Sun man sees surrender ("troops shot their own commanders")

The Sun ^ | March 21, 2003

[GirlShortstop]

I am lucky enough to be the first photographer into enemy territory and it is a genuine privilege to work with this highly-trained elite troop.

WOW, what a refreshing report of GREAT NEWS!!    
V for Victory bttt

[Husker24]

That reporter in the first pic looks a little fruity, maybe its that blue thing around his neck.

[Macaw]

[mylife]

Its your money..Its your money!!....the question here is whether that is arabic for You are my master, arabic for we dont want no stinking money.
These folks are hard to figure.

Nice post

[Husker24]

What is that hes drinking, is that pic real?

[Macaw]

No here's the original: http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030321/capt.1048244284.topix_iraq_us_war_xits101.jpg

[mylife]

photo shopped...it was water

[freebilly]

The Iraqis desperately try to give their captors money but, of course, none take it.

They keep repeating: “It’s your money, it’s your money.” The Marines’ superior skill, will and firepower has simply overwhelmed the Iraqis.

WTF...?

[Husker24]

Maybe Saddam thought that he could bribe our soldiers into not fighting, thats all I could come up with.

[Cultural Jihad]

The Iraqis desperately try to give their captors money but, of course, none take it.

I can only surmise that they were grateful to be alive and cared for, to have their wounds healed, their thirst quenched, their hunger fed, and their bodies clothed. Generally, the Arabic people are famous for their hospitality. Now that Saddam is leaving, perhaps that trait will flourish again.

[CFC__VRWC]

photo shopped...it was water

That's a relief - forcing a POW to drink Olde English 800 has got to be against the rules of the Geneva Convention.

[Joe 6-pack]

When did the RM's abandon the tradition of blackening their web gear with boot polish? Surely, ex-post Falklands, no?

[Cultural Jihad]

Not sure what you mean by 'web gear' but if by 'boot polish' you mean black, then look at all the other country's uniforms, which are generally in tans and other sandy colors.

[Husker24]

"Old Eglish 800"........so thats what that says, a bullet would be faster.

[freebilly]

Generally, the Arabic people are famous for their hospitality. Now that Saddam is leaving, perhaps that trait will flourish again

It's an old old country that has seen more than its share of war and suffering. Let's hope the future will be kinder to the Iraqi people than the recent past has been....

[FairOpinion]

I think they are offering money by way of thanks, and also think that for better treatment they need to give money. In Arab culture and totally apart fro that, in dictatorships, you have to give money to everyone to just get normal treatment.

In communist countries, as part of the "free medical care" the doctor wouldn't see you, unless a relative slipped him some money first, in hospitals they wouldn't feed you and change your sheet, unless you slipped money to those who work there. I imagine it was pretty much the same or worse in Iraq, so the Iraqis just naturally assume that they have to give money.

I heard the word "bakshish", I don't know whether that is an Arab word or not, but it is supposed to mean "bribe, reward", usually a small sum, for the purposes described above, to get something arranged, or get a little better treatment.

I am sure those Iraqis are pleasantly surprised that they don't need to give money to be treated decently.

[doug from upland]

Someone needs to cut a record like "The Twist" and invent a dance with a surrender flag. Perhaps call it the "French Twist." Come on baby, let's all French Twist....come on baby, just like this....

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

[IRAQI troops shot their own commanders with Kalashnikov rifles — so they could surrender.]

Guess it's not a good time to be an Iraqi commander.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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