Posted on 11/10/2004 9:44:20 AM PST by Grzegorz 246
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq (news - web sites)'s military said on Wednesday it had found houses in northern Falluja where hostages had been held and killed by their militant kidnappers, and records of those abducted.
"We have found hostage slaughterhouses in Falluja that were used by these people and the black clothing that they used to wear to identify themselves," newly appointed provincial military governor Major-General Abdul-Qader Jassim said.
Jassim, briefing reporters at the main U.S. military base outside the city that thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops are fighting to wrest from rebel control, said "hundreds" of CDs and records with the names of hostages had been found in the houses.
Asked if the records named foreign hostages being held, he said: "I did not look closely."
He gave no further details and did not say if it was clear whether foreigners were among the hostages held or killed in the houses. Militant groups still hold several foreign hostages, including British-Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan and two French journalists.
If the perps vacated, why wouldn't they have taken CSs with them? Paper could be hard to carry in a hurry, but not CDs . . . just wondering. Sounds like a positive find . . .
Somebody send Michael Moore over there to see first hand what he has been supporting.
Nah. It would upset people and make them think that somebody wanted to kill innocents. Maybe even angry.
When one has to "vacate" under those circumstances, all you worry about is your rifle and ammo. CDs not.
Hostage slaughterhouses... Evil, despicable, far beyond gross.
"all you worry about is your rifle and ammo."
good point;
but since this has been in the news for days, I thought some of them planned to bug out or just fade away . . .
Maybe they stayed to die for Allah and changed their minds at the last moment? ;)
Excellent point. That's what the intel guys are for.
Maybe because they were dead. Just a guess.
That would do it! ;)
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