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sinrakin
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 Posted: 08/05/04 - 16:58 Post subject: This is pretty intense
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Pretty interesting, especially since I read this CNN story yesterday (too much to cut/paste, you have to go to the site to read the whole thing)
http://cbftw.blogspot.com/2004/08/men-in-black.html
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Thursday, August 05, 2004
Men In Black
This is what CNN wrote on their website about what happened yesterday here in Mosul:
Mosul clashes leave 12 dead
Clashes between police and insurgents in the northern city of Mosul left 12 Iraqis dead and 26 wounded, hospital and police sources said Wednesday.
Rifle and rocket-propelled grenade fire as well as explosions were heard in the streets of the city.
The provincial governor imposed a curfew that began at 3 p.m. local time (7 a.m. EDT), and two hours later, provincial forces, police and Iraqi National Guard took control, according to Hazem Gelawi, head of the governor's press office in the Nineveh province.
Gelawi said the city is stable and expects the curfew to be lifted Thursday.
Now here's what really happened:
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Grimzeig
Luke Warm
Joined: 02 Aug 2004
Posts: 111
Location: State of Denial
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Posted: 08/05/04 - 17:06 Post subject:
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Yea... sounds like combat alright... not very fun shit..
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euphonious
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Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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Posted: 08/05/04 - 17:11 Post subject:
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Wow... that was just f*****g wow.
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Paco
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Joined: 13 Oct 2002
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Posted: 08/05/04 - 17:17 Post subject:
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Awesome. thanks for the great read.
/salute
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Rennol
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 3741
Location: Charleston, IL
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Posted: 08/05/04 - 17:21 Post subject:
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At one time I had to reload the 50 with ammo. The ammo was on the outside of the vehicle on the side. Why they f*****g they put it there I don't know.
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Frax
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Fuck yoiu fucking fuckers
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Posted: 08/05/04 - 17:24 Post subject:
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America's finest. That was some incredibly tense and realistic writing.
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Herbgotti
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Posted: 08/05/04 - 17:27 Post subject:
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I read that entire thing and i still have goose bumps . I wish i could have gotten into the marines but because of a 3 inch s***w in my foot i wasn't able to go .. That was some crazy shit. The story pulled me in so deep I turned off ESPN * which i never do * . f**k , i wonder if i could get into the army if i lied and never said anything about my foot..
On the flip side, it seems like this war will never end until we just leave.
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Spitulski
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Joined: 23 Nov 2002
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Location: Washington
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Posted: 08/05/04 - 17:42 Post subject:
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Crazy shit.
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Scrabler
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Mobile, AL
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Posted: 08/05/04 - 18:01 Post subject:
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/Salute
Wish I could be there now..2 more years to go. 
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Grimzeig
Luke Warm
Joined: 02 Aug 2004
Posts: 111
Location: State of Denial
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Posted: 08/05/04 - 18:02 Post subject:
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[quote="Herbgotti"] . f**k , i wonder if i could get into the army if i lied and never said anything about my foot..
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I really don't think you'd want to do that due to all the gawd damn runnin you'd have to do in boot.... it's alot of runnin.. and road marchs..
How does a 16 miler fit ya?
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Banzai
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Posted: 08/05/04 - 18:04 Post subject:
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Good narrative.
Too bad there aren't more accounts from the front line.
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Grimzeig
Luke Warm
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Posted: 08/05/04 - 18:09 Post subject:
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Too bad there aren't more accounts from the front line. |
Agreed. That would be reporting at it's best.
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Tanaren
Luke Warm
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