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Senior Iraqi Officials Claim Fallujah 'Liberated'
washingtonpost.com ^ | Sunday, November 14, 2004 | Jackie Spinner and Karl Vick

Posted on 11/13/2004 10:42:40 PM PST by crushelits

FALLUJAH, Iraq, Nov. 13 -- As senior Iraqi officials declared Fallujah liberated, U.S. forces on Saturday continued intense combat operations aimed at securing the last section of the city from an insurgent force fighting with surprising discipline, organization and the trappings of a professional army, American commanders said.

In the southernmost section of Fallujah, where a showdown still loomed, U.S. soldiers discovered an underground bunker and steel-enforced tunnels connecting a ring of houses filled with weapons, medical supplies and bunk beds.


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TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: fallujah; iraq; iraqi; liberated; napalminthemorning; religionofpeace; usforcers; wot
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1 posted on 11/13/2004 10:42:40 PM PST by crushelits
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But Al-Jazeera said we were losing control.

Who to believe?


2 posted on 11/13/2004 10:44:15 PM PST by elizabetty
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To: crushelits

Washington Post claims to be "objective".


3 posted on 11/13/2004 10:44:33 PM PST by winner3000
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To: crushelits

We should begin to return the captured fighters to their various countries immediately. By air drop. No parachutes.


4 posted on 11/13/2004 10:44:45 PM PST by Nachum (We're All Americans, Let's Stand Together)
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To: crushelits

I question the timing... ;)


5 posted on 11/13/2004 10:45:11 PM PST by PhotoFixer3
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To: crushelits

And 200,000 city folk whisper under their breath, "Thank Allah for the Americans!"


6 posted on 11/13/2004 10:45:17 PM PST by endthematrix (CRUSH ISLAMOFACISM!)
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To: crushelits
"U.S. forces on Saturday continued intense combat operations aimed at securing the last section of the city from an insurgent force fighting with surprising discipline, organization and the trappings of a professional army"

That's probably why these particular insurgents have managed to live this long, they're trained professionals. But the U.S. Army and Marines are about to bring their careers to an abrupt end.

7 posted on 11/13/2004 10:50:42 PM PST by TheCrusader ("the frenzy of the Mohammedans has devastated the Churches of God" - Pope Urban II, 1097 A.D.)
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To: elizabetty

It's a tossup, what does CBS say?


8 posted on 11/13/2004 10:56:58 PM PST by BJClinton (And your crybaby whiny-assed opinion would be ....?)
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Yeah, that's the ticket. Will know when Dan Rather hits this biscuit with a dab of gravy.


9 posted on 11/13/2004 10:59:25 PM PST by elizabetty
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It's a tossup, what does CBS say?

They're waiting to receive a fax from a Texas Kinkos before making the call. Courage!

10 posted on 11/13/2004 10:59:28 PM PST by peyton randolph (Time for Bush to pack the U.S. Supremes)
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To: crushelits

I love how they use "Claim" in the headlines. Whe don't the just use "Says?"

Anything that has to do with Bush, Military or Business, they use "claim."


11 posted on 11/13/2004 11:00:58 PM PST by rightinthemiddle (Tell Fox News you want "Fair & Truthful!")
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To: crushelits

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041114/wl_mideast_afp/iraq&cid=1514&ncid=1480
Mideast - AFP


Iraq says Fallujah offensive over, but Rumsfeld disagrees


12 posted on 11/13/2004 11:03:08 PM PST by MEG33 ( Congratulations President Bush!..Thank you God. Four More Years!)
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To: rightinthemiddle

No unless they're making up the story a la CBS, or NYT.


13 posted on 11/13/2004 11:04:12 PM PST by crushelits
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To: crushelits

one day there will be many incredible books written about
this and other fights........


14 posted on 11/13/2004 11:20:54 PM PST by injin
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To: crushelits
Seriously, don't f*&$ with the US's supreme firepower--hope you're enjoying your virgins, insurgents....
15 posted on 11/13/2004 11:23:27 PM PST by visualize-no-libs (Proud to be a staunch conservative!)
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insurgents

The media has trained everyone to call these animals..."insurgents" since that is politically correct and not offensive.

In reality they are all Muslim terrorits.

16 posted on 11/13/2004 11:25:51 PM PST by squirt-gun
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To: squirt-gun
squirt-gun wrote:

"Muslim Terrorist" is a redundant expression.

17 posted on 11/13/2004 11:31:34 PM PST by Westbrook (Having more children does not divide your love, it multiplies it!)
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To: squirt-gun
Summed up in one photo:


18 posted on 11/13/2004 11:35:28 PM PST by visualize-no-libs (Proud to be a staunch conservative!)
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To: Westbrook
Let's coin a new word for all of them.

MuTee, MuTees, Muter, MuTers, MooTers or MT's

And use no other term but one of those when referring to any Muslim/Mooslim terrorist/s.

19 posted on 11/14/2004 2:53:56 AM PST by DonnerT (Terrorists,,,Kerrorists, what's the difference?)
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To: crushelits
When we found those boys in that bunker with their equipment, it became a whole new ballgame," said Pfc. Troy Langley, 19, of Wister, Okla., who is assigned to Task Force 2-2 of the Army's 1st Infantry Division. "The way these guys fight is different than the insurgents."

So who trained them?

20 posted on 11/14/2004 3:06:48 AM PST by independentmind
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