Killer of 2 U.S. soldiers belongs to (US backed) armed group – army

[sabra]

Source: Voice of Iraq

Ninewa, Jan 4, (VOI) – The Iraqi soldier who killed two U.S. soldiers in Mosul 10 days ago was a member of an armed group who infiltrated into a joint Iraqi-U.S. force, the commander of the Iraqi army's 2nd Division said.

"The soldier was part of a joint Iraqi-U.S. patrol undertaking security duty in al-Haramat area, western Mosul, on December 26. When the patrol came under firing attack, the soldier opened fire at U.S. soldiers and killed two of them," Brig. Mutaa Habib al-Khazraji told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).

"The patrol soldiers managed to arrest him and he is now under the Iraqi side's investigative custody," Khazraji added.
The U.S. side denied that this Iraqi soldier opened fire at U.S. servicemen because they sexually harassed an Iraqi girl, affirming that the scene where the incident took place was void of any civilians.

Read more: http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/english/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=64962&NrIssue=2&NrSection=1

[rodeodance]

1. The WH has not learned the lessons of History--and our troops DIE because it this.

[formercia]

2. This is a surprise

:sarcasm:

The insurgents have been infiltrating the Iraqi forces from day one.

We need to get our people out of there asap.

More proof that eugenics is genetically regressive.

[sabra]

3. kick - cause it appears the MSM picked up the story...

[maddezmom]

4. kick

[douglas9]

5. Two slain U.S. soldiers were killed by Iraqi soldier

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S. troops during a joint patrol in the northern city of Mosul on December 26, killing two and wounding three others along with a civilian interpreter, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on Saturday.

U.S. military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel James Hutton said it was not clear why the Iraqi soldier had opened fire, but two Iraqi generals told Reuters the attacker had links to Sunni Arab insurgent groups and had been detained.

"The incident occurred as U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers were conducting operations to establish a combat outpost," he said.

It is believed to be the first reported incident in which an Iraqi soldier has deliberately killed U.S. servicemen since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USL0524623020080105

[whatdoyouthink]

6. All I got to say

is (sic) got to watch there back (sad)

[99th_Monkey]

7. Fragging: Not just for US Military anymore (Tilman, et. al.)

now the Iraqi military's in on the game. what fun.

[saigon68]

8. "When iraqis Step UP, We will step down" ,The Awol CHIMPANZEE

Well Chimpy---Looks like they are "Stepping UP"

[SunDrop23]

9. "We will be greeted as liberators..." (n/t)

[Robbien]

10. First reported incident, not the first incident

Wonder why the military actually reported this one.

[sabra]

13. it might be because Iraqi media was reporting of it first with quotes

from Iraqi generals:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3124500&mesg_id=3124500

[gratuitous]

11. Now we see . . .

If the Iraqi accused of doing this says he was scared, or angry, or otherwise not calm, cool and collected, will he walk away from this? That's been an iron-clad defense for the occupiers. Will it work for the occupied? And who's going to adjudicate this incident? Will it be a "coalition" court martial, or will it be conducted by the accused's Sunni Arab insurgent pals? Because if there's one standard for American military slaughtering Iraqi civilians (cf. Haditha), and a very different one for Iraqi soldiers, I'm guessing that won't go unnoticed by the general population of Iraq.

[annabanana]

12. BBC also reporting this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7172779.stm

We all know this isn't the first time this has happened. Will it be reported in MSM as "the first known incident" of it's kind? Or will it not hit the screens at all?