Good News From The War On Terror 4/22-23

MND-B Soldiers kill five criminals

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers killed five criminals in eastern Baghdad April 21.

An aerial weapons team engaged two criminals with rocket-propelled grenade launchers at approximately 9 p.m. The AWT fired one hellfire missile at the criminals, killing them both and destroying the RPG launchers.

At approximately 10 p.m., Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducting a route-clearing mission were struck with an improvised explosive device. Soldiers were then attacked with small-arms fire by criminals in the area.

Soldiers returned fire and killed three criminals.

 

One terrorist killed, 23 suspects detained in operations against al-Qaeda

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces killed one terrorist, detained 23 suspects and discovered homemade explosives during a series of operations Monday and Tuesday targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq.

In a synchronized effort triggered by intelligence from an operation April 12, Coalition forces descended on targets in Salah ad Din province to disrupt AQI foreign terrorist leadership.  As the operation in Sharqat began, one man rushed Coalition forces, who responded to the hostile threat by engaging and killing the suspected terrorist.  Coalition forces also found weapons inside the building and uncovered 65 pounds of homemade explosives, which were safely destroyed on site.  The coordinated operations seized 21 individuals with alleged ties to the AQI foreign terrorist network. 

During a precision operation in Kirkuk, Iraqi and Coalition forces detained one suspected terrorist believed to be associated with the AQI network in the city.

 

MND-N Soldiers kill six insurgents in fire fight

BAQUBAH, Iraq – Multi-National Division – North Soldiers killed six insurgents in a fire fight near a mosque in Kalaf Al-Hasun village, Diyala province April 21.

During a cordon and search of the village, approximately 20 km southeast of Hamrin Lake, a truck loaded with several personnel carrying AK-47s and rocketpropelled grenade launchers approached the position of 4th Platoon, Troop F, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.

The Soldiers fired a warning shot to halt the vehicle.

The personnel in the truck fired on them.

The Soldiers returned fire on the vehicle, and the passengers ran into nearby buildings, including a nearby mosque.

Two individuals appeared from the courtyard of the mosque and assumed a kneeling position as if to surrender.

As a dismounted element approached the two individuals to detain them, numerous enemy riflemen ambushed the Soldiers from a nearby house with AK-47s and grenades.

The Soldiers immediately returned fire in the direction of the house, killing six.

Three suspects were also detained in the incident.

 

MND-B Soldiers kill 15 criminals

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers engaged and killed 15 criminals in separate engagements in Baghdad April 22.

At approximately 6:15 p.m., Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, witnessed a criminal emplacing an improvised explosive device in northeast Baghdad. Soldiers shot and killed the criminal.

Unmanned aerial vehicle operators from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, spotted two individuals with a mortar tube. They loaded the weapon into a vehicle and drove off in northeastern Baghdad at approximately 7:25 p.m. At approximately 8:50 p.m., the UAV fired one hellfire missile, killing two criminals and destroying one vehicle.

At approximately 7:45 p.m., Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, attached to 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., engaged and killed one criminal after coming under a small-arms fire in northeastern Baghdad.
Soldiers from 3rd BCT, 4th Inf., Div., were attacked with an IED by criminals while they were conducting a mounted patrol in eastern Baghdad at approximately 9:45 p.m. Soldiers were then attacked with rocket-propelled grenades. Soldiers identified the criminals’ location and engaged them with small-arms fire, killing six criminals.

Soldiers from 3rd BCT, 4th Inf., Div., were attacked with RPGs at approximately 9:50 p.m. in eastern Baghdad. Soldiers identified two separate RPG teams and returned fire, killing five criminals.

 

Coalition forces target al-Qaeda in Iraq networks; one killed, five detained

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained five suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists  today during operations to disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq networks operating north of Mosul.

Information from an operation April 12 led Coalition forces to a location where they secured a building and detained three suspected terrorists.  Acting on additional intelligence, Coalition forces proceeded to a second location. While securing the building, two individuals displayed hostile intent toward Coalition forces, who fired in self-defense, wounding both men. One suspect was taken to a military medical facility, and the other wounded suspect was treated on site and detained. 

Coalition forces followed a suspected terrorist in a vehicle to an area northwest of Samarra.  When the driver would not follow signals to stop, including warning shots, Coalition forces fired into the vehicle.  The vehicle stopped, and secondary explosions erupted from inside, indicating weapons, ammunition or explosives inside the vehicle.  The terrorist in the vehicle was killed.

