recent Google news

to Qusaybah

to Husaybah

[steplock]

Hmmm..and NO MENTION of iraqi muslim extremisty murdering pig casualties either?

Gee---whose side are 'american' reporters on?

Same sides as ...
Carter --- Cuba - communist Ecuador - U.N.
Kerry --- North Vietnam - France - U.N.
Ramsey Clark - North Vietnam - Frnace - U.N.
Lyndon La Rouche - France - Iraq - Russia - U.N.
Bill Clinton - Osama - Muslim Extremist in Bosnia - Monica
Hillary Clinton - Every Anti-American in the world
Gen Clark - Bosnian muslim drug lords - U.N. - Iraq - France

Add them all up - all of the 'leaders' of the democrat party have all been close friends of America's enemies since the 1960's - communist party back then and now they are in bed (probably literally) now with the murdering islamic terrorists.

They will snuggle up to anyone who will help DESTROY our country. It is time they are brough to justice - each and every one of them!

[metalcor]

How did the last world war end? Massive 'civilian' casualties and unbearable suffering of the "innocents". I don't think things have changed except for too many people thinking they have. The victors write the history, so get it over with.

[archy]

It appears "Ron Harris" is embeded at the Syrian border. Here's an earlier story by him:

He is. I know him from my St Louie newspapering days, though he works for what was my competition. But he's sharp, agressive and is, or was, in my opinion, one of the good guys.

Post-Dispatch 'embeds' discuss Iraqi war coverage, May 8

By Gerry Everding

Photo by Andrew Cutraro / Post Dispatch April, 6, 2003 -- Embedded Post-Dispatch Journalists Andrew Cutraro, right, and Ron Harris pose after filing stories with the Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines in Salman Pak, Iraq.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalists Ron Harris and Andy Cutraro will discuss their experiences covering the war in Iraq as correspondents embedded with a U.S. Marine battallion during a special evening forum at 7 p.m. May 8 in Room 100, Brown Hall on the Hilltop Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.

Free and open to the public, the program is sponsored by the Communications and Journalism and International Affairs programs of University College, the evening and continuing education division of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. For more information, contact University College at (314) 935-6759.

Harris, a reporter, and Cutraro, a photographer, covered the war as a team of journalists embedded with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines. Their reports and photographs appeared frequently in the Post-Dispatch as the battalion fought its way from Kuwait to Baghdad. Their presentation, which will include stories and photographs from the war, will be moderated by Repps Hudson, a reporter and editor at the Post-Dispatch and co-coordinator of the Communications and Journalism program at Washington University.

[steplock]

I don't think they expected us to retaliate as hard as we did," said Lopez, 40, of Chicago, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines.
Why didn't they?

They didn't thanks to Kerry, Clinton(both), Kennedy, McCain, the DNC in general, the news media, hollywood communist network, colleges, and university communist professors --- all aid and abet our enemy's resolve to murder American Soldiers.

We must remember to PERSONALLY thank those treasonous 'americans for their help

[livius]

I think it's time to go back to shock and awe - and lots of enemy deaths.

[huck von finn]

He is. I know him from my St Louie newspapering days, though he works for what was my competition. But he's sharp, agressive and is, or was, in my opinion, one of the good guys.

So you worked for the Globe back when St. Louis was still a two-newspaper town? Interesting! (The Weatherbird used to creep me out in the sixties when I was a kid. Do you remember that?)

I have no knowledge of Harris, but it seems as if he is doing a brave and magnanimous job in this situation.

St. Louis used to take journalism very seriously.

[meenie]

I think one improvement would be to let the Iraqis pick up the trash and paint the schools. I know of no country that has learned to respect the US military because they are such good garbage men.

[Jeff Head]

God rest the souls of these brave soldiers, and God comfort their comrades and loved ones.

I have said it before and will do so again now...the solution to the type of atrocity and resistance that Fallujah and other places in Iraq have recently seen, as small a minority as they are of the whole of Iraqis, is direct and brutal for the combatants and those providing them sanctuary and support.

To whit:

1. Pull our troops back to the perimeter around Fallujah.
2. Inform the inhabitants and fighters that negotiations are over and that they have 24 hours to evacuate any male under the age of 13 and over the age of 65 and woman and children.
3. Inform them that the death or injury of any who are held against their will or who elect to remain will be on the heads of the militants and tell them this up front...no bones about it, no further negotiations.
4. Process those electing to leave the city through checkpoints looking for any known resistors. Hold any of those who are armed or trying to escape for indefinite internment and intense interrogation.
5. Offer the same 24 hour period to any male between 13 and 64 who wants to surrender and direct them to a different location. Those showing up there without weapons are subject to indefinite internment and intense interrogation.
6. Armed resistors are killed on site.
7. After 24 hours, use MOAB and ARLITE bombing to level the entire place.
8. Then send in one hundred D-9 Cats to level out the rubble with enough dirt and top soil to effectively bury the dead.
9. Salt the ground and soak it with swine fat and place a sign there in the middle of what is left that reads.

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"Here stood Fallujah and the barbarians who once took refuge within. May the ghostly presence of those who committed atrocities against the United States of America and the Coalition Authority serve as a warning to others who considering the same.

Now there remains nothing here but pig fat and salt.

To all the innocent whom were allowed to escape we say...De Oppresso Liber. To all those barbarians who chose to fight we say...Sic Simper Tyranus".

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IMHO, at this juncture, this is all the miltant Islamics will understand...anything short of this will be viewed as weakness and subject us to continued and increased attacks.

Jeff
Author of, The Dragon's Fury Novel Series.
A techno-thriuller series about America and the next World War

[Rome2000]

Some are using children to shield themselves. We will not take shots in which we could possibly hit children."

Jesus H. Christ, do we have to get Janet Reno over there?

The statement by Major George Schreffler is freaking ridiculous.

Something is very wrong with the brass in charge.

W needs to make a change.

[oceanview]

this town is just 300 yards from the Syrian border? I think we are getting close to seeing US bombers striking Syria near that border, supposedly we have surveillance showing where munitions and people gather to come across. add this whole Jordanian WMD thing to the mix, something's coming....