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U.S. pounds Najaf rebels
Reuters ^
| 8/19/04
Posted on 08/19/2004 12:35:55 PM PDT by saquin
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected U.S. AC-130 gunships have pounded positions held by Sh'ite militiamen in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf and large orange multiple flashes have lit the night sky.
A large cloud of smoke was rising from an ancient cemetery on Thursday where rebels loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have fought U.S. troops for two weeks.
The explosions from the bombing, that went on for more than 30 minutes, were loudly heard several km (miles) away.
The Iraqi government earlier gave Sadr a few hours to agree to its demands or face a major offensive.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ac130; iraq; najaf
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To: r9etb
AC-130 Gunships: Breathing metal and delivering death
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posted on
08/19/2004 12:57:12 PM PDT
by
CurlyBill
(John Kerry = Paris by Proxy)
To: Little Ray
To tell the truth, if these were Southern Baptists who had taken over the Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile, AL, and were using it to attack police I would be all in favor of OUR troops taking them out, regardless of what was required. Baptists don't have a really 'holy' shrine like that or the Vatican, but whatever facility they were using to bring disgrace to the religion would be fair game as far as I'm concerned. I trust the members of Dauphin Way will understand their church was chosen only for illustrative purposes!
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posted on
08/19/2004 12:57:34 PM PDT
by
jwpjr
To: Redcloak; Justin Raimondo
43
posted on
08/19/2004 12:57:39 PM PDT
by
BrooklynGOP
(www.logicandsanity.com)
To: saquin; Coop
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posted on
08/19/2004 12:58:53 PM PDT
by
dighton
To: saquin
To: r9etb
just the usual suspects...
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posted on
08/19/2004 1:16:22 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: finnigan2
I don't think armies can use gas unless it's on your home turf. gas is a wmd, no?
47
posted on
08/19/2004 1:17:41 PM PDT
by
kinghorse
(http://www.demsextrememakeover.com/)
To: Dog Gone
this is way beyond that. This isn't any old corner Mosque and the chief bad guys like Nasrallah and Khamanei know it. This is a set up, a call to arms. This is their Alamo.
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posted on
08/19/2004 1:19:04 PM PDT
by
kinghorse
(http://www.demsextrememakeover.com/)
To: Little Ray
Personally, though, I would LOVE give 'em the opportunity to die under a pile of gold-leafed bricks. Sends the right message: Sistine Chapel, Taj Mahal, Church of the Nativity, or Versailles, there is no place for you hide, and nothing we will not level to kill you. If we continue to let 'em hid there, we just send a rather foolish message - crawl under a cultural icon and we negotiation rather than slaughter the scum. I totally agree with you.
To: BrooklynGOP
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posted on
08/19/2004 1:25:58 PM PDT
by
Texaggie79
(Did I just say that?)
To: kinghorse
Somehow I don't the "insurgents" would fare as well Houston did at San Jacinto...
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posted on
08/19/2004 1:30:25 PM PDT
by
Little Ray
(John Ffing sKerry: Just a gigolo!)
To: r9etb
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posted on
08/19/2004 1:33:48 PM PDT
by
AgentEcho
(If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers)
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To: saquin
More Photos please,
I have just linked to this post on Christian-news-in-maine.com, my readers demand photo's photo's of AC-130's cleaning clock.
Common guys, photo's, photo's photo's.
To: AgentEcho
Great find. Talk about "Run away so you die tired".
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posted on
08/19/2004 1:45:47 PM PDT
by
MattinNJ
(Kerry is having Rambo eruptions.)
To: r9etb
AC-130's are pretty distinctive, I'd think the author should know one if he's seen it...
Especially if it's pounding away at rebels enclaves..
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posted on
08/19/2004 1:48:42 PM PDT
by
Ro_Thunder
(Lt.Col. Myles Miyamasu -"These guys really make us work to kill them, but in the end, they're dead.")
To: saquin
These rebels have made their point now, and neeed to be sent up.
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posted on
08/19/2004 1:52:16 PM PDT
by
RISU
To: saquin
the Iraqi holy city of Najaf Rapidly becoming the holey city of Najaf...
To: saquin
59
posted on
08/19/2004 2:05:42 PM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Re: Protection from up on high, Keyser Sose has nothing on Sandy Berger, the DNC Burglar)
To: Diogenesis
Best news I've heard all day!
Go get 'em, troops!
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posted on
08/19/2004 2:31:00 PM PDT
by
Palladin
(Proud to be a FReeper!)
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