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U.S. warplane strikes Somali Islamists, "many dead"
Reuters (excerpt) ^
| January 9, 2007
Posted on 01/08/2007 11:28:20 PM PST by HAL9000
Excerpt -
MOGADISHU, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Many people died in a U.S. air strike on a southern Somali village occupied by Islamists believed to be sheltering at least one al Qaeda suspect, a Somali government source said on Tuesday. "I understand there are so many dead bodies and animals in the village," the senior source told Reuters.
In the first known direct U.S. intervention in the Somali war that began over Christmas, an AC-130 plane rained gunfire down on the southern village of Hayo late on Monday.
"The Americans are saying an al Qaeda member heading operations in east Africa is among the Islamists there," the source said. He did not know the man's name or whether he died.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ac130; alqaeda; alqaida; hayo; islamiccourts; somalia
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:28:22 PM PST
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:30:50 PM PST
by
taxesareforever
(Never forget Matt Maupin)
To: HAL9000
This must be the follow up to the thread you posted earlier. Looks like the gunship did it's job. Death from above.
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:30:51 PM PST
by
saganite
(Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
To: HAL9000
So the MSM lamentations start. They are still milking the saddam hanging too. ROFLMMFAO!!
Bite me you fk'n libs.
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:33:02 PM PST
by
pissant
To: HAL9000
Excellent! I'll bet it pains Reuters to print articles like this.
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:33:22 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(http://warchronicle.com/TheyAreNotKillers/DefendOurMarines.htm)
To: HAL9000
Reuters news reports should be placed in the fiction catagory.
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:35:34 PM PST
by
MovementConservative
(The US will win in Iraq. Thank you all US troops.)
To: HAL9000
"a Somali government source said"
Is his name Jamil?????
7
posted on
01/08/2007 11:35:37 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
(VOTE DEM! You'll Look GREAT In A Burqa!)
To: taxesareforever
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:38:27 PM PST
by
wildcatf4f3
(Find out what brand the Ethiopians are drinking and send a case to all my generals.)
To: HAL9000
Marvelous....
This should be the fate of EVERY village or city harboring or giving support or sanctuary to a Jihadist....
DEATH to Jihadists -- and all who stand with them!
Hell, I'm beginning to like screaming --- "DEATH" to whomever.
F'em all.
Semper Fi
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:39:08 PM PST
by
river rat
(You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: river rat
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:45:40 PM PST
by
pissant
To: HAL9000
The more islamists dead, the better.
How many muslims are islamist?
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:46:12 PM PST
by
onedoug
To: onedoug
"How many muslims are islamist?"
All, as far as I'm concerned...
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:53:04 PM PST
by
babygene
(Never look into the laser with your last good eye...)
To: HAL9000
I'm glad we used our warplanes instead of our peaceplanes this time.
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posted on
01/08/2007 11:53:45 PM PST
by
FLOutdoorsman
(The Man who says it can't be done should not interrupt the man doing it!)
To: HAL9000
"I understand there are so many dead bodies and animals in the village," the senior source told Reuters.Sorry to hear about the animals.
I guess there were no women and children around so the Muslim terrorists were forced to use animals as shields.
To: HAL9000
"Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has said foreign peacekeepers in Somalia would be part of a Western anti-Muslim "crusade" and a legitimate target for jihadists." The civilized world should grow a pair -- and declare all threats from Muslims a justification for the "crusaders" to attack their homes, families and nations ----- until they cease stirring shit and killing innocents.
Islamists are the human cockroaches on the planet --
A nuclear can of "Raid" should be utilized to control the infestation.
Semper Fi
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posted on
01/09/2007 1:01:26 AM PST
by
river rat
(You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: Lancey Howard
I'm not sorry. The animals referred to were al Qaeda.
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posted on
01/09/2007 1:09:18 AM PST
by
monocle
To: HAL9000
AC-130 Spectre. Their motto...You can run, but you'll only die tired. Gotta love it!
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posted on
01/09/2007 1:12:00 AM PST
by
AlaskaErik
(Everyone should have a subject they are ignorant about. I choose professional corporate sports.)
To: HAL9000
Brings to mind that old song
Na na na na, Na na na na
Hey Hey Hey
Good Bye
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posted on
01/09/2007 1:14:28 AM PST
by
Dov in Houston
(Don't try to confuse me with facts. It's my way or the highway)
To: HAL9000
YES, LOCK AND LOAD BOYS! (AND GALS!)
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posted on
01/09/2007 1:23:58 AM PST
by
tina07
(In Memory of my Father - WWII Army Air Force Veteran)
To: monocle
Wonder what they were doing in the vicinity of animals?...one can only wonder!
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posted on
01/09/2007 2:14:26 AM PST
by
gr8eman
(Everybody is a rocket scientist...until launch day!)
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