Raid on Iraqi insurgents yields liquor

The Peninsula ^ | March 25 2007

[jmc1969]

US-led forces raiding suspected insurgent hideouts in an upscale area of Baghdad stumbled across 150 cases of booze stashed with the usual accoutrements of war, the army said yesterday.

On a third day of clearing operations in the western Sunni Arab district of Mansur, the military said the 100 cases of Smirnoff and 50 cases of Johnny Walker were unearthed along with three hand grenades and several passports.

Fifty gallons of nitric acid were also found in other caches of explosives, weapons and ammunition.

[Jeff Chandler]

100 cases of Smirnoff and 50 cases of Johnny Walker

That ain't no generic rot gut.

[Sundog]

Ya gotta laugh at this one.

[Tamar1973]

Did it look like this?

"100 bottles of soju on the wall..."

[paddles]

I can hear Slim Pickens now:

100 cases of Smirnoff

50 cases of Johnny Walker

Three hand grenades

Passports...

Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Karbala with all that.

[RunningWolf]

Hmmm, I guess just a few might have eaten a ham sandwich once or twice too.

In fact, the 9-11 19 had been frequenting T&A bars before they went out to kill the infidel.

[SteveMcKing]

Selling it for weapons?

[\/\/ayne]

slar riiite, Brotherssss, a toasssst to Mohammad!

Er, never mind.

[tanuki]

Now we know they're losing.

[oyez]

I'm sure its for medicinal purposes only.

[Hoosiersailor]

Thats enough soju for about 3 Koreans. Lol, those guys can drink.

[Lurker]

FYI.

Contraband liqour and hand grenades.

Sounds like a weekend in West Texas to me.

L

[Allegra]

Actually, booze is legal in Iraq and has been all along. There are at least two thriving liquor stores in the Green Zone alone and several out in the town.

You can get a case of Tuborg beer for about $7 outside the zone and a large bottle of Absolut vodka for about $12.

[Lurker]

large bottle of Absolut vodka for about $12.

At that price it ain't worth smuggling.

Maybe they were just getting ready for a wedding celebration.

L

[BIGLOOK]

.....contraband nonetheless......Take it to the 'Dispensary'

Aloha Allegra!

[endthematrix]

Leave to me for methods on "disposal"...

[sageb1]

Wow! Was thinking about you and hoping all was/is well. Glad to see a post from you.

[GSlob]

Destroy the liberated booze as it is probably poisoned.

[MARTIAL MONK]

What a way to get the Iraqi forces crackin'. If you kill the insurgents, you get to drink what's in the hidy-hole.

[GSlob]

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