Convoy evacuating Russian ambassador from Baghdad comes under attack

Agence France-Presse | April 6, 2003

[TLBSHOW]

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[HAL9000]

US says Iraq controls area of alleged Russian convoy shooting

AS SALIYAH, Qatar (AFP) - US Central Command said here Sunday that an alleged shooting on a Russian diplomatic convoy took place on territory controlled by Iraq and that no US-led coalition forces were in the area.

"Based on the reported location, the incident is believed to have taken place in territory controlled by the Iraqi regime," a statement said, adding that "initial reports" showed no presence of US-led coalition forces nearby.

[Scoop]

With all due respect to the recently deceased, what kind of idiot Ambassador stuck around in Baghdad until now? Are there diplomats on this planet who thought for a second Iraq would win this war? Did they not understand that once an American President says we're going to Baghdad, we're going to Baghdad?!?

[michaelt]

Fox just reported that Centcom says we didn't do it.

[Cicero]

Either a) he should have left earlier; or b) he should have picked up the phone and told the Americans when and where he was coming out.

People who deliberately put themselves into the middle of a war have to understand that it's risky, and that the combatants on both sides have higher priorities than their convenience.

[Tailback]

I hope that there's a checkpoint somewhere that can verify that there's only Russians in this convoy. I wouldn't be surprised if high level Iraqi's are being spirited out by these guys. The attack claim might be a ploy to get us to be "hands off" with this group.

[Enemy Of The State]

A case of poetic justice?

Bawahahahahahahaha

[Lexington Green]

Iraqis shoot Russians in friendly-fire incident. I'm saddened.

[MrPeanut]

Maybe the Russian Convoy had important Iraqis with them and we did'nt want them to get out.

[KeyLargo]

I just hope that it was Russian munitions that got him!

[vigilante2]

hit them again!

[koba37]

It had to be the Iraqis who fired up this convoy - even Vladimir Zhironovsky (radical nationalist -I'm being kind) said that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was at fault for waiting so long to leave and without safe passage garaunteed. Zhironovsky is a huge Iraqi fan (visits all the time) and if there was any evidence or inkling that we hit the column he'd be screaming bloody murder.

[templar]

With all due respect to the recently deceased, what kind of idiot Ambassador stuck around in Baghdad until now?

One who had (note the past tense) much faith in Russian weapons and strategy.

[TLBSHOW]

one that was Americas enemy which as this war unfolds we will wake up from the deep sleep and see that all of communist Russia is still our enemy!

[Enterprise]

"Convoy evacuating Russian ambassador from Baghdad comes under attack"

Schitski happenskis

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

"Maybe the Russian Convoy had important Iraqis with them and we did'nt want them to get out."

That exact thought ocurred to me when I heard about this- but killing the Russian Ambassador would be a terrific breach of diplomatic norms, and I'm not at all sure that ANYONE in authority would sanction this. (Nations have gone to war over this kind of thing). So it was probably an Iraqi attack.

[Leo Carpathian]

Hey, Russian generals advised Iraqis how to win, their polls indicated that Iraq will win, Iraqi media proclaiming victory, so why not to stay? Durakis! (Durak = Russian for fool)

I guess they got the message when they saw Amerikansky tanks outside the windows :-)

[MrPeanut]

I agree it would be a bad breach. That is why we blamed it on the Iraqis. Let the Russians prove otherwise.

[Mr. Mojo]

I'm not saying this didn't happen, but I've noticed that the Agence France-Presse has been a consistent source of misinfo.