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UK bomb disposal expert killed in Iraq
SOMERSET NEWS ^ | 18:59 - 05 September 2003

Posted on 09/05/2003 11:30:59 AM PDT by yonif

A 53-year-old British bomb disposal expert has been killed in a roadside ambush in northern Iraq.

Father-of-three Ian Rimell, from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, died, and his local bodyguard was critically injured, when they were attacked on Thursday afternoon as they drove their vehicle along a main road to Mosul.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that a British national was killed on September 4 while working in northern Iraq.

"We stand ready to offer any appropriate consular assistance to family or next of kin."


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bombdisposal; boom; fallen; ianrimell; iraq; rebuildingiraq

1 posted on 09/05/2003 11:31:00 AM PDT by yonif
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To: yonif
How to ruin your chances for peace - Authored by moronic Saddam loving freaks.
2 posted on 09/05/2003 11:33:20 AM PDT by smith288 ("The key to our success will be your execution." -Scott Adams)
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To: yonif
Sad. Prayers are with his family.
3 posted on 09/05/2003 11:36:59 AM PDT by lilylangtree
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To: AntiGuv
Requesting proper honors for fallen comrade.
4 posted on 09/05/2003 11:40:13 AM PDT by Coop (God bless our troops!)
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To: yonif
Sounds like he was a target, and someone leaked the information of his schedule and route to the Islamonazis in that area.
5 posted on 09/05/2003 11:47:31 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (May our brave warriors kill all of the Islamokazis/facists/nazis to prevent future 9/11's.)
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To: Grampa Dave
Sounds like he was a target, and someone leaked the information of his schedule and route to the Islamonazis in that area.


Yes it does. Still we have to get Iraqis into our protection services if we are to ever get out - hope we learn quickly to compartmentalize info to keep our guys safe and find the moles as quickly as possible. :-(
6 posted on 09/05/2003 11:59:48 AM PDT by Tunehead54 (Anyone seen my tagline?)
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To: yonif
Mideast-looking men steal airport computers Australia fears terrorists might have gained access to intelligence Two men described as being of Middle-Eastern appearance walked out of the intelligence center at Sydney International Airport with two computers, prompting fears Australia's security has been breached by terrorists.

The men, dressed as computer technicians, presented themselves to the security desk Aug. 27 as employees of a company that regularly provides service to the airport's cargo processing and intelligence center, according to The Age newspaper of Melbourne, Australia.
The men were given access to the top-security mainframe room after supplying false names and signatures, and they seemed to know where to go, the paper said.

Two hours later, the computers had been disconnected, put on trolleys and wheeled past the security desk into the elevator.

7 posted on 09/05/2003 12:06:23 PM PDT by concerned about politics (Lucifers lefties are still stuck at the bottom of Maslow's Hierarchy)
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To: Coop

8 posted on 09/05/2003 12:12:39 PM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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To: yonif; Squantos; Yehuda
Glorified and sanctified be God's great name throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingdom in your lifetime and during your days, and within the life of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon; and say, Amen.

May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.

Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, extolled and honored, adored and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, beyond all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations that are ever spoken in the world; and say, Amen.

May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life, for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen.

He who creates peace in His celestial heights, may He create peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen.

9 posted on 09/05/2003 1:38:34 PM PDT by archy (Keep in mind that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
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To: archy
Damn..................Stay Safe Archy !
11 posted on 09/05/2003 11:00:57 PM PDT by Squantos (Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
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To: archy
May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.

Amen.

R.I.P. dear soldier, and may you be received into His care.

Prayers for your dear ones left behind.

12 posted on 09/06/2003 1:35:40 PM PDT by happygrl
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