GOTTA SEE THIS-War4Endur.Freedom 6/21/07-Baqouba,Diyala,Surge

NASA, AP, AFP, Reuters, Yahoo and the usual suspects, and many brave | June 21 2007 | The Armies of Good against the Axis of Evil

[NoDRodee]

some coverage:

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/operation-arrowhead-ripper-day-one.htm

[swatter]

Good pictures. The alQeda prisoners sure looked different than some of the leaders we have seen. I see no fire in their eyes or the passion of the leaders.

To me, they looked like kids holding down a security job.

We gotta stop Iran.

[Dustbunny]

Thank you once again Diogenesis

[VaBthang4]

"Sunrise Solstice at Stonehenge"

Uhh...WTF?

[IrishMike]

Good thread.

[eleni121]

HOLY MOLY Dio - you have outdone yourself!

How come we don’t see this stuff on the lamestream media?

(You do not have to answer :> )

[TexKat]

AP - Thu Jun 21, 7:56 AM ET A U.S. soldier of the 2nd brigade, 23rd infantry regiment is covered in sweat during a patrol in southern Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Baghdad, Iraq, early Thursday, June 21, 2007. The U.S army placed a concrete barriers at the entrance to Dora market, in an attempt to make it safer from car bomb attacks. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A picture released by the US military, 20 June shows a US soldier providing security during Operation Arrowhead Ripper, in Baquba. At least 41 insurgents have been killed in the past two days by US-led troops in an assault on Al-Qaeda networks in the restive province of Diyala, northeast of Baghdad, the military said Thursday(AFP/US Army/Armando Monroig)

A picture released by the US military, 20 June shows US soldiers moving down a neighborhood street in Baquba, during Operation Arrowhead Ripper. At least 41 insurgents have been killed in the past two days by US-led troops in an assault on Al-Qaeda networks in the restive province of Diyala, northeast of Baghdad, the military said Thursday(AFP/US Army/Armando Monroig)

[TexKat]

Abused boys rescued from Baghdad orphanage

U.S. soldiers helped rescue 24 abused and severely malnourished boys this month from a Baghdad orphanage, where they were found in conditions of appalling squalor, the U.S. military said on Wednesday. Iraqi and U.S. soldiers were led to the Al-Hanan orphanage on June 10 by members of a neighborhood council and immediately took the children to hospital. The story was first reported by CBS News on Monday. "The 24 boys, aged 3 to 15 years old, were found naked in a darkened room without any windows. Many of the children were tied to their beds and were too weak to stand once released," the U.S. military said in a statement. Pictures on Iraqi television showed a series of tiny, starved, naked figures. In one, a U.S. soldier attended a boy whose body was covered in sores. Another child was tied to a cot and a third picture showed a group of boys lying face down on the floor, in pools of what appeared to be their own excrement. "In a nearby locked room, the soldiers discovered a room full of food and clothing that could have been used to aid the children," the statement said. A spokeswoman for the government ministry responsible for the orphanage said that the building's director had been arrested, together with several members of his staff. Since leaving hospital, the boys have been moved to an orphanage for girls next door to where they were found. Reuters

[TexKat]

24 Emaciated Boys Found At Baghdad Orphanage

[TexKat]

Young Iraqi boys, some tied to their cribs, lie on the floor at a Baghdad orphanage on June 10, 2007, after they were discovered by U.S. and Iraqi soldiers. A total of 24 naked and abused boys, ages 3 to 15 years old, were found in a darkened room without any windows. Many of the children were too weak to stand once released. A locked room full of food and clothing was found nearby. (Photo: CBS)

[Bitsy]

Thanks! I added to my favorites. Man, our guys are good!

[TexKat]

Two men thought to be guards at the orphange are seen in this photo obtained by CBS News. Three women claiming to be caretakers were also found at the site. (Photo: CBS)

A woman working at an orphanage smiles for pictures in front of the naked boys as if there was nothing wrong. She and another female worker have disappeared. (Photo: CBS)

[Grunthor]

May God bless these men and bring them home safe, sound and soon.

[Steve_Seattle]

The photos of our soldiers rescuing these boys in the orphanage will probably be highlighted on the network evening news. /sarcasm

[Diogenesis]

Amen.

[nutmeg]

Fabulous as always, Diogenesis. Thank you for your efforts in creating this amazing thread.

[zacharycole]

In the fourth set of photos showing al Qaeda prisoners, it’s interesting to note the tall Caucasian-looking individual in the top right-hand photo. I wonder if he would get stopped at our border?

[Shelayne]

Thanks, Dio! Awesome photo essay, per usual!!

[janereinheimer]

If a picture is worth a thousand words, you have supplied a wonderful encyclopedia. Thank you so much.

I have a question about the children in the orphanage. They were tied to the cribs and — forced to sleep on the floor next to their cribs? Were they not allowed to sleep in the comfort of the cribs because the “caregivers” didn’t want to clean the cribs or the linens?

Prayers for our brave heroes — each and every one of them in the military.

And prayers for the children. They must be so afraid of everything that life brings to them.

[Ben Hecks]

Thank you for another terrific post!