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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 here we see the efficacy of the AWB. It simply MUST be extended to prevent the terrorists from aquiring these weapons</s>
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:04:00 AM PDT
by
mrsmel
To: writer33
Yep, for sure!!!!
FReegards and Best,
D2
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:06:29 AM PDT
by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
This document was obviously created on a computer!
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:09:33 AM PDT
by
OSHA
(Given an infinite number of dumbocrats with an infinite number of typewriters.............)
To: prophetic
>>>
I'll give you even money it was China AND France<<<Via Iran!
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
How long are we gonna continue to play footsies with these terrorists? Grease the rotten bastards already!
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:27:41 AM PDT
by
Prime Choice
(The Log Cabin Republicans AREN'T.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Good News ~ Bump!
The noose is tightening on the bad guys!
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:38:54 AM PDT
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
We are paying a big price for allowing him to remain active.
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:55:16 AM PDT
by
whizzer
To: writer33
Great work by the Iraqis and our troops!
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:59:05 AM PDT
by
Coop
(In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
To: Coop
Yep. It's a great CO-OP effort! ;-)
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posted on
09/11/2004 11:01:19 AM PDT
by
writer33
(Try this link: http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/books/electivedecisions.shtml)
To: AndyJackson
"And the source of these weapons?"
American gun shows!
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posted on
09/11/2004 11:04:04 AM PDT
by
lawdude
(Liberalism: A failure every time it is tried!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Religion of peace bump....
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posted on
09/11/2004 11:59:15 AM PDT
by
Chinito
(Combat Apple '69)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Why am I not surprised? Now to just find the Spider Hole he and Osama have crawled into and toss in a couple of hand-grenades.
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posted on
09/11/2004 3:36:59 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
09/11/2004 3:58:07 PM PDT
by
Nepalis
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Um...I know everyone is very busy there now...but....
....could innocent little Muttly have the stuff when they are finished photographing it ?......Pleeeeease......?
He promises to give it all a pleasant and sensitive adoped home....right by his bed. He feels so sorry for it being abandoned. Pure sympathy, that's all.
Trust me.
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posted on
09/11/2004 4:08:21 PM PDT
by
PoorMuttly
("Now, there you go again.")
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
PING - good guys busting the al-Sadr the thug again!!
This is great. First they find his court, now his weapons.
This man is exposed to all Iraqis as a liar, a thug, and a Saddam wannabe.
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:04:48 PM PDT
by
WOSG
(George W Bush / Dick Cheney - Right for our Times!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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.
This wasn't suppose to happen, it was a most sacred wall! How dare they destroy the most sacred wall!
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posted on
09/11/2004 10:09:05 PM PDT
by
RJL
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