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Iraqi 'shoe-thrower' shot dead by US forces
Breitbart ^
Posted on 09/16/2009 10:03:01 AM PDT by traumer
An Iraqi man who witnesses said shouted abuse before throwing a shoe at a US army vehicle was shot dead on Wednesday in what the American military said was a suspected grenade attack.
Residents told an AFP reporter in Fallujah that Ahmed Latif, 32, whom they said was mentally disturbed, insulted the soldiers as they patrolled in the centre of the city, and then hurled a shoe at them.
The US military told AFP that a convoy in Fallujah had been attacked with a suspected grenade.
"Positive identification of the attacker was made, and US forces fired in self-defence wounding the attacker," the army said in a statement.
"Local Iraqi police secured the scene and transported the wounded attacker to a local hospital for medical care," it added.
Dr Ali Hatam of Fallujah hospital confirmed that Latif died of gunshot wounds.
The incident came a day after Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi was freed after spending nine months in jail for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush during a visit to Baghdad.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boofrickinhoo; iraq; justice; mhmmdnsm09162009; napl; obamasfault; reallybigshoe; showthrower
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:03:02 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: traumer
Now thats a Darwin award winner if there’s ever been one.
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:04:16 AM PDT
by
Mmogamer
(<This space for lease>)
To: traumer
Moral of the story - never take a shoe to a gunfight!...red
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:04:23 AM PDT
by
rednek
("Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.")
To: traumer
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:04:47 AM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: traumer
hmmmmm....
good shooting guys.
To: traumer
May Allah have mercy on his sole.
To: traumer
Damn. Wrong shoe thrower.
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:05:26 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(Welcome to the Revolution.)
To: Tijeras_Slim
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:06:20 AM PDT
by
txhurl
(I threw up a little also when listening to this crazy preacher we have as a president)
To: traumer
Wrong shoe thrower. Got my hopes up.
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:06:33 AM PDT
by
NavVet
To: traumer
"Now that's funny, I don't care who you are."
To: traumer
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:06:48 AM PDT
by
andy58-in-nh
(America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
To: traumer
Ahhh, this can’t be good, yet I smiled.
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:06:51 AM PDT
by
svcw
(Legalism reinforces self-righteousness - it communicates to you the good news of your own goodness)
To: traumer
Gentlemen prepare to defend yourselves.....
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:07:04 AM PDT
by
sniper63
(Silent and stealthy - one shot - one kill)
To: traumer
He was unshod before he was shot.
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:07:04 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Tijeras_Slim
“May Allah have mercy on his sole.”
Ding, ding, ding we have a winner!
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:07:17 AM PDT
by
Batman11
(Obama will dispatch skittle $hitting unicorns around the world to bring peace and prosperity to all!)
To: Tijeras_Slim
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:07:22 AM PDT
by
Engineer_Soldier
(Glenn Beck is reported to have taken the number one spot for all news shows! I love Glenn.)
To: traumer
Lesson Learned: Never use shoes to a gunfight.
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:07:26 AM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(Citizens should not fear their government. Government should fear its citizens. - V)
To: traumer
Interesting story yet not "THE" famous shoe-thrower of the region.
One should really be mindful of their manners when dealing with highly-trained soldiers holding full-automatic weapons.
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:07:48 AM PDT
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: traumer
Another dark day for Democrats. First Kennedy, now the shoe thrower.
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posted on
09/16/2009 10:08:01 AM PDT
by
sand lake bar
(Take that thing off your head and act like an American!)
To: traumer
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