A CHILLING DISCOVERY

CNN ^ | 03/30/2003 | Sundry

[Glenn]

CNN.com - Bloodied U.S. battle fatigues discovered - Mar. 30, 2003

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Bloodied U.S. battle fatigues believed to be those of some of an ambushed Army maintenance unit were found in a hospital in Nasiriya, Iraq, according to a Pentagon official.

The uniforms, found by U.S. troops who took over the hospital, appeared to have had their name tags and flag patches ripped off, perhaps to hide the identity of their owners, the official said.

The troops also discovered what appeared to be a torture device made of a metal cot and a car battery.

The uniforms appear to belong to some of the members of the Army's 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, who were ambushed March 23 in Nasiriya. Two soldiers were known to have been killed. Eight others are missing, and five were taken as prisoners of war.

Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command announced Saturday that two Marines have been killed in separate incidents in Iraq.

Central Command said one Marine from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force was killed late Friday night when he was hit by a Humvee during a firefight with Iraqi soldiers in south-central Iraq.

The other Marine, also from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, drowned early Friday when the Humvee in which he was riding rolled over into a canal in south-central Iraq.

Marines at the scene tried for 30 minutes to revive him, Central Command's statement said.

Overnight and into early Sunday, U.S.-led coalition airstrikes continued across Iraq, with force commanders stressing they were emphasizing precision strikes on Iraqi regime, military and "irregular" targets.

Flashes lit up the night sky above Baghdad, and Mosul and Kalak in northern Iraq, as explosions were heard in all three cities.

The bombing of the northern cities in the last 24 hours is the most intense in the area since the war started.

In Baghdad, coalition forces dropped satellite-guided munitions on two surface-to-air missile complexes. Central Command said coalition aircraft also bombed the main training facility of the Iraqi paramilitary forces in Ar Rustamiyah, eastern Baghdad. The forces in that area are in charge of security functions in eastern Baghdad, Central Command said.

The U.S. military said it also targeted command-and-control facilities at the Abu Garayb Presidential Palace and two facilities at the Karada Intelligence Complex.

The Karada complex is on the banks of the Tigris River in southern Baghdad.

A few hours later, at least four large explosions rocked a residential compound northwest of the Information Ministry, where many government officials live.

The threat from Iraqi "irregulars" was emphasized earlier Saturday when a suicide bomber blew up his car at a military checkpoint in the central Iraqi town of Najaf, killing four U.S. soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division, military officials said.

Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan said at a news conference Saturday that coalition forces could expect more suicide bombings and praised "every martyr that aims to protect their land." Sunday morning, Iraq TV announced that President Saddam Hussein would give the family of the man who carried out Saturday's attack 100 million dinars, or about $35,000. (Full story)

The foreign minister of Iran also aimed threatening words at the United States, warning Sunday that "the worst days are yet to come" in Iraq.

Kamal Kharrazi used as one example suicide bombings, which he said likely will escalate. He also accused U.S. officials of miscalculating how much the Iraqis would welcome the invading military.

"The reality of the truth is that regardless how much the Iraqi people are disgruntled with their regime and with their government, still they would not want or allow a government imposed on them by foreigners," he told reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tehran.

Despite those threats, U.S. Central Command Director of Operations Maj. Gen. Victor Renuart said the suicide attack would not change the coalition's operational strategy but added that it was still under review.

[SkyPilot]

other thread HERE

[neutrino]

My sentiments, exactly.

[MeekOneGOP]

Words can't express how angry this makes me. To say these guys are animals would be offensive to animals worldwide! G-r-r-r ! . . .

[MeekOneGOP]

A CHILLING DISCOVERY

Excerpt:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Bloodied U.S. battle fatigues believed to be those of some of an ambushed Army maintenance unit were found in a hospital in Nasiriya, Iraq, according to a Pentagon official.

The uniforms, found by U.S. troops who took over the hospital, appeared to have had their name tags and flag patches ripped off, perhaps to hide the identity of their owners, the official said.

The troops also discovered what appeared to be a torture device made of a metal cot and a car battery.

The uniforms appear to belong to some of the members of the Army's 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, who were ambushed March 23 in Nasiriya. Two soldiers were known to have been killed. Eight others are missing, and five were taken as prisoners of war.

A car battery adjacent to a metal bed frame is evidence of Iraqi torturers' work.

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

As you consider this article, remember France is on the fence as to which side should win this war.

[StriperSniper]

remember France is on the fence as to which side should win this war.

Maybe because they see their culture going into the freefall that jihadi's did centuries ago.

[FReepaholic]

>>...remember France is on the fence as to which side should win this war...<<

A man who sits on the fence too long will cut off circulation to his "manhood".

[twntaipan]

But that assumes the French had any manhood to begin with. That case has not been made.

[Redleg Duke]

"Doubtful. Duhhbya is too worried about his image in the world to let Rummy do that."

No, the President is one hell of a lot smarter than you to give in to a knee-jerk reaction.

Let me splain it to you nice and clear...our precision strikes are tearing up the Thugs with minimal casaulties to civilians and collateral damage. This is precisely what the Thugs fear. That is why they hide behind the civilians. That is why they are butchering their own people as well as our troops that they capture. They are trying to get us to play the game at their level.

So far, thanks to the President's leadership, along with the cooler heads in the military, we are playing our game...not theirs...and we are winning.

You should be thinking, not reacting. That is why he is the President and you are just..., well, just an oldvike.

[YOMO]

But that assumes the French had any manhood to begin with. That case has not been made. .............................
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Hans Blix is still LOOKING for them.

[thunders]

And the bastards at CNN find nothing wrong with describing what the torture device was made out of? Do they have no regard whatsoever for the families of these POW's?!!?

[thunders]

Ok, I will admit it is "nice" to be able to shove in the face of all the Saddam-lovers out there....but I still feel terrible for the families who have seen this...

[Alouette]

[The Coopster]

Take your BS knee-jerk posts somewhere else. I'd like to see your IQ scores compared to his. Just because you mispronounce a few words doesn't mean jack as far as intelligence is concerned.

W concerned about his image in the world? Yeah, that must be why we're still waiting around for UN approval for this.

Moron.....

[EternalVigilance]

The discussion of this from a couple of nights ago:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/879038/posts?page=97#97

[twntaipan]

He's considering a new report to the UN Security Council to report that there is no evidence whatsoever that the French ever had any in the first place.

[MEG33]

We are upset to imagine any soldier be lost because of the win over the population campaign. Months from now the wisdom of that may save lives. We will be there for a long while.

[Semper911]

Captured and posted by freeper mikeusaf.

[Liberty]

I propose we offer to trade Christianne Amanpour for the 19 year old. They would never hurt Amanpour she is in their camp.

[oldvike]

Actually, I was probably a little hard on the President in my post. I'm just sick and tired of our troops being forced to fight a politically correct war.

I'm also tired of people like Charlie Rangel publicly saying that our troops are TARGETING civilians, yet the President refuses to call that scumbag out on the carpet. That pisses me off.