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Drilling for Justice
Michael Yon:Online Magazine ^ | 6/25/2007 | Michael Yon

Posted on 06/25/2007 6:07:16 PM PDT by philetus

On 19 June American forces sealed off Baqubah and began attacking targets within the city. The immediate goal of Arrowhead Ripper was to free Baqubah of al Qaeda, by trapping and killing its members, but according to American officers here, public remarks by senior military officials may have flushed many AQI leaders before the attack. Despite this frustrating and significant setback, progress toward the end-state goal of Arrowhead Ripper—turning over Baqubah to Iraqi government control—appears to be working, at least in terms of the removal of the current AQI leadership and its quasi-government.

(Excerpt) Read more at michaelyon-online.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; arrowheadripper; frwn; iraq; michaelyon
Excerpted to get you to go to Michael's site.
1 posted on 06/25/2007 6:07:17 PM PDT by philetus
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To: philetus
Two of Johnson’s men went up to the dangerous rooftop, and SSG Matt Hudgeon patiently waited for a shot on a man about 500 yards away who had been attacking IA convoys with RPGs. Hudgeon saw the man fire two rockets, and he kept trying to get crosshairs on the enemy. When he finally got a shot, Matt steadied his breathing, slowly exhaled and squeezed the trigger of his M-14. Bam! Matt’s bullet shot the man in the stomach, and the man rolled off the two-story roof, landing in the dust next to his RPG.
 
 
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Thank you, Troops!
 
 
 

2 posted on 06/25/2007 6:29:25 PM PDT by littlehouse36 (Good fences make good neighbors)
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To: 91B; HiJinx; Spiff; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; clintonh8r; TEXOKIE; windchime; Grampa Dave; ...
FR WAR NEWS!

WAR News at Home and Abroad You'll Hear Nowhere Else!

All the News the MSM refuses to use!

Or if they do report it, without the anti-War Agenda Spin!

3 posted on 06/25/2007 7:14:38 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat
squeezed the trigger of his M-14

When you care enough to send the very best...

L

4 posted on 06/25/2007 7:32:01 PM PDT by Lurker (Comparing moderate islam to extremist islam is like comparing small pox to ebola.)
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To: Lurker

M-14, the Ma-Bell weapon - reach out and touch someone.


5 posted on 06/25/2007 7:41:18 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

“M-14, the Ma-Bell weapon - reach out and touch someone.”

Actually, the M-14 is the new and improved Ma-Bell weapon. It is the right way to reach out and the right way to touch the right someone.


6 posted on 06/26/2007 7:52:40 PM PDT by mjaneangels@aolcom ("nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof.")
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To: mjaneangels@aolcom
I admit that I did like the PING when the M-1 Garrand Ma-Bell wanted to take a breath from talking. Nicely punctuated the speaking.
7 posted on 06/26/2007 7:55:06 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: philetus; Liz; Howlin; ALOHA RONNIE; patriciaruth; SandRat; 91B; HiJinx; Spiff; MJY1288; xzins; ...

Michael Yon called into Hannity’s radio show today. One GREAT note - Michael mentioned that the “Iraqis are turning on al Qaeda.” Apparently Iraqis are sick and tired of those perps being in the area. The good guys are pointing out the bad guys and the bad guys are on the run.


8 posted on 07/02/2007 4:16:57 PM PDT by Libloather (That's just what I need - some two-bit, washed up, loser politician giving me weather forecasts...)
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