US Offensive in Fallujah intensifies

DW -World.DE ^ | 4-6-04

[TexKat]

US and Iraqi forces clash with insurgents in Fallujah

There have been heavy clashes between US troops and Iraqi insurgents on the edge of the flashpoint town of Falluja. US commanders have been vowing to pacify Fallujah after last week's killing of four US security contractors there. Meanwhile, an Italian news agency has quoted a local official in Nassiriya as saying some 15 Iraqi militiamen and civilians had been killed there in clashes with Italian soldiers. Italian officials said 12 Italian soldiers were wounded. The militiamen are said to be supporters of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, accused of leading a wave of confrontations with occupying coalition forces. 48 Iraqis and nine coalition soldiers were killed in fighting between occupying troops and Sadr's militiamen in Baghdad and Najaf on Sunday. And the US military has said attackers on Monday killed four US Marines in al-Anbar province west of Baghdad, while three U.S. soldiers were killed in separate attacks in a Shi'ite area of Baghdad on Monday and Tuesday.

[MeekOneGOP]

The militiamen are said to be supporters of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, accused of leading a wave of confrontations with occupying coalition forces.

You've got to ask
yourself one question:
"Do I Feel Lucky ??"
Well do you, punk ?!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

According to OUR free press, our enemies will always be bigger, tougher, more able, than our troops. Funny that our troops are moving around and the bad guys are hiding in caves, mosques and spiderholes.

More on our Marines, w/ pics:  Pendleton Marines cordon Fallujah ~  Marine Link | 4/06/04 | Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva

[txradioguy]

Fox News reporting that the U.S. compound is Ramadi is being attacked on two fronts. 130 dead supporters of al-Sadr no list of casulties for us.

No matter what you feel about us being there, PLEASE say a little prayer for me fellow soldiers that are there.

[MeekOneGOP]

Yeah, really !

Let me repost something that TheGrimReaper posted to us on the WFTD thread. Ugh!:

If you're sitting down, maybe you can handle a few words from Dan Blather's CBS Evening "News" comments uttered Thursday, April 2, 2004:

RATHER: "Tonight, savagery in the streets of Iraq. Ten Americans die in a single day, four of them civilians, murdered, mutilated and dragged throughout the streets. Who is behind this? What drives American civilians to risk death in Iraq? In this economy, it may be for some the only job they can find. This family paid the ultimate price."

Seems to me that a certain icon of the leftist media (and obvious shill for Ketchup Boy) badly needs a boot up his a$$....

[txradioguy]

I couldn't believe that one either when I read it. Looks like Mr. Blather has a daily fax coming from Ketchup Boy himself.

[MeekOneGOP]

Exactly.

To mimmick Natalie Maines: I am ashamed the Dan Rather is from Texas !

[MeekOneGOP]

Whoops. S/B ... THAT Rather is from Texas !

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Count on prayers, txradioguy.

FWIW, I am so proud of you, and our troops.

I know whose side I choose to be on....on good days and bad!

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8 U.S. Forces Conducting Raids in Fallujah ~ Update from the fighting at Ar Ramadi: at least 12 brave Marines KIA, 20 wounded. Many enemies captured and killed. Aim true, troops! Our prayers are with you! ~ DoD | 4/06/04 | Jim Garamone

Fox News banner now saying 12 Marines have been killed in the fighting in Ramadi.

No mention of the number of enemies captured and killed by our troops.

FoxNews, our number one mainstream ally, continues to play enemy pics, repeat enemy demands.

Ignore the press, troops.

We know what's at stake, and who's in charge.

Our prayers are with you.

[MeekOneGOP]

Amen !!

[Robert_Paulson2]

what Wretchard has conjectured about Fallujah

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hey cap... got a link for me?

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Prayers for the safety of our troops always. I know of many people praying right now. God bless you and all of our troops, TX!

[Robert_Paulson2]

I like the sound of that.

God protect OUR PRECIOUS MARINES... and give them all the support they need.

[Robert_Paulson2]

Jesus...
Please take care of our boys, our men and women, and specifically the ones under fire right now, in places like Ramadi.
protect and support them.
give them supernatural insight that saves lives and stops the enemy cold.

Thanks for listening.

[Robert_Paulson2]

Psalm 35


Of David.

¹ Contend, O LORD , with those who contend with me;
fight against those who fight against me.
² Take up shield and buckler;
arise and come to my aid.
³ Brandish spear and javelin
against those who pursue me.
Say to my soul,
"I am your salvation."

