Task Force Liberty soldiers engage terrorists,civilian killed in crossfire

[Barrett808]

TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIERS ENGAGE TERRORISTS, CIVILIAN KILLED IN CROSSFIRE
July 16, 2005
Release Number: 05-07-10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TIKRIT, Iraq – An Iraqi civilian was killed by crossfire between terrorists and Coalition Forces in Samarra about 12:00 p.m. July 15.

The vehicle the civilian was in passed between the terrorists and Task Force Liberty Soldiers, who were responding to a rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms attack.

One U.S. Soldier was wounded in the attack and was evacuated to a nearby Coalition Forces medical facility for treatment.

http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050710.txt

[Adrian Luca]

1. Taskforce "Liberty"?

Jebus! Who comes up with those obnoxious names for taskforces?

I'm waiting for a "WMD's? We never said anything about WMD's!" taskforce

[saigon68]

6. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[wtmusic]

2. I call bullshit

They started destroying everything in sight after the RPG came in, and the civilian happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Business as usual.

[bennywhale]

3. From what i can gather from eye witnesses over the past couple of years

is that if the Americans are fired upon everyone within a mile better run as they just fire in all directions.
I don't think this is panic either, i think its suppressing fire until they establish the direction of the attack
It just shows the sanctity of Amerwican lives and thew worthlessness of civilian lives (they've got brown skin i think)

[pfitz59]

4. Most US soldiers have Brown skin too!

Rural poor and ethnic minorities predominate in the military. Ghetto boys and mullet heads make strange bedfellows.

[wtmusic]

5. Shooting an unarmed civvy in a car going by

would probably align better with "panic" than "supressing fire"