BRITS FIND HUNDREDS OF BODIES

Sky News ^ | April 5, 2003

[MadIvan]

British soldiers have found hundreds of human remains in a "makeshift morgue" in southern Iraq, according to a report from the PA news agency.

More to follow...

[BurbankKarl]

Sorted by date

British soldiers find human remains
News Interactive, Australia - 5 minutes ago
HUNDREDS of human remains were discovered today in a makeshift morgue by British
soldiers in southern Iraq, Britain's Press Association news agency reported. ...

Hundreds of remains found in Iraq
U.TV, UK - 9 minutes ago
Hundreds of human remains were today discovered in a ''makeshift morgue''
by British soldiers in southern Iraq. The skulls, bundles ...

Hundreds of human remains found in makeshift morgue
4ni.co.uk, UK - 11 minutes ago
Hundreds of human remains have been discovered in a "makeshift morgue"
by British soldiers in southern Iraq. The skulls, bundles ...

British hit 'Chemical Ali' base
BBC, UK - 14 minutes ago
... British soldiers have also discovered a "makeshift morgue" at an abandoned
Iraqi military base on the outskirts of the nearby town of al-Zubayr. ...

Hundreds of human remains found in makeshift morgue
Ananova, UK - 15 minutes ago
Hundreds of human remains have been discovered in a "makeshift morgue"
by British soldiers in southern Iraq. The skulls, bundles ...

Bodies found in Iraq 'morgue'
News24, South Africa - 19 minutes ago
London - Hundreds of human remains were discovered on Saturday in a makeshift morgue
by British soldiers in southern Iraq, Britain's domestic Press Association ...

Hundreds of human remains found in makeshift morgue
IrishExaminer.com, Ireland - 27 minutes ago
Hundreds of human remains were today discovered in a “makeshift
morgue” by British soldiers in southern Iraq. The skulls and ...

[stlnative]

You know I wonder if these are the poor souls that were killed after the uprising in 1991 and the Kuwaiti MIA's?

[bd476]

Many thanks, Ivan! This is exquisite! I'm moved to tears. Thank you very much.

[BurbankKarl]

either that or they were suspected of cooperating prior to a US invasion.... the three CIA operatives that helped target Saddams bunker were executed in Baghdad recently....

[stlnative]

Thanks...!

[stlnative]

someone just said on another thread there maybe 500+ plus bodies in there

[bd476]

Okay, now you've done it.

Tears are healthy, right?

(Searching for mp3 of 'Waltzing Matilda' or some other notable Aussie tune)

[ShootMeIfHillaryRuns]

I think I will start calling Saddam "Lil Hitler"

I hope the Libs and Rats are ready to eat crow...

[NetValue]

It reminds me of the WWII stories about Dachau Prison Camp that my father told. He was on the first wave of American liberators. They walked into a Hitlerian nightmare. This sounds like history repeating itself.

[stlnative]

The skulls and bundles of bone in strips of military uniform

Reading this makes me think that the bones are bundled up (like sticks) and tied together with strips of military uniforms. As if all that is left is just bones. (possibly they were placed in a acid bath and then bundled up together?) Sorry to be so graphic... but if they are in bundles, they may have been doing something to strip them down to bones.

[Happygal]

It reminds me of the WWII stories about Dachau Prison Camp that my father told.

I visited Dachau in the 1980's on a school trip to Germany. There is still a stench of death about that place.

[MadIvan]

FYI:

Australian National Anthem

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR

Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free,
We've golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature's gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history's page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.


Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We'll toil with hearts and hands
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share,
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.

Regards, Ivan

[this_ol_patriot]

On Sky News I saw boxes that could be wood or some paper composite with the corpses inside and arabic writing and labels on the outside. I saw what looked like a foot sticking out from some rotted cloth in one of the coffins, the foot was all bone no skin or muscle at all.

[this_ol_patriot]

The coffins had pillows in them from what I just saw on Sky.

[JustPiper]

Group Capt. Al Lockwood, a spokesman for the British forces confirmed to Fox News on Saturday that U.K. troops have discovered a makeshift morgue in southern Iraq. While the site is still being investigated, an unconfirmed report from British troops said that hundreds of dead bodies, body parts and strips of Iraqi military uniforms were discovered there.

[Prince Charles]

-MORE-

In another building, there was a picture of Saddam Hussein, what were believed to be prayer stones and metal hooks on racks hanging from the ceiling.

The discovery was made early Saturday by officers from the 3rd Regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery.

Captain Jack Kemp, who was the first man into the building, said he believed there were more than 200 coffins, with as many more plastic bags filled with remains.

He went into the building as part of a security check to make sure the area was safe for his troops.

"The first thing I was greeted by was approximately 200 makeshift coffins," said the 40-year-old from Fraddam, near Newquay, Cornwall, said.

"They contain bags, each labelled, and there's human remains inside the bags.

"I wouldn't like to speculate but the bones inside are obviously years old.

"It is certainly not from the recent conflict but it could be from the one before."

Last Updated: 13:06 UK, Saturday April 05, 2003

[laz17]

This is horrific. This feels like May 1945. We can only imagine what further horrors will be uncovered in the days and weeks ahead. And as these horrors are revealed, I want to hear D@sshole, Pelosi, Kerry, Dean, Rangel, and the other Democrat freaks continue chanting their anti-war and anti-Bush mantras. I want to hear Sarandon, Robbins, Sheen, Garofalo, Clooney, Glover, and the other Hollywood scum do the same. Whether or not any of them ever admit they were wrong won't matter. They will be treated by the rest of America like lepers, and totally shunned.

[Redleg Duke]

"Do you realize the implications and the pure horror we are going to find after 30 years of the monster."

And then the anti-war pukes will be blaming George W. Bush and Tony Blair for not doing something sooner!

[dennisw]

No way would such a people have or use weapons of mass destruction! (/sarcasm)

[happygrl]

From your BBC link:

On Saturday a pan-Arab newspaper reported that Baath party leaders in Basra wanted to surrender to the British if Baghdad fell.
They had passed a message to a Shia cleric, Mohammed al-Bosslimi, saying they were afraid of reprisals from citizens and would want to arrange a surrender, according to newspaper Asharq al-Aswat.