⁴ May those who seek my life
be disgraced and put to shame;
may those who plot my ruin
be turned back in dismay.
⁵ May they be like chaff before the wind,
with the angel of the LORD driving them away;
⁶ may their path be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
⁷ Since they hid their net for me without cause
and without cause dug a pit for me,
⁸ may ruin overtake them by surprise-
may the net they hid entangle them,
may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
⁹ Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD
and delight in his salvation.
¹⁰ My whole being will exclaim,
"Who is like you, O LORD ?
You rescue the poor from those too strong for them,
the poor and needy from those who rob them."

¹¹ Ruthless witnesses come forward;
they question me on things I know nothing about.
¹² They repay me evil for good
and leave my soul forlorn.
¹³ Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth
and humbled myself with fasting.
When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
¹⁴ I went about mourning
as though for my friend or brother.
I bowed my head in grief
as though weeping for my mother.
¹⁵ But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
attackers gathered against me when I was unaware.
They slandered me without ceasing.
¹⁶ Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked ;
they gnashed their teeth at me.
¹⁷ O Lord, how long will you look on?
Rescue my life from their ravages,
my precious life from these lions.
¹⁸ I will give you thanks in the great assembly;
among throngs of people I will praise you.

¹⁹ Let not those gloat over me
who are my enemies without cause;
let not those who hate me without reason
maliciously wink the eye.
²⁰ They do not speak peaceably,
but devise false accusations
against those who live quietly in the land.
²¹ They gape at me and say, "Aha! Aha!
With our own eyes we have seen it."

²² O LORD , you have seen this; be not silent.
Do not be far from me, O Lord.
²³ Awake, and rise to my defense!
Contend for me, my God and Lord.
²⁴ Vindicate me in your righteousness, O LORD my God;
do not let them gloat over me.
²⁵ Do not let them think, "Aha, just what we wanted!"
or say, "We have swallowed him up."

²⁶ May all who gloat over my distress
be put to shame and confusion;
may all who exalt themselves over me
be clothed with shame and disgrace.
²⁷ May those who delight in my vindication
shout for joy and gladness;
may they always say, "The LORD be exalted,
who delights in the well-being of his servant."
²⁸ My tongue will speak of your righteousness
and of your praises all day long.

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bible gateway website.

[ChocChipCookie]

Does anyone know if there is some kind of 24-hour prayer chain, or something similar, for our soldiers?

[txradioguy]

I think the FReeper Canteen has a link to one.

[Gunslingr3]

Do you think our own Revolutionary War was bloodless and only soldiers died?

Do you think George Washington randomly blew up homes?

[appaloosa]

"While You Are Defending Me"


On an island of fire,
In an ocean of steel,
I witnessed Sweet Freedom,
Sweet Freedom rise.
I pledge, under God, my allegiance to thee,
And thy Honor,
Thy Valor,
Will never die.


So to you in the air,
And you at sea,
And you, always faithful to me,
To you who roll on,
In the cold, grey dawn,
Godspeed,
While you, are defending me.


In the smoking ruins,
Of shattered peace,
Where hate,
And Evil,
Took wing to fly,
You simply say,
We roll today,
And your Honor,
Your Valor,
Will never die.


So to you in the air,
And you at sea,
And you, always faithful to me,
To you who roll on,
In the cold, grey dawn,
Godspeed,
While you, are defending me.



In my prayers at night,
In my anger, and fright,
I cry,
How can He let this terror be?
The answer came,
I love you the same,
My Father,
My Brother,
My daughter,
My Son.


So to you in the air,
And you at sea,
And you, always faithful to me,
To you who roll on,
In the cold, grey dawn,
Godspeed,
While you, are defending me.


In the world to come,
When war's night is won,
We shall see Sweet Freedom,
Sweet Freedom rise.
I pledge, under God, my allegiance to thee,
Godspeed,
While you are defending me.


So roll on my Father,
Roll on my Son,
Roll on, you Husbands, roll on,
Roll on my Brothers,
In the cold, grey dawn.

Godspeed,
While you are defending me,
Godspeed,
While you, are defending me.



(C) 2003

The Armed Forces of the United States of American
is the mortal hand of God on earth.
God Bless and be with them all, and their
families
God Bless America

[SuziQ]

Al-Sadr, a fiery 30-year-old cleric, frequently denounces the U.S. occupation in his sermons and has built up his own militia, the al-Mahdi Army, though he has avoided calling for attacks on U.S. troops.

Al Sadist is a megalomaniac with delusions of granduer, and he has the DEADEST eyes I have seen since Mohammed Atta's!

[Cap Huff]

"what Wretchard has conjectured about Fallujah"

Here's the link. Scroll down to Monday and Tuesday's entries:

http://belmontclub.blogspot.com/

Sorry for the delay, your request came after I had gove to bed.