WWE Monday Night Raw Democratic Primary Smackdown

If you didn't get to see the whole thing, that's too bad, because it was funny. I had planned on uploading it, but I recorded it to my DVR then recorded it to DVD, and for some reason I couldn't get it to copy to my computers. Oh well, at least someone was able to do it. It's not the whole thing, but good enough.

Good News From The War On Terror 4/19-21

Coalition forces detain 22 suspected terrorists

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces targeted associates of al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders during operations in northern Iraq Saturday and detained 22 suspected terrorists.

In Bayji, Coalition forces coordinated three operations targeting individuals believed to conspire with an AQI leader in the area who is known for coordinating bombing attacks.  One suspect who attempted to evade the ground force was injured in the operation and was taken to a military medical facility.  Coalition forces captured two wanted men and detained 12 additional suspected terrorists.

During two operations in Mosul targeting associates of AQI senior leaders, Coalition forces detained seven suspected terrorists, including one who was believed to have hidden a senior terrorist leader in his house.

 

Coalition forces find and clear two AQI IED weapons caches in Jazeera Desert

BALAD, Iraq – Coalition forces discovered and destroyed two al-Qaeda in Iraq weapons caches during a reconnaissance patrol in the Jazeera Desert, recently.

The two caches included more than 125 improvised explosive device components, such as blasting caps, batteries, pressure plates, cordless phone chargers, IED trigger circuits, steel IED canisters, copper plates and springs.

These are the second and third weapons caches found in the Jazeera Desert in less than a month.
Both caches were destroyed.

 

Coalition Forces capture suspected Iranian-trained Special Groups criminals

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces captured a suspected Iranian-trained Special Groups commander and three other suspected criminals Sunday during operations in the Kadamiyah district of Baghdad.

The targeted individual allegedly conducted attacks against Iraqi security and Coalition forces and was involved in extra-judicial killings in Baghdad. Reports also indicate the wanted individual was an associate of several senior-level criminal element leaders involved in attacks on Coalition forces.

Intelligence led Coalition forces to the targeted individual’s location. En route, Coalition forces came under attack by small arms fire from unknown assailants. After arriving at the targeted individual’s location, Coalition forces came under attack from rocket-propelled grenades. Close air support was called to eliminate the hostile threat.

After successfully apprehending the targeted individual and three other suspected criminals, Coalition forces departed the area. As they departed, Coalition forces came under an enemy ambush by small arms fire. To eliminate the hostile threat, air support was called in again, killing three criminals.

 

Four terrorists killed in Coalition operation north of Baqouba

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces conducted an operation north of Baqouba Sunday targeting wanted individuals believed to be housing foreign terrorists in the area, killing four terrorists and detaining four suspects.

Intelligence reports indicated a foreign terrorist bed-down location was in the area.  As the ground force approached the objective, they received machine gun fire from two locations.  Responding in self-defense, Coalition forces returned fire and called for supporting fixed-wing aircraft, which identified the enemy positions and engaged them.  When enemy fire stopped, Coalition forces moved forward to secure the buildings.  One building caught fire, and secondary explosions from inside indicate it housed heavy weapons and ammunition.

Four terrorist gunmen were killed in the engagement, and one was wounded.  Coalition forces moved more than 35 women and children from the buildings to safety during the operation, but several were wounded, and two children were killed.  Two women and two children who were wounded were treated on site by Coalition forces, and three wounded men and one wounded girl were transported to a military medical facility.

Coalition forces coordinated with local authorities prior to the operation, but some individuals on site claimed to be members of a Sons of Iraq group.  However, during questioning, some detainees admitted they had weapons forbidden for SOI groups, including rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns. 

Coalition forces detained four suspected terrorists during the operation.  During questioning, two individuals admitted to being members of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and several residents said more terrorists had been staying in an area nearby.  Several residents also said their husbands and uncles had been murdered by AQI terrorists, and some of the murdered residents had their throats slit.

 

MND-B Soldiers kill 12 criminals

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers killed 12 criminals and detained three in separate events in Baghdad April 20. 

At 6:40 a.m., MND-B Soldiers witnessed five individuals emplacing an improvised explosive device in the Adhamiyah district. The Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment engaged the criminals as they were emplacing the IED. The IED detonated during the engagement killing three and wounding one.

