CNN: Iraqi leaders urging airport residents to charge the airport to confront coaltion forces

CNN | 04/03/03 | Nic Robertson

[BaghdadBarney]

Just overheard a CNN reporter (Nic Robertson?)reporting that folks inside Baghdad tell him that Iraqi government officials are driving around near the airport, using loudspeakers to urge civlians to leave their houses and go toward the airport to fight the infidels. According to Robertson's sources, people are acutually heading out there...

[Iwentsouth]

The logistics of 5 million people getting to the airport at once makes it impossible.

[CasearianDaoist]

I can tell you have never been to JFK

[WhatNot]

We are Iraqi government
officials, leave your houses
and go toward the airport
to fight the infidels.

[areafiftyone]

LOL - You are right!!! Or LaGuardia!

[jerseygirl]

Iraqi commander: "fix bayonets"; Coalition commander: "Enter GPS coordinates"...

[george wythe]

I doubt the 5 million people will show up at the airport, unless a peace marcher is doing the counting.

Nevertheless, your point is well noted.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

CNN: Iraqi leaders urging airport residents to charge the airport to confront coaltion forces

Boy, it always sucks to live right next to the airport.

[Billthedrill]

Good heavens - 5 million frenzied people descending on the airport at once? Do you realize how long that security line is going to be?

[William McKinley]

Somehow, I doubt this is going to be a major problem.

You may get a few dozen that charge the troops.

You will get many many dozens who immediately surrender, asking for protection from the guys who were urging them to go to the airport.

[lunatic12]

Let's do the math, people.

Earlier today, an Iraqi said that Fedayeen have gone to 'live' with ordinary citizens. That means when the loudspeaker guys tell the citizens to go to the airport, their in-house friendly fedayeen 'minder' puts a gun to their head, and off to the airport they go.

[CharacterCounts]

I doubt the 5 million people will show up at the airport, unless a peace marcher is doing the counting

If they did that would be the mother of all marches.

[CyberAnt]

These people have been conditioned over the years to do what they're told, without the gun being pointed at them - because whenever they refused, they were killed or members of their family were killed.

[toddly]

scary, but good point.

[William McKinley]

If they get 5,000 citizens to go to the airport, I will be amazed.

[PhiKapMom]

LOL!!! No cab drivers in this neighborhood I guess!

[billhilly]

"But how can this be? The information minister said just this morning that the colation was hundreds of miles from Baghdad."

Well, Duh! It is an airport. Armies fly don't they? ~;^)