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Attack on Mess Hall in Iraq 10? dead
Fox News Channel | 12/21/04 | ChefKeith

Posted on 12/21/2004 5:31:14 AM PST by ChefKeith

Just mentioned on FNC:

Dining facility on U.S. Base in Iraq hit by rocket attack- 10 dead

Waiting for more info...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Virginia; US: Washington; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 25thinfantry; fallen; fobmarez; fortlewis; halliburton; iraq; mosul; richmond; rosepetals; strykerbrigade; taskforceolympia
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To: TexKat

Keep me posted if ya hear from her please......thanks for the info !


101 posted on 12/21/2004 6:48:53 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: ChefKeith

DAMN! DAMN! DAMN!


102 posted on 12/21/2004 6:49:18 AM PST by buck61 (luv6060)
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To: Amelia
It's not just your opinion.

I happen to agree with you.

There are also security guards being hired from other countries armed forces, which doesn't instill a lot of confidence.

103 posted on 12/21/2004 6:49:56 AM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham (Why did it take me so long to come up with a new tag-line, huh?! What's up with that?)
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To: mystery-ak

Not True, All of Iraq is Hostile Fire Pay area, Kuwait as well. Applies to everyone.


104 posted on 12/21/2004 6:49:59 AM PST by mike1sg ((Now Home)From the vacation paradise, the cradle of civilization; Iraq)
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To: MikeinIraq
US air strike kills 6 in western Iraq

A US air strike killed six people and wounded 10 in the western Iraqi town of Hit overnight, the head of the local hospital said on Tuesday.

The strike left six dead and 10 others wounded, Dr Nazzar al-Kubaisi of Hit general hospital said.

"The toll is higher than this but we received only this number."

The US military later confirmed it had carried out an air strike, but had no information on casualties in the raid 150 kilometres (115 miles) northwest of Baghdad in the restive Al-Anbar province.

"We can confirm at approximately 2 am on December 21, a USAF (United States Air Force) aircraft in support of troops in contact, engaged an enemy fighting position with precision fighting in Hit," said a military spokesman.

Al-Anbar, which is home to the war-torn cities of Fallujah and Ramadi, has been virtually paralysed by a running conflict between US forces and insurgents.

105 posted on 12/21/2004 6:50:19 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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Pentagon Says 22 Killed, 50 Hurt in Mosul Attack

Tue Dec 21, 2004 09:45 AM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed and 50 others wounded in a rocket and mortar attack against a U.S. military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a defense official at the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The official, who asked not to be identified, said it was not immediately known how many U.S. troops were among the fatalities in the midday attack on Forward Operating Base Marez.


106 posted on 12/21/2004 6:50:40 AM PST by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: TexKat

G-d Bless our fallen troops and those fighting.

This is an early Christmas present from the terrorists to their propaganda machine (MSM) and all the communists and America haters worldwide.


107 posted on 12/21/2004 6:52:15 AM PST by Lijahsbubbe
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To: MikeinIraq
Update:

Attack on Mess Hall in Iraq at least 22 dead per Fox News Alert. 3 seperate rocket attacks.

108 posted on 12/21/2004 6:53:03 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: floriduh voter; All

I think it was an inside job too. Iraqis or their families should they blow themselves up, get paid for killing Americans. Remember how Atta and company kept a low profile and were friendly while they were in Florida learning to fly planes into buildings.
It's the same over there. It makes me shudder and why can't we stop mixing Iraqis with our forces on our bases for now? Must we rely upon them or are they allowed near our troops as a politically correct gesture??? Is that possible?




Look at it this way. We took over their country and turned it upside down. 99.999% of the Iraqis here just want to get back on their feet and get on with their lives. A lot of them have valuable job skills and we are using them to help them rebuild their country.

Remember, Iraqis got killed in this attack too, which probably wasnt launched by Iraqis, but foreign militants that wanted to F up the process....

I have met a lot of Iraqis that work on base here. All are pretty friendly, sincere, and always working their butts off.


109 posted on 12/21/2004 6:53:59 AM PST by MikefromOhio (20 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
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To: Squantos

Will do Squantos.


