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U.S. jets bomb Basra paramilitary meeting (200 Paramilitary Dead?)
Reuters
| 3/29/03
Posted on 03/28/2003 7:55:23 PM PST by kattracks
U.S. jets bomb Basra paramilitary meeting
AS SAYLIYA CAMP, Qatar, March 29 (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes have used laser-guided bombs to destroy a building in the southern Iraqi city of Basra where some 200 paramilitary members were meeting, U.S. Central Command said on Saturday.
A spokesman at Central Command's battle headquarters said early reports indicated that "no one came out" of the shattered two-story structure.
The spokesman said the bombing was part of the campaign to take Basra, Iraq's second largest city, from forces loyal to President Saddam Hussein.
Iraqi forces have prevented U.S.-led forces from seizing control of Basra, although British officials say there have been signs of civilian unrest inside the city. British troops say they control the city surroundings, but have not yet moved in.
Central Command said in a statement that two F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets dropped bombs on the paramilitary meeting, terming it "an emerging target."
The bombs used in the night-time attack had a delayed fuse so they penetrate the building before exploding, minimizing damage to the surrounding area, including a church, the statement said.
03/28/03 22:11 ET
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: basra; deadiraqisoldiers; delayedfuse; iraq; iraqifreedom; paramilitaryforces; strikeeagles; war
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To: KansasCanadian
LOL!!!!!
To: kattracks
U.S. warplanes have used laser-guided bombs to destroy a building in the southern Iraqi city of Basra where some 200 paramilitary members were meeting... Lead F-15E Pilot: "I move we adjourn this meeting."
Wingman: "I second that."
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:07:55 PM PST
by
umbagi
To: Torie
If true, I was just speculating on how we could of found out about the meeting.
To: luv2ndamend
"If true, I was just speculating on how we could of found out about the meeting." We're listening to every phone call in Iraq. (That's just one way to know)
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:10:31 PM PST
by
blam
To: luv2ndamend
Chances are, we did get a ton of people tonight.
This happened because a couple of SF or SAS fellows saw it happening in the middle of Dodge. They called in a couple of loitering Strike Eagles. The rest is history.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:11:04 PM PST
by
section9
(You will all be shot unless you download the Saddam screensaver...)
To: blam
thanks
To: kattracks
Central Command said in a statement that two F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets dropped bombs on the paramilitary meeting, terming it "an emerging target." When communication lines are taken out, face to face meetings become necessary. I think our English friends have been monitoring these Cut Throats very closely.
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:12:32 PM PST
by
WRhine
To: Torie
I find it hard to believe that two hundred perps would be so stupid
Why not? They attack M-1s with machine guns.
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:13:47 PM PST
by
Gamecock
(IF YOU HAVE TO BE ONE, BE A BIG RED ONE! No Mission too Difficult! No Sacrifice too Great!)
To: kattracks
Get the media over there quick. There has got to be a way for them to spin this into another defeat for the coalition forces and a win for Saddam.
To: kattracks
The bombs used in the night-time attack had a delayed fuse so they penetrate the building before exploding, minimizing damage to the surrounding area, including a church, the statement said.A church??? Are there Christians in Iraq??
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:13:59 PM PST
by
2Jedismom
(‘And those who have not swords can still die upon them.')
To: Torie
The competition for the Darwin awards is going to be fierce this year.
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:14:04 PM PST
by
Windcatcher
("So what did Doug use?" "He used...sarcasm!")
To: kattracks
BREAKING NEWS....EMERGENCY MEETING HELD IN ISLAMIC HEAVEN... VIRGIN STOCKS NEARLY DEPLETED!....
To: kattracks
Badda-Bing! Badda-Boom! PS: Don't tell the media. It may disturb their 24x7 gloom and doom reporting.
BTW, the liberal media "War Games" results that they don't want you to see:
1) Intel + guided weapons + war of attrition = Iraq loses.
2) Iraqi cities surrounded + citizen uprising against Saddam's thugs = Iraq loses.
3) Saddam, Usay, Uday die from complications due to emergency surgery = Iraq loses.
4) Republican Guard forces annihilated outside Baghdad = Iraq loses.
5) Massive bombarment of Iraqi forces + MOAB = Iraq loses.
6) Massive deployment of B52's, A10's, Apache's, M1A1's, AC130's, and ID's + Iraq's best = Iraq loses.
7) Bunker busters raining down on Saddam's C&C Bunkers = Iraq loses.
Etc., etc.
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:14:38 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Open the pod bay door HAL.)
To: WRhine
Was this the "target of opportunity" they were talking about earlier?
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:14:40 PM PST
by
Vol2727
(Pls email Fox News and demand 24/7 closed captioning. Pls!!)
To: luv2ndamend
Lot of people seen comming and going. Kind of like a crack house.
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:14:48 PM PST
by
oyez
( The best war news can't be told right now.)
To: Torie
Yeah, it was just a guess. I'm just hoping that they aren't massacring alot of the people in there. It makes me sick to my stomach to know that those scum are going around killing people for no other reason than that they can get away with it.
To: kattracks
It blowed up real good!
To: oyez
LMAO!
To: Torie
I guess that when you are in a city of a million people-- under your control--you just don't think hard enough about the capabilities of the U.S. military.
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:16:50 PM PST
by
the_doc
To: kattracks
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posted on
03/28/2003 8:17:02 PM PST
by
Timesink
(If you use the word "embedded" in a conversation, you'd better be carrying an x-ray to show me.)
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