Final steps of dead men walking [Fallujah - Great article]

The Times (UK) ^ | 11/15/04 | James Hider

[rmgatto]

This is the first article on the Iraq war I've read that is in any way reminiscent of the great Ernie Pyle's sympathetic realism. The tripe people are writing out of there is flat out embarrasing, generally so politically motivated that is nothing more than propaganda from bad writers with bad politics.

[GretchenM]

I love it that we have unmanned spy planes.

I love it that the soldier named his rifle "Lucille."

I hope Lt. Fares Ahmed Hassan is right: "When the people of Fallujah come back and see their houses, they will kick out any terrorists. This will be an example to all Iraqi cities,” the Kurdish officer said."

Ghastly, what they did to the woman. It's not difficult to comprehend Sgt. Veen's remark, “There’s pretty much no feeling ... ", when facing such evil.

[wildbill]

There will be wailing in the MSM and in Europe about our merciless troops.

History tells us that in the 8th century, Timur-i-leng, known to the West as Tammerlane, conquered Baghdad and built a pyramid of skulls from the 750,000 people he slaughtered to, as the French say, "pour encourager les autres."

Now, there's merciless.

[KamperKen]

The heroes of the Islamic world, for all to see - the psychopath serial killers of Fallujah whos' means are their ends.

[Snake65]

“If I didn’t get that guy, that guy would get one of my buddies some time later down the line.”

He just summed up this war better than most pundits who get paid for their words.

[A knight without armor]

Truly a great article. Thank you.

[Blood of Tyrants]

It seems that they are the only ones with any any backbone or integrity. It seems that when you hand any other Iraqi a gun, he immediately thinks that he now has a tool in which to be the opressor over his neighbors.

The difference between western troops and the Iraqis is that we know when there is a time to NOT shoot.

[oceanview]

there will be little to no media coverage of these slaughterhouse atrocities. the sheeple will remain ignorant, every Kerry voter thinks these insurgents are simply "fighting american imperialism".

[Snake65]

reminiscent of the great Ernie Pyle's sympathetic realism

Good observation. Agreed.

[PokeyJoe]

ditto

[rockprof]

Good riddance to the vermin.

[Faraday]

...Sergeant Marc Veen and his long-barrelled rifle, Lucille.

Perhaps named after B.B. King's guitar Lucille.

[conservativecorner]

Badda...Bing...Badda...BUMP!!

[Scott from the Left Coast]

It's not difficult to comprehend Sgt. Veen's remark, “There’s pretty much no feeling ... ", when facing such evil.

This is where we veer sharpley away from the leftists...they would bemoan the death of these wicked, worthless scum. They would even say the death of these vile things was a stain on America and a sign of evil itself.

On the other hand we realize the truth: That the world is a much better place with these cockroaches dead.

[blastdad51]

Post #15


I can't tell if our guys are army or marines but I love the expression on the face of the guy on the right!!

[winner3000]

This article reminds me of some scene from Terminator where the drones are flying around looking for humans. If that does not terrify the insurgents nothing will. Somehow it looks like those drones are terrifying the insurgents more than the so-called "black flags" are terrifying our troops (from an earlier article by the NY Slimes).

[TexasCowboy]

'“There’s pretty much no feeling,” '

If "Lucille" is a .50 caliber, you can bet there was a LOT of feeling on the other end!
I'm sorry, Sgt. Veen, but I wouldn't have finished him off with the machine gun.
These vermin need to suffer like they make others suffer.

[freakboy]

A group of 15 fighters dressed in black and carrying an array of weapons ducked into a two-storey house in war-torn southern Fallujah yesterday morning. Their movement was picked up by an unmanned spy plane that beamed back live footage to a control centre on the edge of the city. Within minutes, an airstrike was called and the house disappeared in a giant plume of grey smoke.

It's no wonder so many fear the U.S.

[geopyg]

"..and started off on the marathon to postpone their deaths."

This guy sure writes purdy.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

I read that and hoped it was the intent. There's no way the sarge would have missed a head shot at 500yds unless he wanted to. IMO