Posted on 10/27/2004 8:21:14 PM PDT by DTogo
As soon as this Al-Qaqaa story "broke" I thought of calling my friend (an officer and unit commander attached to the 101st during Operation Iraqi Freedom) to find out what really happened. Well, I just got off the phone with him and after joking that he was directing traffic for all the Iraqi trucks that looted explosives out of Al-Qaqaa, I asked him what this story is really all about.
Turns out several of his unit's men were with the 2nd Brigade that first arrived at Al-Qaqaa, secured it, spent the night, then moved out. The day they left, the 101st Division Command Staff (which my friend was attached to) then moved into Al-Qaqaa and set up temporary HQ for TWO WEEKS! While there he walked around and inside bunkers and saw all sorts of stuff stacked up and lying around: AK-47s, RPGs, rockets, bombs, ammo, and black powder used in making weapons as that's what the Al-Qaqaa facility was - manufacture and storage.
Did he see any IAEA sealed bunkers? No. Did he see anything other than field weapons/munitions? No. Did they allow Iraqis to drive trucks into HQ and help themselves to weapons? Gimme a break! Would the 101st Division Command Staff HQ next to 380 tons of HMX, RDX and PETN during combat? I would think not.
My friend's parting thoughts were that this was likely Kerry's "October Suprise" to be leaked right before the election, leaving the Bush team no time to rebutt or explain, but it got leaked too early. Turns out this highly explosive story is one big DNC dud.
If true, get his info to Sean Hannity, he had a guy on there who wasn't very sure of himself.
Send his info to Jim Angle over at Fox also...
Do your Duty.....
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If we returning Vietnam Vets had had the Internet and conservative Talk Radio to counter the KERRY-FONDA-HAYDEN-RODHAM-CLINTON-CRONKITE Axis of Evil with...
the once Free South Vietnamese would still be Free today.
As it is it's now...
Little Saigon leads the Way: Cools to KERRY
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1254530/posts
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I thought the guy was telling what he knew but Hannity was pushing.
Sean Hannity did have a former soldier from the 101st on his show this afternoon, and was supposed to have him again tonight on Hannity and Colmes, and he told nearly the same story. He, however, wasn't there for 2 weeks. It would be nice if this guy's buddy could go on and back up the story, and that of Dana Lewis.
http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10111
Great article about Russia and the Iraq weapons from 2003
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JOHN KERRY = Enemy of Vietnam Vets
http://www.TheAlamoFILM.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1320
...and of Freedom loving people everywhere.
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{tin foilhat LOL} I think Kerry stole the HMX so he'll have something to blow himself up with on Nov 3{/Tinfoil hat }
AMMOGATE PING!
I thought the parked ther for 24 hrs?
2 weeks?
So 101st left a contingent to follow the column for 2 weeks!
thanks Dtogo
Some radio station was offering time for anyone who was there to call their show and tell their story...Can't remember who..Was is Hannity's radio show?
bttt
I love the internets!
Fort Campbell bump ( my son is garrisoned there when he's not in Iraq ).
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