110 posted on 12/21/2004 6:54:46 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: KoRn
Very demoralizing to have a mess hall attacked

I agree. This is horrible.

111 posted on 12/21/2004 6:54:54 AM PST by Lijahsbubbe
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To: TexKat

yep we have our Fox feed up right now....

I am afraid the death toll will go up some more....


112 posted on 12/21/2004 6:55:15 AM PST by MikefromOhio (20 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
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To: Lijahsbubbe
It probably won't be the last, either.

For some reason, the Islamic brigades seem to time their attacks to coincide with momentous religious/celebratory occasions.

113 posted on 12/21/2004 6:55:50 AM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham (Why did it take me so long to come up with a new tag-line, huh?! What's up with that?)
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To: TexKat

Task Force Olympia...the Stryker Brigade is there too.

Mosul is the new Fallujah.


114 posted on 12/21/2004 6:56:10 AM PST by SE Mom (God Bless our troops.)
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To: ChefKeith

Prayers lifted for the families and friends. This is an especially rotten season to suffer the loss of a loved one.


115 posted on 12/21/2004 6:56:25 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Happy2BMe

Same happend to us in Thailand once.......a local vendor who ran a gedunk sold hot foil packs of Kao Pai aka Cow Pot for 25 cents. He got mad one day at a GI and decided to give all GI's the GI's. Problem was a few ROK marines also got sick and they took Pooh Chi for a one way ride across the Mekong...........

Killing the cook was an approved option back then.....

Stay safe !


116 posted on 12/21/2004 6:57:09 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: ChefKeith

I wish at some point we would stop being so f'ing PC about this war and go all out, I am sick and tired of this kind of crap.


117 posted on 12/21/2004 6:59:18 AM PST by stockpirate (Check out my homepage and learn about sKerry and his Socialist friends.)
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To: Do not dub me shapka broham
Official: Attack Near Mosul Kills 22, Wounds 50

WASHINGTON -- A Pentagon official said that at least 22 people were killed and 50 wounded in an attack Tuesday at a U.S. and Iraqi base near Mosul.

The official said assailants using rockets and mortars attacked a U.S. and Iraqi forward operating base in the northern Iraqi city.

The official said it's believed that the dining hall at the base was hit.

Earlier, the U.S. military said there had been "multiple casualties" from the mortar attack.

The U.S. Army's Task Force Olympia is based in Mosul, which is predominantly Sunni Muslim.

The military said the cause of the explosion is under investigation.

White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the attack shows that "the enemies of freedom will continue to seek to derail the transition" to a free and democratic Iraq.

As he briefed reporters Tuesday morning, McClellan was uncertain whether President George W. Bush had been filled in on the circumstances of the attack. It came during lunchtime at the base, when presumably the potential for casualties would be great.

McClellan said the president is determined to stay the course in Iraq and -- as Bush said during his news conference Monday -- he "fully expects" terrorists to step up their attacks in the run up to next month's elections.

Doctor: U.S. Military Bombed Homes West Of Baghdad

A doctor said four Iraqis have been killed and seven injured in a U.S. airstrike west of Baghdad. He said two houses were damaged.

The military said it shot a missile at an "enemy position" early Tuesday but had no information on casualties.

North of the Iraqi capital, five American troops and an Iraqi civilian were hurt in a car bomb explosion. The military said they are in stable condition. A suspected insurgent was detained at the scene of that attack.

And the military said Marines southeast of Baghdad seized several caches of weapons, including rocket launchers, mortar shells and rocket-propelled grenade rounds.

118 posted on 12/21/2004 6:59:34 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: math=power

"I think it's high time to let the Kurds do a little "cleaning" for us in some of these areas."

Damn right. Use these guys. They want to fight and they have a huge beef.


119 posted on 12/21/2004 6:59:40 AM PST by American Vet Repairman
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To: floriduh voter

The PC nuts are literally killing us.

It was the same in Nam, but they didn't call it PC. They just called it stupid.


120 posted on 12/21/2004 7:00:07 AM PST by shubi (Peace through superior firepower.)
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