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Iraqis Hurt in U.S.-British Air Raids
Las Vegas Sun ^
| 6/13/02
| AP
Posted on 07/13/2002 10:51:26 AM PDT by PJeffQ
Today: July 13, 2002 at 10:45:11 PDT
Iraqis Hurt in U.S.-British Air Raids
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAGHDAD, Iraq- Seven Iraqi civilians were injured in U.S. and British air raids in southern Iraq on Saturday, a military spokesman said.
The unidentified spokesman said allied warplanes bombed "civil and service installations" in Dhi Qar province, 211 miles south of Baghdad, the official Iraqi News Agency reported.
No U.S. or British comment was immediately available.
The Iraqi spokesman said seven civilians were wounded, but did not elaborate on the extent of their injuries.
The warplanes left Iraqi skies after being challenged by Iraq's "courageous ground resistance," the report added without specifying the time of the attack.
The incident comes as the United States maintains its threats to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Iraqi opposition leaders also met Sunday in London to discuss their role in any bid to oust Saddam.
A regime change in Iraq is a stated policy of the Bush administration.
U.S. and British warplanes have been monitoring "no fly" zones over southern and northern Iraq since shortly after the 1991 Gulf War to protect Kurdish and Shiite Muslim groups.
Iraq frequently tries to shoot down allied planes as it considers the zones violations of Iraqi sovereignty.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: aircraft; iraq; noflightzones; noflyzones; raids
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posted on
07/13/2002 10:51:26 AM PDT
by
PJeffQ
To: PJeffQ
You know, with all the orphanges,hospitals,schools and baby milk factories we purposely bomb,its a wonder the Iraqis have any civil infrastructure at all. /sarcasm off
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posted on
07/13/2002 10:57:10 AM PDT
by
cardinal4
To: PJeffQ
challenged by Iraq's "courageous ground resistance," What did they do stick their heads in the sand and light their farts at them? ;-)
To: PJeffQ
There we go again, targeting civilians. Any moment, expect the photos of jumpsuited "Baby Milk Factory" workers.
To: PJeffQ
I'm pretty sick of these despots milking this civilian thing. I'm getting to the point where I think we should just go in, do what has to be done, do it quickly, and get it over with. Otherwise we just die a death of a thousand cuts in the PR war. Do whatever it takes and get it over with.
To: StriperSniper
"What did they do stick their heads in the sand and light their farts at them? ;-)"
Not a pretty picture but one hell of a funny line!
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posted on
07/13/2002 11:51:52 AM PDT
by
G.Mason
To: G.Mason
To: cardinal4
I'm surprised Saddam didn't jump on the "it was traditional firing at a wedding" bandwagon.
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posted on
07/13/2002 12:45:16 PM PDT
by
mikegi
To: cardinal4
No wonder the Euro-leftists like Iraq so much: They have nothing there but orphanages, baby milk factories and hospitals. It must be a commie paradise!
To: mikegi
"I'm surprised Saddam didn't jump on the "it was traditional firing at a wedding" bandwagon."Well, the Iraqid seem to have one thing in common with the Taliban. Everyone hurt or killed is a civilian.
To: PJeffQ
Congratulations, Associated Press! You win the prize for running the millionth eructation of enemy propaganda as if it were news.
To: John Jorsett
You asked for it - but sorry, no jumpsuits:
To: PJeffQ
![](http://www.snoopygift.com/images/snoopy-w-computer.gif)
Hey Saddam,
Cry Me A River
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posted on
07/13/2002 7:49:01 PM PDT
by
upchuck
To: PJeffQ
No one cares, don't you get it!
IRAQ-E-FOOL!
To: PJeffQ
To: PJeffQ
Iraq's "courageous ground resistance"
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posted on
07/13/2002 8:13:27 PM PDT
by
AmerRepb
To: PJeffQ
i haven't seen the t.v. yet today but are the news networks reporting this story or is it not mentioned. i would find this most disturbing if this is not a big headline. i seem to find the news folks getting away from the war a little each day. stupid crap is back in the news. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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posted on
07/13/2002 9:14:05 PM PDT
by
angcat
To: StriperSniper
challenged by Iraq's "courageous ground resistance,"
What did they do stick their heads in the sand and light their farts at them? ;-)
No. No. No.
You misunderstood. The term, "courageous ground resistance" did not mean resistance that was on the ground and did not move when attacked. It referred to the fact that all resistance had been "ground up" (pulverized) by our bombs and didn't move when attacked, because they didn't have time before they died. Just think of the term "ground resistance", as you would the term, "ground beef."
To: cardinal4
Maybe if the allies just gassed the civilians, like Saddam himself, the media wouldn't bitch so much.
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posted on
07/14/2002 1:49:28 AM PDT
by
zarf
To: Tennessee_Bob
I still haven't figured out how many babies they have to milk to get a gallon of baby milk????
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