Posted on 11/10/2004 12:04:48 AM PST by kattracks
WASHINGTON — U.S forces yesterday blitzed the center of the rebel stronghold of Fallujah, overwhelming bands of Iraqi terrorists in intense urban street battles — the biggest ground assault since the Iraq invasion began last year.Pentagon officials said U.S. Marines and Army troops, storming from the north in tanks and armored personnel carriers, crossed Highway 10, the strategic east-west road that bisects the turbulent city.
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The battle resumed this morning after a relatively calm night — as Marines let loose an artillery barrage at rebel targets and exchanged fire with insurgents in the northwestern district of Fallujah.
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U.S. and Iraqi troops were also seen conducting house-to-house searches and taunting insurgents over loudspeakers about their manhood — a tactic that successfully drew out pro-Saddam militias from their hideouts during last year's invasion.
"Brave terrorists, I am waiting here for the brave terrorists. Come and kill us," one military psychological operations officer said in Arabic over a loudspeaker.
Pentagon officials told The Post last night that months before this week's assault on Fallujah, U.S. military and intelligence agencies conducted a massive intelligence-gathering operation over the terrorist-held city.
The military flew dozens of unmanned Global Hawk and Predator drone aircraft over Fallujah, getting instant video images. Sophisticated electronic eavesdropping equipment was used to intercept terrorist communications.
Military commanders were then able to draw up a street-to-street grid of the rebel defense systems and locate their safe houses, intelligence officials said.
That allowed the military to call in precision airstrikes that killed hundreds of insurgents days and weeks before U.S. ground troops moved in.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Hi-tech death and destruction.
Call me a hawk if you will, but I hope they kill as many as possible...........
Every last one of them, if possible. Do your best, lads.
Something the MSM will never report.
We are not afraid of the terrorist fighting,
we are afraid they won't.
"Brave terrorists, I am waiting here for the brave terrorists. Come and kill us,..."
Maybe ARNOLD could make a recording to further taunt these ISLAMO-INSECT GIRLY-MEN out of their mosques (masks)...may there horrible agonizing deaths be witnessed by the rest of that city's vermin...as we spit on them with our hell-fire.
GO MARINES!
Many of them have nothing up their sleeve.... "Body parts everywhere!"....
I second that....no mercy , no prisoners
"ISLAMO-INSECT GIRLY-MEN"
I like it... much better than insurgents...
The three most worthwhile activities of the last 100 years have been killing Nazis, Communists, and Islamo-fascists.
I'd add the Imperial forces of Japan prior to September of 1945 to that list.
Click on the link to the story. I'd say you've got another one of those immortal Robert Capa-worthy iconic photos there.
The three most worthwhile activities of the last 100 years have been killing Nazis, Communists, and Islamo-fascists.
STALIN had a way of killing MILLIONS of all-types of his non-partisan country people when they posed a real or perceived threat...including the starvation of PEASANTS while he held lavish parties in Moscow. Despicable, he was also Sadaam's idol...
I love it! Hey "Troll" them out of hiding if you have to. The Marines did the same thing earlier this year in Fallujah. They got an interpreter to taunt the bad guys out of hiding by imploring them to fight like men - not women. Out they came and the Marines slaughtered them.
I heard a Marine complaining, after Baghdad was captured, that the Marines were disappointed that the Iraqis didn't put up enough of a fight.
They must be overjoyed that the islamikazis are actually going to stand and fight in Fallujah, so they can scatter them all over the landscape.
I just wish there was some way we could rub this in, with the wailing anti-war Demonrats. It would drive them completely insane (if they have any further to go).
Yes, I am sure the Democrats/MSM are very upset that this operation is running so smoothly.
First the election and now this!
QUAGMIRE QUAGMIRE!!!! /jk
It was very funny when they were interviewing a marine on TV. He said they were facing the "smart terrorists" now because they had killed off all of the dumb ones the last year and a half.
im sorry i have the best line from yesterdays enwspaper :
from a unidentified marine on night patrol...
'I GOT MYSELF A REAL JUICY TARGET --RANGE 950 METERS -- 5 IN A BUILDING WITH WEAPONS -- DUDE, GIVE ME THE SNIPER RIFLE -- I CAN TAKE THEM OUT -- IM FROM ALABAMA'
man is he not the COOLEST MAN IN FALLUJA!!!! YEEEEAAAHHHH!!!
and the lesson for todays boys and girls is :
1. no matter what...dont ever pi** off a marine....
to quote that great like :
there are 2 types of marines in the world
small and mean and big and mean...
jeeze just glad they are on our side...
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