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Fighting around Fallujah a Marine sniper's 'dream'
LA Times via Omaha World-Herald ^ | April 17th, 2004 | Unknown @ LA TIMES

Posted on 04/17/2004 8:15:10 AM PDT by Hat-Trick

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Taking a short breather Friday, the 21-year-old Marine corporal explained what it was like to practice his lethal skill in the battle for this city.

"It's a sniper's dream," he said. "You can go anywhere, and there are so many ways to fire at the enemy without him knowing where you are."

The role of snipers has become a significant tactic for Marines in this "Sunni Triangle" city. Marine experts say Fallujah is among the most "target-rich" battlefields for snipers since the World War II battle for Stalingrad, during which German and Russian snipers dueled for months.

In negotiations aimed at ending the standoff in the city, the insurgents have demanded that the Marines pull back their snipers.

A shaky truce exists between the Marines who surround the city and the fighters within the circle.

But the cease-fire allows the Marines to carry out defensive operations within the city, which, among other things, they define as allowing fire on insurgents who display weapons, break the curfew or move their forces toward U.S. troops.

(Excerpt) Read more at omaha.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: banglist; fallujah; iraq; longrangegreetings; marines; marinesnipers; muslims; scout; scoutsniper; sniper; war
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To: LibWhacker
LET THE WORLD HAVE NO DOUBT!

IF NECESSARY, WE WILL STAND ALONE, TOGETHER!

201 posted on 04/17/2004 8:50:45 PM PDT by TexasCowboy (COB1)
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To: Cap'n Crunch
Remember people flipping me off when I'd wear my Dress Blues on leave.

Don't forget to thank John Kerry and Hanoi Jane....wouldn't have happened in my neck of the woods, the kids would have chipped in their pop bottle money to buy you a beer.

202 posted on 04/17/2004 8:52:11 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (C'est la guerre.)
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To: Smokin' Joe; samadams2000
Is the gatling gun still military issue? ~ samadams2000

Yep, but it has been modified a bit and usually comes with an aircraft attached? ~ Smokin' Joe

Or a ship...


203 posted on 04/17/2004 8:55:37 PM PDT by null and void
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To: Shooter 2.5; armyboy
Actually, I doubt that the Marine snipers are using ball ammo in their work with the .50 caliber.
They're probably using the 750 grain match ammo if it's available.
204 posted on 04/17/2004 8:58:48 PM PDT by TexasCowboy (COB1)
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To: Hat-Trick
In negotiations aimed at ending the standoff in the city, the insurgents have demanded that the Marines pull back their snipers.

And how exactly have the killers come to be in a position to demand anything?

205 posted on 04/17/2004 9:06:34 PM PDT by Publius6961 (.)
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To: Hun in the sun
No offense, Hun

Well frankly Mr. Hun I have found most of your comments and diatribe quite offensive. Your attacks on Polybius and his profession were quite uncalled for.

Your apparent view of American soldiers is deplorable. Their honor and dedication for the work they do, as difficult and gut wrenching as it is, is obviously beyond your comprehension. The freedom they hold so dear is obviously lost on you. It would appear that the sacrifice that is all to often required for freedom to continue is something that would be too great for you. You strike me as one that would cower and wait for someone (a soldier?) to come save you. Your behavior, and your words here, are shameful.

206 posted on 04/17/2004 9:11:23 PM PDT by Oorang ( When all else fails, simply revel in the absurdity of it all.)
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To: taxcontrol
Personally, I would drop back to the tactics the Vietcong used. Wound a guy, leave him screaming, and then when his buddies come.......

Now that's funny.
At last reports, Red Crescent ambulances seen headed towards some dead sandmaggots stopped, picked up the weapons and left the bodies to rot.
So, no; that tactic won't work.

207 posted on 04/17/2004 9:12:38 PM PDT by Publius6961 (.)
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To: Hun in the sun
The ovens were under GERMAN CONTROL. Not the natives of the other countries.
208 posted on 04/17/2004 9:17:03 PM PDT by B4Ranch
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To: MeekOneGOP
Thanks!
209 posted on 04/17/2004 9:19:00 PM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: Hat-Trick
In negotiations aimed at ending the standoff in the city, the insurgents have demanded that the Marines pull back their snipers.

Or what, exactly? You'll come charging through our killzones full speed and standing tall? I'd love to see it. More likely you'll just strap more plastique to your toddlers, but you were going to be doing that anyway.

I'm liking this story even more than I do the ones about the Spectre gunships.

210 posted on 04/17/2004 9:23:05 PM PDT by Objective Reality
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To: Happy2BMe
Oh, to be just twenty years younger! LOL
211 posted on 04/17/2004 9:30:39 PM PDT by B4Ranch
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To: Hun in the sun
For a relative newcomer you seem to have quite a mouth on you.
Perhaps it might help you to know that I dismiss all attempts at posting by anyone who would "remind" everyone else of their duties.
This seems to be one of the basic sandmaggot failings, so your moralizing is pretty much worth zero.

Try it on the other sandmaggots. Preferably in person. Please.

212 posted on 04/17/2004 9:42:41 PM PDT by Publius6961 (.)
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To: Hun in the sun
....this means... by my Eurowheenie logic.... ...that Americans are barbarians?

A moralizing kraut? How quaint! You may consider us barbarians, by all means, as soon as we order the first set of ovens from who was it again? Siemens? Krups? Help me out here

213 posted on 04/17/2004 9:47:32 PM PDT by Publius6961 (.)
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To: Hun in the sun
The ovens didn`t burn in Germany... they burnt abroad. Auschwitz is in Poland.

Great point but deflecting attention to the Poles is a big mistake, Fritz.

It just confirms that the German Superman didn't have the balls to accept clear responsibility for his inhumanity.

Have a nice evening. This last bit of reaching is too much to stomach even from an inconsenquential ex-superman.

214 posted on 04/17/2004 9:54:49 PM PDT by Publius6961 (.)
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To: Hun in the sun
LOLOLOL...oh you europeans...you are so funny. Kepp looking done on us, that's the only thing that makes you feel good. If one would look back on one's country's history, tell me again is a barbarian??? Hope you don't vote another hilter into power since your economy is going down the tank...course if you do, us barbarians will just nuke you and not have a American soldier step foot in your pious country. Have you ever wonder if the second atom bomb was really meant for Germany???
215 posted on 04/17/2004 10:18:32 PM PDT by Jewels1091
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To: Hun in the sun
There was more than ONE furnace!!!
216 posted on 04/17/2004 10:20:52 PM PDT by Jewels1091
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To: COBOL2Java; TexasCowboy
"No bas*ard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it
by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."

Here he is!:

George Patton


217 posted on 04/18/2004 5:32:08 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Become a monthly donor on FR. No amount is too small and monthly giving is the way to go !)
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To: CHICAGOFARMER
Some wide open ranges sure would be nice. All we have right now is a 200 yard range. Although the city is being donated some land for a new police range we'll only be able to shoot 300 yards I hear. I was pushing for 500 but my luck ran out.

Prairie dogs, I bet that's quite a challege. Probably get good at adjusting for wind.

218 posted on 04/18/2004 6:05:21 AM PDT by Cap'n Crunch
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To: FreedomPoster
Thank you.

Since I got on the PD years later now I get to lock them up hahahaha.

219 posted on 04/18/2004 6:07:23 AM PDT by Cap'n Crunch
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To: Cap'n Crunch
BUMP!
220 posted on 04/18/2004 6:25:10 AM PDT by Publius6961 (.)
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