Iraqi City in Lockdown After U.S. Base Blasted

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041222/ts_nm/iraq_dc&cid=564&ncid=1480

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. forces sealed off entire districts of the Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday and raided homes in a hunt for suspects following a guerrilla attack that killed 18 Americans and four Iraqis.


Mosul's governor issued an order banning use of the five bridges that span the River Tigris in the city, and said anyone breaking the order would be shot. Residents said Iraq (news - web sites)'s third city was a virtual ghost town, with no one in the streets.


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Military investigators are still probing whether Tuesday's attack on a dining tent at the Marez U.S. base in Mosul was a mortar strike or possibly even a suicide bomber. It was the deadliest attack on Americans since they invaded last year.


In Mosul, people were afraid: "Students went to school but were told to go home. People went to the shops, saw American troops in the streets, and went home," said Ahmad, 25, a car dealer who declined to give his surname.

[acmavm]

1. I'm sure that declaring martial law will make the Iraqis straighten up

and fly right. Hey, when will those Iraqis get the message, we own you, your country, your government, your oil fields? How dare they object. Ungrateful bastards.

<extreme sarcasm off>

[saigon68]

2. Using a sledgehammer to kill ants

That will work---NOT.

[bluedeminredstate]

3. Freedom is on the march!!

Well, it's more like goosestepping, but you get the idea - these people are liberated!!
:eyes:

[leftofcool]

4. Ain't it wonderful

to be so liberated that you're afraid to come out of your home?

<nasty saracastic mode OFF>

Left of Cool

[durablend]

5. "They hate us for their freedoms"

Or was it "we hate them for our freedoms"?

:crazy:

[KingChicken]

6. Stupid Americans who feel bad that they can't win... pitiful shame

They continue to screw up in Iraq then get mad because they were attacked.

The marines, commanders, and officials have had a systematic pattern of denial about the situation in Iraq and specifically Mosul. When you choose to turn a deaf ear to a REAL problem then you get FUCKED, that’s life, weather you pray once or ten times a day!

We've been saying that for months, Mosul and other parts of Iraq are NOT under full control, we have repeatedly failed to secure these cities. As long as the commanders continue to preach how well the war is going and the grunts believe it then we will continue to waste both American and Iraqi lives for nothing.

We are fucked in Iraq, we’ve been fucked in Iraq, and we will continue to be fucked in Iraq, because faith, a wing and a prayer, DO NOT fill in for common sense, logic, and rationality. Figure it out yet, or do we need another 2000 years?

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Unfortunately there are people in power

who want this.

To the neocons and the fundies, Iraq has been a huge success. They no longer have to wait for Armageddon, this is Armageddon.

[purduejake]

12. You ain't seen nothing yet.

;(

[Warren Stupidity]

7. Man on the street:

There was little apparent sympathy for the dead Americans on Mosul streets Wednesday.

"In fact, what has happened in Mosul yesterday is something expected," said Sattar Jabbar. "When occupiers come to any country (they) find resistance. And this is within Iraqi resistance."

"I prefer that American troops leave the country and go out of cities so that Iraq will be safer and we run its affairs," Jamal Mahmoud, a trade union official. "I wish that 2,000 U.S. soldiers were killed not 20."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=2&u=/ap/20041222/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq


Looks like we will have to declare Mosul a den of terrorists too and level that city.

[Rose Siding]

9. Did they think the attackers would hang around?

More oppression won't serve their "mission"

[MADem]

10. The attackers are ON THE US PAYROLL

They're finding ball bearings and odd bits of shrapnel at the site of the tent explosion. That was no mortar, that was a bomb, and it was brought in by workers who are on the payroll--your tax dollars at work!!!!--at that forward operating base. The bomber or bombers are probably potato peelers, janitors, and what not. Either they brought the thing in as a suicide vest, or brought it in, bit by bit, hidden in bushels of potatoes, broom handles, shoes, whatever, and put it together in the break room, stuffed it under a steam table or other central, convenient location, and just waited for the right moment to detonate.

Obviously, the search procedures at the gate leave something to be desired....but hey, if Granma has to take off her shoes and get her boobies and wazoo felt up to go to her vacation trailer in Florida, we're safe!! We should just suspend criticism, kneel and obey, and never question our fearless leaders....drink that kool aid and be happy!

[captain jack]

17. With bu** as thier leader they probably assumed they would find

the "insurgents" leader nearby sitting in a chair reading a book to children.
"My Pet Chimp" perhaps.

[daleo]

11. Bush will want revenge

Especially since some Halliburton people were killed. I expect something rather horrible will be done to Mosul in revenge. But, Bush will wait until the New Year, so as to not seem too keen on death during the birthday of the Prince of Peace.

[purduejake]

13. Or maybe he will throw a Christmas BASH for Mosul this year.

[Javaman]

14. Typical, close the barn door after the horse blew up.

[ausiedownunderground]

15. When will the US mushrooms get it???????

The US military will win any full frontal war with any army stupid enough to face them???? Unfortunately for your "gung-ho" 19-25 year old's no country is stupid enough to do that - Dowh!!!!!
The US military will never fight a computer game war again. The rest of the world knows exactly how to kill American youth and win a war!!!It's really quite simple! If Ho Chi Min and Saddam can do it we can all do it - "Bring it on " Smirking Chimp!! Why don't you fight a real enemy!!!

[Tinoire]

16. New photos from Fallujah

Partially eaten by dogs. Photographer claimed this man's feet were rolled over by tanks.
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More photos for the ICC. Hope to see these in history books one day in the chapter about the US War Crimes against an innocent people that had never done ANYTHING to us!

Family member shot in home in bed.
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2nd family member shot in home.
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3rd family member shot in home.
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4th family member shot in home.
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5th family member shot in bed in home.
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Old man, dead with his two daughters.
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Posted by nascarblue (252 posts)http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2858525

Two weeks ago someone was allowed into Fallujah by the military to help bury bodies. They were allowed to take photographs of 75 bodies, in order to show pictures to relatives so that they might be identified before they were buried.

These pictures are from a book of photos. They are being circulated publicly around small villages near Fallujah where many refugees are staying.

The man who took them was only allowed to take photos and bury bodies in one small area of Fallujah. He was not allowed to visit anywhere else. Keep in mind there are at least 1,925 other bodies that were not allowed to be seen.

Information with some of the photos is from those identified by family members already.

One of the family members who was looking for dead relatives, shared these photos which were taken from that book.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, he told of what he saw in his village during the last few weeks.

“The Americans shot every boat on the river because people were trying to escape Fallujah by the river. They shot all the sheep, any animal people owned was shot. Helicopters shot all the animals and anything that moved in all the villages surrounding Fallujah during the fighting.”

He said that none of the roads into Fallujah, or around Fallujah were passable because anyone on them was shot. “I know one family that were all killed. There are no signs on these roads that tell people not to use them-so people don’t know they aren’t supposed to use them. No signs in English or Arabic!”

Here are the photos...http://dahrjamailiraq.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album28&page=1

[captain jack]

18. I almost forgot why I was ashamed to be an american until I saw these.

[nascarblue]

19. I hope they make signs of this on the day of his 50 million dollar parade!

I think all of his "have mores" at the inaugural should be forced to go bury these bodies and then spend two weeks at Abu Ghraib..