RE: Why the soldiers shot at the women and Children

[stlloki]

Car explodes near checkpoint, killing three soldiers, pregnant woman and driver
By Nicole Winfield
Associated Press Writer
updated: 04/04/2003 07:37 AM



CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar (AP) -- A car exploded at a special operations checkpoint in western Iraq, killing three coalition soldiers, a pregnant woman and the car's driver, the U.S. Central Command said Friday.

Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks, Central Command deputy director of operations, described the bombing as terrorist.

``These are not military actions. These are terrorist actions,'' he said

The apparent suicide attack occurred Thursday night about 11 miles southwest of the Haditha Dam. The site is northwest of Baghdad and about 80 miles east of the Syrian border.

Brooks said U.S. special operations forces were working in the region of the dam, but he declined to give further details on what forces were killed.

``A pregnant female stepped out of the vehicle and began screaming in fear,'' a Central Command statement said. ``At this point the civilian vehicle exploded, killing three coalition force members who were approaching the vehicle and wounding two others.'' The statement said the woman and the driver also were killed.

Brooks said it was impossible to know if the woman voluntarily took part in the attack.

``As coalition forces began to approach, she and the vehicle were detonated,'' Brooks said. ``Whether this woman was coerced or not, it's now impossible to say ... some parts of it will never be discovered.''

Jim Wilkinson, the spokesman at U.S. Central Command, said the incident showed the Iraqi leadership was using desperate measures to remain in power.

The Thursday attack was the second known suicide bombing to hit U.S. forces. Saturday, U.S. officials said, a man posing as a taxi driver staged a suicide attack that killed four soldiers at an Army checkpoint near Nasiriyah, south of Baghdad.

``The more desperate the regime gets, the more desperate their tactics become,'' Wilkinson said. ``This is just the latest tragic example.''

In the first suicide attack against American forces a bomber posing as a taxi driver pulled up close to a roadblock north of Najaf on Saturday, waved to American troops for help, then blew his vehicle up as they approached.

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein rewarded the officer, honoring him with a posthumous promotion, two new medals and a huge financial windfall for his family.

The Iraqi government has said suicide bombings will be a ``routine military policy'' and has promised more attacks.

Troops have been on heightened alert since that attack, and have fired on civilian vehicles that have approached checkpoints.

In the deadliest incident reported so far, 11 members of the same family were killed when troops fired on their car near Najaf on Monday.

U.S. officials have said the troops have a right to defend themselves against what they call ``terrorist'' tactics by the Iraqi regime.

[stlloki]

These mother f--kers have no regard for life. Just like in Vietnam, they used little babies as booby traps to kill soldiers. I feel no pitty for "innocents" being killed. There are no innocents over there...


That's all I'm going to say...

[Corey]

Good call stlloki

[mosaik]

stloki what is the difference between the iraqi woman who was blown up and the people in the world trade center?

the hate/rascist undertones in your post are very nazi like.

and you people say i'm making this shit up.

[stlloki]

There is no difference. She had no choice on whether she lived or died. They (the male population of that country) will use ANYTHING to preserve their misogynistic, tyrannical way of life. INCLUDING using a pregnant woman as bait. Was my post hate filled. possibly. Racist. hardly. Nowhere did I say kill them all, their kind do not need to be on this planet (e.g. Nazis you referenced). I stated there are no innocents. Which is true. In a wartime situation, in a foreign country, all people are treated as a suspect until verified friendly. The US soldiers are trying as hard as they can in a stressful environment to weed out those who are with the Sadam regime and those who are trying to escape it.

(excerpt from an article today):

South of the capital, near the city of Kut, Marines said they had accepted the surrender of about 2,500 members of the Republican Guard -- Iraq's best-trained forces, according to Navy Capt. Frank Thorp, a Central Command spokesman.

Thorp said some of the Iraqis would be held as prisoners, while others who indicated they don't want to fight will be allowed to return home. Before surrendering, Thorp said, many of the Iraqis discarded uniforms, boots and helmets in the streets.

Does that sound like people who are fighting because they want to? Sounds like they're being forced to fight by some power hungry tyrant.

[mosaik]

so you believe then that the war is about the of the iraqi people?

[stlloki]

[mosaik]

why?

[stlloki]

[nelison]

[mosaik]

well. that's a nice story.



each word links to a different story about american terrorism in iraq and how much the people love you liberators.

they don't want you there. you are invading. you are the agressors. and finally, i think you are wrong.

[Corey]

[mosaik]

no.

[Bandalero]

[happening fish]

[starvingeyes]

[Bandalero]

[happening fish]

[Venom]

[Johnny]