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U.S. soldier killed in Iraq grenade attack
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| 01 Jun 2003 15:16:04 GMT
| Reuters
Posted on 06/01/2003 10:29:23 AM PDT by yonif
DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - At least one American soldier and two Iraqis were killed in a grenade attack on a U.S. tank in central Baghdad on Sunday, al-Jazeera television reported.
The network, quoting its own Baghdad correspondent, said the attack occurred in front of the city's main mosque. It said several more people were wounded. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. military.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: army; granade; grenade; iraq; soldier; us; waronterrorism
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posted on
06/01/2003 10:29:24 AM PDT
by
yonif
To: yonif
Re:al-Jazeera television reported
Cute!
2
posted on
06/01/2003 10:34:39 AM PDT
by
ChadGore
(Frustrate one liberal a day, that's all we ask.)
To: yonif
REVISED: At least one American soldier and two Iraqis were killed in a terrorist grenade attack on a U.S. tank in central Baghdad on Sunday, al-Jazeera television reported.
The network, quoting its own Baghdad correspondent, said the terrorist attack occurred in front of the city's main mosque. It said several more people were wounded. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. military.
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posted on
06/01/2003 10:43:05 AM PDT
by
Eric Esot
To: Eric Esot
Don't you mean Freedom Fighter? /sarcasm
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posted on
06/01/2003 10:52:29 AM PDT
by
Nexus
To: ChadGore
Re:al-Jazeera television reported
Cute!
Surprised al-Jazeera does not report these as acts by the Iraqi Resistance.
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posted on
06/01/2003 10:52:30 AM PDT
by
Eric Esot
To: Eric Esot
I support the war in Iraq as well as anybody, but; when you invade a country (for whatever purpose), the people who live there aren't "terrorists". I wouldn't call them "freedom fighters", either, because they aren't fighting for freedom. But they are definitely "combatants". We have to stop defining-down this term as much as possible. Pretty soon, everybody with a grudge/disagreement against the government will be a "terrorist".
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posted on
06/01/2003 11:01:59 AM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: SJSAMPLE
So true. However, was the Tank a Marine or an Army DAT?
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posted on
06/01/2003 11:04:53 AM PDT
by
PiP PiP Cherrio
(Kosovo is Secure! -- www.pedalinpeace.org)
To: PiP PiP Cherrio
Don't think there are any USMC tankers left in Baghdad.
regards,
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posted on
06/01/2003 11:06:02 AM PDT
by
Thunder 6
To: yonif
01 Jun 2003 17:20:07 GMT
US soldier wounded, Iraqi killed in Baghdad attack
(Updates with U.S. military, colour, witness quotes)
BAGHDAD, June 1 (Reuters) - At least one American soldier was wounded and an Iraqi killed on Sunday when a U.S. armoured vehicle was hit by an explosion in a northern Baghdad district, U.S. troops and local residents said.
The armoured personnel vehicle was parked in front of the Abu Hanifa mosque, one of the biggest in Iraq, in the staunchly Sunni Muslim Azamiya district when it came under attack.
First Sergeant Larry Caldwell told journalists at the scene that one soldier was wounded when their armoured personnel vehicle was targeted, probably with C4 plastic explosive.
In an apparent co-ordinated attack, the soldiers came under sniper fire from the rooftops of two buildings opposite the mosque.
Most of the recent attacks on U.S. forces in Baghdad have taken place in areas populated mostly by Sunnis, a minority in Iraq who dominated Saddam Hussein's government.
The Azamiya district was one of the last areas of Baghdad to fall during the war, which ended with Saddam's ouster by U.S.-led forces in April.
Residents said the soldiers shot and killed an Iraqi man immediately after the explosion as he walked towards the mosque to pray.
"He came towards us. We told him to get down. He didn't," Caldwell said.
U.S. troops have come under attack several times in recent days from Iraqis who resent their presence.
"They are bastards and deserved it. They make us feel nostalgic for the days of Saddam," said one local woman.
By the time journalists arrived on the scene, the armoured vehicle had been removed. The only evidence of the attack was a bloodstain on the ground.
Earlier al-Jazeera television, quoting its Baghdad correspondent, reported that at least one U.S. soldier and two Iraqis had been killed in the attack. It said unidentified attackers had lobbed two hand grenades at the vehicle after exchanging fire with its crew.
