FReeper Canteen ~ God Bless America ~ Happy 4th of July ~ July 4 2004

321 posted on 07/04/2004 5:07:57 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)

322 posted on 07/04/2004 5:11:14 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)

Happy 4th of July Brother

323 posted on 07/04/2004 5:17:40 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Happy 4th of July America!)

To: Kathy in Alaska

324 posted on 07/04/2004 5:21:20 PM PDT by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra - https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/])

To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; tomkow6; MoJo2001; Bethbg79; HiJinx; LaDivaLoca; Ragtime Cowgirl; ...

U.S. Troops Uncover Baghdad Bomb Factory, Weapons Caches

By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2004 – U.S. soldiers in Iraq discovered an apparent bomb- making facility and several weapons caches, senior U.S. military officials announced today at a Baghdad news briefing.

Army 1st Cavalry Division troops found the site in Baghdad recently, the official told reporters, noting the makeshift factory seemed to specialize in outfitting vehicles with explosives.

He explained that four vehicles were being outfitted as VBIEDs, shorthand for "vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices." Baghdad and other areas in Iraq have been hit recently by such car bombings.

The military official added that the soldiers also discovered 12 million dinars in Iraqi currency at the site.

According to a U.S. Central Command press release, the U.S. soldiers also found other ordnance at the bomb-making facility, including five AK-47 assault rifles plus 500 bullets, various timing devices, computer boards, wires and one sight for a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. American troops also detained three individuals there for questioning, according to the release.

Other U.S. troops in Baghdad, the release said, recently found several weapons caches. One cache yielded partially assembled improvised explosive devices, RPG launchers, eight rocket rounds, 50 pounds of C-4 explosives, TNT, five blasting caps, one detonator and various other munitions. Thirty individuals at the cache site were brought in for questioning.

During interrogations, detainees identified eight more suspected insurgent operations sites. At one site, U.S. troops found three assembled IEDs, and 18 more suspects were detained and brought in for questioning.

"Denying the enemy of the Iraqi people the weapons he uses to kill Iraqi civilians is always a remarkable success," 1st Cavalry Division spokesman Lt. Col. James Hutton noted in another news release. "These discoveries deal a blow to anti-Iraqi forces."

The situation in Iraq has been relatively quiet after the June 28 handover of Iraqi sovereignty, a senior U.S. military official noted at today's Baghdad briefing.

It's apparent, the official said, that the insurgents in Iraq "are taking a very careful look at this new (Iraqi) government" and how coalition troops operate after the transfer of sovereignty.

Therefore, the official noted it'll likely take a week or so until U.S., coalition and Iraqi officials can ascertain if insurgents will increase or decrease their anti-government efforts.

For now, "we continue our long-term plan of transferring the responsibility to Iraqi security forces, as and when that capability occurs," the senior U.S. military official pointed out.

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325 posted on 07/04/2004 5:23:49 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)

RADIX AWESOME. Good to see you! Happy Freedom day!

326 posted on 07/04/2004 5:29:07 PM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross (It's not Bush's fault... it's the media's fault!)

To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

	Happy 4th of July Audio Fireworks

327 posted on 07/04/2004 5:30:36 PM PDT by NRA2BFree (Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.)

To: Lady Jag; Radix

Hey wait a minute! Is that my kitty?

328 posted on 07/04/2004 5:30:49 PM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross (It's not Bush's fault... it's the media's fault!)

To: Kathy in Alaska

329 posted on 07/04/2004 5:32:42 PM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross (It's not Bush's fault... it's the media's fault!)

To: Diva Betsy Ross

330 posted on 07/04/2004 5:35:22 PM PDT by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra - https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/])

To: txradioguy; kjfine; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; tomkow6; MoJo2001; Bethbg79; HiJinx; LaDivaLoca; ...

Check it out, folks.....A Baghdad Chapter of FR!!

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Thanks, Fawnn, for the ping.

331 posted on 07/04/2004 5:39:36 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)

Heeheee.. what happened to my kitty? That silly little guy!

332 posted on 07/04/2004 5:39:51 PM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross (It's not Bush's fault... it's the media's fault!)

To: Diva Betsy Ross

Did your kitty move in with the New England Patriots or take a vacation?

333 posted on 07/04/2004 5:41:49 PM PDT by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra - https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/])

Welcome to the Canteen!

334 posted on 07/04/2004 5:43:26 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Happy 4th of July America!)

To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; tomkow6; Radix

tomkow6!!! #250!!!
(What are the two major attractions on the west coast of Ohio?
Fawnn's wOOhOOs!!!)
Welcome back, Radix!!!
68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub!!! #300!!!

335 posted on 07/04/2004 5:45:23 PM PDT by Fawnn (Fair Funkle Fawnn, Canteen wOOhOO Consultant, and CookingWithPam.com person)

Happy WOO HOO 4th of July!

336 posted on 07/04/2004 5:46:53 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Happy 4th of July America!)

Thanks for your continual graphics in the Canteen!
Happy 4th of July!

337 posted on 07/04/2004 5:48:27 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Happy 4th of July America!)

To: Kathy in Alaska

338 posted on 07/04/2004 5:48:46 PM PDT by Fawnn (Fair Funkle Fawnn, Canteen wOOhOO Consultant, and CookingWithPam.com person)

Seven, please tell me the peaceniks aren't so stupid as to not want our troops to be able to go see some football games. SHUT UP, PEACENIKS!!

339 posted on 07/04/2004 5:49:13 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)

To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

Thanks!

How was your day at the Coast Guard? Get soup? LOL

340 posted on 07/04/2004 5:50:10 PM PDT by Fawnn (Fair Funkle Fawnn, Canteen wOOhOO Consultant, and CookingWithPam.com person)

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