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HUGE ILLEGAL WEAPONS CACHE FOUND IN AL-SADR'S NAJAF OFFICE
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Posted on 09/11/2004 9:51:21 AM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
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September 11, 2004
Release Number: 04-09-30
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HUGE ILLEGAL WEAPONS CACHE FOUND IN AL-SADR'S NAJAF OFFICE
BAGHDAD The Iraqi Police and the Iraqi Intervention Force found hundreds of illegal weapons hidden in secret rooms in Muqtada al-Sadrs Najaf office Thursday.
As part of their mission to clear the city of armed Mehdi Militia and remove weapons and ammunition caches, the Iraqi Security Forces conducted a search of al-Sadrs office, close to the Imam Ali shrine. During the search, which took place with the Najaf governors approval, Iraqi troops noticed fresh plaster on a wall in al-Sadrs office.
After breaking through the false wall, the soldiers found a secret hallway and rooms filled with mortars, rockets, machine guns, and other weapons illegally hidden from authorities when the militia vacated the city.
Included in the secret cache the Iraqi Police, IIF and Iraqi National Guard found more than 10 mortar tubes (including heavy mortars), more than 145 mortar rounds, a dozen rockets, numerous anti-tank weapons including RPG launchers, a heavy machine gun, an anti-aircraft gun, automatic rifles, mines, various other explosives and communications equipment.
NOTE: The information contained in this press release is being released by the Multi-National Force-Iraq at the request of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior. All queries regarding this press release should be directed to the Iraqi Ministry of Interior.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alsadr; gnfi; icantbelieveit; iraq; najaf; sadr; southwestasia; youdontsay
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
And the source of these weapons?
To: Cannoneer No. 4; TEXOKIE; xzins; Alamo-Girl; blackie; SandRat; Calpernia; SAMWolf; prairiebreeze; ..
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
But.. But.. reports a couple of days ago said the offices were clean of weapons.
Must be the Disinformation Ministry hard at work, I reckun.
:-]
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posted on
09/11/2004 9:53:52 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative ..... Sign up today!)
To: AndyJackson
Has fewer customers today.
To: AndyJackson
I'll give you even money it was China AND France
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posted on
09/11/2004 9:54:47 AM PDT
by
prophetic
(Dems investigate for pre 9/11intel - but now we've LOTS of Intel and they claim politics)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
09/11/2004 9:55:08 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry has been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
09/11/2004 9:55:31 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative ..... Sign up today!)
To: AndyJackson
Best FR question of the week.
May I hazard a guess as to the origin of much of the materiel? Oui? No?
Leni
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posted on
09/11/2004 9:56:00 AM PDT
by
MinuteGal
(Florida Freepers....We Have a Great State Forum. Click the Flag on your Profile Page to Get to It)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Good news for the Crusade!
I think our military made a huge mistake by not taking out the islamic terrorist Al-Sadr a long time ago.
How many Americans have died because he still lives?
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posted on
09/11/2004 9:56:42 AM PDT
by
kapn kuek
(It's islamic terrorist, not just terrorist.)
To: AndyJackson
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posted on
09/11/2004 9:57:07 AM PDT
by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Great post! But this still isn't proof of weapons of mass destruction, cowgirl! So why are we in Iraq? Denote heavy sarcasm.
The answer is in this press release.
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posted on
09/11/2004 9:57:18 AM PDT
by
writer33
(Try this link: http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/books/electivedecisions.shtml)
To: Defender2
"#2. The DNC."
Ouch! I like it. I like it alot.
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posted on
09/11/2004 9:58:26 AM PDT
by
writer33
(Try this link: http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/books/electivedecisions.shtml)
To: writer33
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posted on
09/11/2004 9:58:59 AM PDT
by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
To: Defender2
Of course you know, no matter how many people are killed with these weapons, they're still not weapons of mass destruction according to the media, the DNC, Michael Moore, and various other socialists.
And because of that, here we are today.
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:01:42 AM PDT
by
writer33
(Try this link: http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/books/electivedecisions.shtml)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Wow! So, are these things "sacraments?"
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:02:05 AM PDT
by
MizSterious
(First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Wow. That's the same headline the press uses when someone in the U.S. has 2 handguns and a rifle.
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:02:08 AM PDT
by
tbeatty
(I didn't claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat salad.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
How many laws must Al-Sadr violate to be arrested?
How many murders must Al Sadr commit to be arrested?
How many truces must Al-Sadr violate to be arrested?
How many American must die at Al-Sadr's before he is arrested.
How long before we or the Free Iraqi KILL THIS SONUVABITCH?
Semper Fi
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:02:45 AM PDT
by
river rat
(You may turn the other cheek...But I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Obviously used for some sort of religious service.
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:03:08 AM PDT
by
CaptRon
(Pedecaris alive or Raisuli dead)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Who found the weapons?
THE IRAQIS! Das what I'm talking about..Woo-woo!
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:03:13 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Partisan Political Operative)
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