Raw Story: Troops Died After, Not In, Sneak Attack

[Holly_Hobby]

Jan 26, 10:25 AM (ET)

By STEVEN R. HURST and QASSIM ABDUL-ZHARA

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Contrary to U.S. military statements, four U.S. soldiers did not die repelling a sneak attack at the governor's office in the Shiite holy city of Karbala last week. New information obtained by The Associated Press shows they were abducted and found dead or dying as far as 25 miles away.

The brazen assault 50 miles south of Baghdad was launched Jan. 20 by a group of nine to 12 militants. They traveled in black GMC Suburban vehicles - the type used by U.S. government convoys, had American weapons, wore new U.S. military combat fatigues and spoke English.

In a written statement, the U.S. command reported at the time that five soldiers were killed while "repelling the attack." Two senior U.S. military officials as well as Iraqi officials now say three of them were found dead and one mortally wounded in locations as far as 25 miles east of the governor's office.

The U.S. officials said they could not be sure if the soldiers were killed as the attackers drove them to the place where they abandoned the Suburbans or afterward. Iraqi officials said the men were killed just before the vehicles were abandoned.

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[theoldman]

1. The first casualty of war is truth and in this war it never ends.

[rocktivity]

2. Remember those British soldiers who dressed as Arabs

drove into an Iraqi town, shot at civilians and police, got arrested, and got broken out of jail by a tank? Officials described them as being part of a "special security detail." Is this another version of that to generate hate for the insurgents and prolong the occupation?


rocknation

[npincus]

3. So they were executed.

The propaganda continues, a la Jessica Lynch.

[theoldman]

4. After we learned the truth about Lynch, why should we believe

any of the other stories.

[rocktivity]

5. Don't confuse these soldiers

with the mercenaries who were said to have been shot execution style (officials say they have no evidence of that) after their helicopters crashed (officials say one of them "landed for an unknown reason." ) link

:eyes:
rocknation

[Ian David]

6. What do you want to bet the English-speaking guys in American uniforms were from Blackwater? n/t

[frylock]

7. my policy is never to believe the military's side of the story..

because 99.99% of the time it's complete and utter bullshit. It's worked out quite well so far.