Baghdad Sheraton hit by RPG

Fox News | 11/20/03

[Mo1]

FNC ALERT
Bagdad Sherton Hotel was hit by an RPG on the six floor

[yonif]

BTTT

[A Citizen Reporter]

Steve Centani of Fox News is reporting live from the top of the hotel, where the FN crew is staying. He just said that this is another attack on a soft target. He said that they have "scared the UN out, scared the Red Cross out,now they are trying to scare the journalists out.....we have decided to stay and report from the roof here."

[DCBryan1]

I am watching too...I am thinking Whooopty do!

Its like throwing a dirt clod at a battleship. All you get is a loud bang and falling glass and you get 15 mins of fame.

Now if the hotel was hit by a 81mm, 105mm, 203mm piece of ARTILLERY, that would be big news...you can clean out entire rooms with that ordinance.

But right now, I think this was nothing to be really concerned about.

[yonif]

Israeli media reports it hit the "Palestine" Hotel. No reports of injuries, light damage to the hotel.

Another source reports it was the Sherton.

A final source says 2 explosions were heard.

[Mo1]

No reports of injuries

[Happy2BMe]

This and the flurry of downed choppers over the last month should have red flags going up all over the Pentagon.

TACTICS, TACTICS, TACTICS and TACTICS.

Our's are wrong, and they need to be fixed YESTERDAY.

Either retaliate (and when I say retaliate - I mean wipe out whole city blocks in the surrounding areas where the choppers took off from) ~OR~ develop new tactics.

If I were in command, civilians would be evacuated from all building (homes, stores, businesses) within RPG range of helopads.

And anyone caught giving or recieving blood money for killing or attempting to kill an American would have one way out - the FIRING SQUAD. And, I'd make the Iraqis be the ones pulling the triggers.

This calls for new tactics.

[Lijahsbubbe]

I hope no others follow.

[Palladin]

Damn! Why can't these soldiers of Mohammed and their RPG's be rounded up, tied together, and detonated in the city square?

[Mo1]

So two hotels were hit????

[yonif]

I support what the IDF has stated months ago and that is the US army should use armored vehicles.

[eddie willers]

Fox News reporting

Yeah, but....what about Jacko?

[A Citizen Reporter]

There may be some confusion about what the hotel is called. I believe that Steve Centani said in his original report that it might not be known as the "Sheraton".

[microgood]

I am watching Fox now and this one reporter was describing an RPG and said they could put on their shoulder and fire a half a mile away. Do they have that kind of range?

[Palladin]

I like your recommendations.

Please send them to Rummy.

[Lijahsbubbe]

But right now, I think this was nothing to be really concerned about

I'm not so sure. The terrorists seem to be very busy as the last week of Ramadan winds down.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

FN's Dana Lewis, Steve Harrigan are staying at this Baghdad Sheraton that was hit by an RPG ~ 7 am, early morning.

 

RPG came through glass ceiling of the atrium - around 16th -17th floor, pieces of glass ceiling fell into the lobby ~ no reports of injuries.

 

The main CPA compound is across from this Sheraton.

[StriperSniper]

Thanks for the post, I was watching Lou Dobbs on CNN(the only thing worth watching). They just broke in right now.

[doug from upland]

Hopefully not too much falling glass. Other than with a direct hit, there is a way to protect it.