Thirteen
Dead As
Explosion Brings Down A Blackhawk
The
Crash Was Near Baqubah
United
States Camp Gabriel In Baqubah
A Very
Suspicious Incident
If a helicopter loses power it can
auto-gyro (glide) to a safe landing. The Blackhawk took off from
Camp Gabriel in Baqubah, and there was
a sudden explosion. Israelis have a pattern of provocative attacks right
before an US offensive. This is the worst helicopter attack in the four
years we have been in Iraq.
This preceded a ambush at a meeting of
five US troops, where a bomb was pre-placed in the room. Another special
squad of five were killed in Anbar. This comes one day before the
additional 17,000 troops arrive.
Residents near Baquba, said they saw a helicopter in flames in the
air but a military spokeswoman said it was not clear whether the
aircraft was shot down.
Marines Ambushed At Security Meeting
Five US soldiers are dead after
militia fighters struck provincial headquarters in the Shiite holy
city of Karbala. Officials say the attack happened during a
meeting on security for an upcoming religious festival. The army
won't confirm, but
three others were kidnapped and found with
their
throats slashed.
A Patrol Hit By IEDs
The U.S. military said Saturday that
three American soldiers were killed, including a soldier
whose patrol was hit by a roadside bomb in Baghdad.
Another Ambush
Four U.S. soldiers and a Marine were
killed Saturday during combat
in Anbar, the Sunni insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad, the
military said.
Twenty Seven Dead In A Single
Day
We have to be nuts letting these
Israelis wander all over, embedded with our troops, and access to our
troop movements. Then we have those 'Zio-Clowns', Nancy Pelosi, Harry
Reid, and Steny Hoyer, cow-towing to that illiterate Bush.
