Posted on 07/16/2007 3:27:25 AM PDT by RedRover
Thanks Red!
"Murdering two girls" does sound considerably more lurid than "2 males insurgents, suspected of triggering an IED during an ambush and then firing on marines from 3/1 Kilo while they tried to attend to the wounded, were killed during a firefight in one of the houses that small arm fire came from. 2 insurgents were wounded, and a woman, child, and 2 girls were found dead at the scene.
It is unknown whether they were alive before the ambush or not, as other townspeople claiming to be their relatives, thereby making themselves available for "Solatia" (Iraqi for blood) payments, refused to let the bodies be autopsied, or if they were used as human shields against the Marine's grenades, a common practice amongst Jihadis."
I see you found it crawling out of its hole in the rock.
;^)
Thank you, you do a lot of work to keep us informed and it is really appreciated. I read my pings every day from you and just wanted to thank you so much.
You’re welcome, Brandie.
If I had never discovered Free Republic, I’d be doing the same thing, obsessing about this case on my own. It’s better to have the company!
The *hit these Marines are having to go through after what they had to do for so long Iraq. It is sickening.
Someone once said that a good friend will go sit with one who’s going through a rough time, while a great friend will bring the whole neighborhood..... ;~)
Love it, man! FR is the best neighborhood I know.
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