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Fallujah Mosque Explosion Tied to Bomb-making Class
American Forces Press Service (D.O.D.) ^ | 2 July 2003 | Gerry J. Gilmore

Posted on 07/02/2003 8:36:49 AM PDT by Stultis

Fallujah Mosque Explosion Tied to Bomb-making Class

By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2003 – A bomb manufacturing class being taught inside the Al Hasan Mosque in Fallujah was apparently the cause of the early July 1 explosion there, according to U.S. Central Command officials.

Coalition forces had no involvement in the incident, according to an ongoing investigation by coalition troops and local police. U.S. 3rd Infantry Division troops had responded to the incident after a U.S. aircraft had notified officials about the blast, according to CENTCOM.

In other news, one of six American troops wounded during July 1 anti-coalition attacks in Iraq has died, according to a CENTCOM news release.

Assailants attacked the soldier's convoy – which was traveling through Baghdad -- with an improvised explosive device, the release noted.

The soldier -- a member of the Army's 352nd Civil Affairs Command – was evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital for medical treatment, but succumbed to his wounds. Two other troops were injured in the attack.

The name of the deceased soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Three other Americans serving in Iraq were wounded July 1 in a separate incident, according to Combined Joint Task Force 7 officials.



TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: explosion; falluja; fallujah; iraq; iraqifreedom; mosque; war
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To: Alouette
Darn! Beat me to it!
61 posted on 07/02/2003 11:49:51 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Stultis
As I've said before, no WMD search is complete until they've searched the mosques. Want to bet this is the ONLY one that's been looked into?
62 posted on 07/02/2003 11:49:54 AM PDT by cookcounty
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To: dljordan
"NO ABDUL! NOT THE RED WIRE!"

ROTFL.... It appears that Allah doesn't like bomb making classes being taught in the Mosque.

63 posted on 07/02/2003 11:54:36 AM PDT by fly_so_free (Never underestimate the treachery of the demacratic party. Save the USA-Vote a demacrat out of offic)
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To: Stultis
I'll withhold my reaction until I hear that large numbers of "peaceful" Muslims from the Fallelujah Mosque are finally at peace.

Then I'll cheer!
64 posted on 07/02/2003 11:59:09 AM PDT by Redbob
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To: RobbyS
It is more like a community center, and a mullah is more like a lay preacher than a priest.

Thanks!

65 posted on 07/02/2003 12:20:08 PM PDT by Aquinasfan
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To: BOBTHENAILER
I would say that they got an "I" for incomplete for failing to complete the course.
66 posted on 07/02/2003 12:41:14 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Evil Old White Devil Californian Grampa for big Al Sharpton, Nader & Peter Camejo!)
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To: BOBTHENAILER
Fun. We have to laugh at something these days.
67 posted on 07/02/2003 12:48:31 PM PDT by Marysecretary (GOD is still in control!)
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To: Stultis
A bomb manufacturing class being taught inside the Al Hasan Mosque...

LAUNCELOT: We have the Holy Hand Grenade.
ARTHUR: Yes, of course! The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! 'Tis one of the sacred relics Brother Maynard carries with him. Brother Maynard! Bring up the Holy Hand Grenade!
MONKS: [chanting]Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem.
ARTHUR: How does it, um-- how does it work?
LAUNCELOT:I know not, my liege.
ARTHUR: Consult the Book of Armaments!
BROTHER MAYNARD: Armaments, chapter two, verses nine to twenty-one.
SECOND BROTHER: And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy.'And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats and large chu--
MAYNARD: Skip a bit, Brother.
SECOND BROTHER: And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
MAYNARD: Amen.
KNIGHTS: Amen.
ARTHUR: Right! One!... Two!... Five!
GALAHAD: Three, sir!
ARTHUR: Three!
[rabbit dies]

-PJ

68 posted on 07/02/2003 1:53:34 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (It's not safe yet to vote Democrat.)
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To: Stultis

"I said the RED wire, not the blue one!!!!"


69 posted on 07/02/2003 3:04:46 PM PDT by DannyTN (Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
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To: Stultis
Obviously a pass/fail course.

I wonder if any body was auditing it?

70 posted on 07/02/2003 3:07:14 PM PDT by william clark
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To: Stultis
They blew themselve up and didn't even kill any infidels.

Since they won't be getting any virginis, Can I have them?
71 posted on 07/02/2003 3:07:38 PM PDT by DannyTN (Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
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To: SoulStorms
Sorry to be yelling, but I seriously think that we should be inspecting ALL mosques and treating them as arms caches.

I agree. If they object to an infidel going in, we can send American Muslims (Not that I trust them as much, but it's a start). Why can't we have a team of American Muslims go in with bomb sniffing equipment. I presume that a bomb sniffing dog would upset them.

Then if they refuse we threaten to level the mosque. If they stil refuse we level the mosque.

It's a shame that there isn't some kind of beam we could zap a mosque with that would cause explosives to detonate. We could just go around candestinely zapping the mosques and see which ones blow up.

72 posted on 07/02/2003 3:12:39 PM PDT by DannyTN (Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
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To: DannyTN
LUNCH!!! I SAID, LUNCH!!!

NOT LAUNCH MOHMAR!!!
73 posted on 07/02/2003 3:52:50 PM PDT by Samurai_Jack (Im just asking)
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To: Samurai_Jack

Ackmed!!! You've blown us up, Ackmed!

No virgins for you!!


74 posted on 07/02/2003 4:07:05 PM PDT by DannyTN (Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
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To: steve-b
The outcome of "Outcome-Based Education".

I'm sure that wasn't the "outcome" listed in the syllabus.

75 posted on 07/02/2003 6:50:00 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: Redcloak
CENTCOM needs to start sweeping mosques with RF (radio frequency).

What makes you think they aren't already doing so? Hmmm?

76 posted on 07/02/2003 6:56:35 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: DannyTN
Since they won't be getting any virginis, Can I have them?

What are you going to do with a bunch of virgin goats? Or don't I want to know. :)

77 posted on 07/02/2003 7:00:27 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: DannyTN
It's a shame that there isn't some kind of beam we could zap a mosque with that would cause explosives to detonate. We could just go around candestinely zapping the mosques and see which ones blow up.

There is, but it only works once the detonators have been attached to the explosives, so we'd need to repeat the process on an irregular basis.

78 posted on 07/02/2003 7:02:30 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: Stultis
They really bombed out on that class, eh?


Speaking of which ... you know why Jesus couldnt get into College, right?



















He got nailed on this boards.
79 posted on 07/02/2003 7:14:58 PM PDT by WOSG (We liberated Iraq. Now Let's Free Cuba, North Korea, Iran, China, Tibet, Syria, ...)
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To: El Gato
"What are you going to do with a bunch of virgin goats? Or don't I want to know. :) "

Well, I didn't consider that they might be goats. So I did a quick web search on goat uses.

  1. Goat Milk
  2. Goat Cheese
  3. Goat Wool
  4. Goat Transportation
  5. Goat Tossing
  6. Goat Tekken (aka Buzkashi) (I don't know what this is)
  7. Goat Door Knocker
  8. Goat Vests
  9. Goat Pet
  10. ScareGoat
  11. Lucky Goat Feet
  12. Mounted Goat Horns
  13. Goat Getting
  14. Goat Meat
  15. Goat Petting Zoo
  16. Lawnmower Goats
  17. WatchGoat (for security!)
  18. Goat Milk Soap
  19. Goat Hair Brushes
Goat Juice, But I think I will pass, LOL Click for link
80 posted on 07/02/2003 7:19:26 PM PDT by DannyTN (Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
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