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.
Al Qaqaa ping
You mean they didn't?!!! But... but... but...
Btw, did you know kerry was a Viet Nam hero? Before he was an al Qaeda hero.
I hope someone sends this thread to all the talk show hosts and conservative media outlets.
bump!
Kerry is trashing military as he trashes Bush.
BTTT!!!!!!!!
Tell your buddy that he needs to get on the air with this ASAP!
Your friend, a hero by the way, needs to step up and make sure Kerry isn't allowed to perpetuate this FRAUD any longer.
And FAST!
Did you know Kerry just stepped into deep doo doo??:)
Bump
What does your friend know- he's only one of the "kids".
I just got off the phone with my friend, again, and he has yet to check the e-mails I sent him last night, which includes a link to this thread. I told him that it's been viewed by 1,650+ people so far, everyone wants him to speak to the media, and that another soldier from the 101st was on Hannity & Colmes last night. I paraphrased the H&C interview and he agreed with it. He'd be more than happy to convey his story too, if the opportunity presents itself.
Thanks for your support! I'll keep y'all posted!
I'll keep y'all posted!
Great.
bmp
Boom ~ Bump!
I think Hannity is a lurker. Perhaps an Admin Moderator or Jim Robinson can get him the message.
That would be nice! If Jim or Admin Mod-man have a direct contact for Hannity or other Conservative media personalities, I'd be more than happy to convey it to my friend ASAP. For the record, I'm not looking for any personal gain/notoriety, just exposure of the truth and good works our troops are doing in Iraq and Afghanistan. God bless 'em all!
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