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posted on
06/01/2003 11:09:05 AM PDT
by
demlosers
To: demlosers
"They are bastards and deserved it. They make us feel nostalgic for the days of Saddam," said one local woman. It figures Reuters would put a quote in like this. {{{sigh}}}
To: BlessedBeGod
"They make us feel nostalgic for the days of Saddam," said one local woman. Well, now I can see why they cover their women's heads and keep them at home under wraps......
They're crazy....
Semper Fi
11
posted on
06/01/2003 11:26:42 AM PDT
by
river rat
(War works......It brings Peace... Give war a chance to destroy Jihadists...)
To: Thunder 6
Well, they should rotate the DATs out and bring the 2d Tankers back in.
Nerd Herd! 1st Plt
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posted on
06/01/2003 11:47:19 AM PDT
by
PiP PiP Cherrio
(Kosovo is Secure! -- www.pedalinpeace.org)
To: Eric Esot; SJSAMPLE
I agree with SJSAMPLE. Terrorist attacks are only such if they are aimed at civilions. Terrorisist use violence as a means of coercion for and against civilians. The Iraqis doing this are armed guerilla combatants and not to view them as such is a danger.
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posted on
06/01/2003 11:49:09 AM PDT
by
Destro
(Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorisim by visiting www.johnathangaltfilms.com)
To: SJSAMPLE
I support the war in Iraq as well as anybody, but; when you invade a country (for whatever purpose), the people who live there aren't "terrorists". I wouldn't call them "freedom fighters", either, because they aren't fighting for freedom. But they are definitely "combatants". We have to stop defining-down this term as much as possible. Pretty soon, everybody with a grudge/disagreement against the government will be a "terrorist".
First off, WE did not invade, or conquer Iraq A coalition of nations liberated the Iraqi people form an evil and oppressive regime.
To call politically motivated violence carried out by subnational groups; actions that threaten the stability and unity of a free people; perpetrated against noncombatant targets (the attack occurred in front of the city's main mosque and civilians were killed and wounded); anything other then acts of terrorism is ludicrous.
To: demlosers
"They are bastards and deserved it. They make us feel nostalgic for the days of Saddam," said one local woman. Hmmmm....Ba'athist?
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posted on
06/01/2003 12:08:32 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(Surgeon General's Warning: Liberalism is Bad for Your Health, Brain Cells and Bank Account)
To: Eric Esot
The attack occured against combatents/US military.
WE were the one's who bullyed everyone to invade Iraq to find something which has not been found- WMD. Where are they?
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posted on
06/01/2003 12:18:51 PM PDT
by
PiP PiP Cherrio
(Kosovo is Secure! -- www.pedalinpeace.org)
To: Destro
I agree with SJSAMPLE. Terrorist attacks are only such if they are aimed at civilions. Terrorisist use violence as a means of coercion for and against civilians. The Iraqis doing this are armed guerilla combatants and not to view them as such is a danger.
The article makes no reference to who; or what; carried out the attack. It does not state that it was an Iraqi.
So who is to say that the "combatant" did not come from Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Yemen or Saudi Arabia to get a little jihadi on.
But nonetheless I digress; It is a guerilla which resorts to terrorism.
To: Eric Esot
Of course the part you forgot to revise - that the terrorists likely came from and returned to the Mosque.
Or could it be some rogue Christians fighting to rid Iraq of those pesky imperialist Americans? [/sarcasm off]
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posted on
06/01/2003 12:34:00 PM PDT
by
TheBattman
(Big Brother is closer than you would like to know......)
To: SJSAMPLE
I support the war in Iraq as well as anybody, but; when you invade a country (for whatever purpose), the people who live there aren't "terrorists".The grenade attack wounded and killed Iraqi civilians standing in front of the city's main mosque. If those casualties were deliberate, than it is clear this was a terror attack (because injuring/killing civilians was part of their plan).
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posted on
06/01/2003 12:38:58 PM PDT
by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
To: PiP PiP Cherrio
WE were the one's who bullyed everyone to invade Iraq to find something which has not been found- WMD. Where are they?
Scott Ritter is that you? _ Is that really the question you want to ask? Justification? - Start with "Anfal" and work your way to the present.
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