Also in Adhamiyah at approximately 8 a.m., the 1st Bn, 21st Inf. Soldiers engaged and killed seven criminals carrying three PKC machine guns, three AK-47s and a rocket propelled grenade launcher. A Stryker element supporting the mission killed two more criminals carrying AK-47s on a nearby rooftop.

In another incident, Soldiers with the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment detained two men in possession of various illegal weapons and bomb making material at approximately 4 a.m. in the East Rashid district in southern Baghdad.

 

Iraqi Army soldiers discover large cache with Iranian-marked weapons during Operation Charge of the Knights

BASRAH – The Iraqi Army discovered a large weapons and munitions cache in a house located in the Al Hyyaniyah area of Basrah April 19.

Soldiers from the 1st Iraqi Army discovered the cache during the search phase of Operation Charge of the Knights. The cache consisted of a large number of weaponry with Iranian markings.

The cache included a 240 mm high-explosive war-head and approximately 160 mortars. Some of which were less than 12 months old.

The cache also contained approximately 25 artillery shells, more than 20 complete improvised explosive devices, large quantities of IED components, several explosively formed projectiles and dozens of grenades and fuses. Also included was more than 20 blocks of plastic explosives, homemade anti-personnel mines packed with ball bearings, hundreds of meters of detonation cord, improvised rocket launching rails, and thousands of rounds of small-arms ammunition.

Operation Charge of the Knights is ongoing with the Iraqi Army working in conjunction with the Iraqi Police to maintain pressure on Special Groups and criminal elements by denying them sanctuaries and safe havens through Basrah and Iraq.

 

Coalition forces detain 19 in Mosul, Bayji

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained 19 suspected terrorists during operations targeting associates of al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders in the northern part of the country Saturday and Sunday.

Coalition forces targeted associates of AQI leaders during four operations Saturday and Sunday in Bayji.  The ground force detained 12 suspected terrorists, including two individuals wanted for their association with an AQI leader who is believed to oversee terrorist attacks in the Tigris River Valley between Bayji and Tikrit.

During operations in Mosul Saturday and Sunday, Coalition forces used information from operations April 3 and 4 to target individuals believed to conspire directly with AQI senior leaders.  The ground force detained three suspected terrorists.  In another operation in the city, Coalition forces captured a wanted individual, who is allegedly closely tied to a senior AQI leader, and one other suspected terrorist.
Sunday, Coalition forces detained two suspects during an operation targeting an AQI terrorist who conducts bombings against Coalition and Iraqi Security forces.

The Consequences Of An Israel-Iran Nuclear Exchange

The consequences? Iran loses. Big time.

An assessment written by Anthony Cordesman gives a guess-timate of the results of a nuclear exchange between Israel and Iran. Cordesman is a former director of intelligence assessment for the secretary of defense, former director of policy and planning in the Department of Energy, and now at the Center for Strategic & International Studies.

...some 16 million to 28 million Iranians dead within 21 days, and between 200,000 and 800,000 Israelis dead within the same time frame. The total of deaths beyond 21 days could rise very much higher, depending on civil defense and public health facilities, where Israel has a major advantage.

It is theoretically possible that the Israeli state, economy and organized society might just survive such an almost-mortal blow. Iran would not survive as an organized society. "Iranian recovery is not possible in the normal sense of the term," Cordesman notes.

The difference in the death tolls is largely because Israel is believed to have more nuclear weapons of very much higher yield (some of 1 megaton), and Israel is deploying the Arrow advanced anti-missile system in addition to its Patriot batteries. Fewer Iranian weapons would get through.

The difference in yield matters. The biggest bomb that Iran is expected to have is 100 kilotons, which can inflict third-degree burns on exposed flesh at 8 miles; Israel's 1-megaton bombs can inflict third-degree burns at 24 miles. Moreover, the radiation fallout from an airburst of such a 1-megaton bomb can kill unsheltered people at up to 80 miles within 18 hours as the radiation plume drifts. (Jordan, by the way, would suffer severe radiation damage from an Iranian strike on Tel Aviv.)

 

h/t: Daniel Pipes

Some People Just Piss Me Off

If you've read this dumpy blog before, you may or may not know that I manage a grocery story. Ok, so that explains why I know the following situation first-hand. Now, on with the story.

I was notified that the local police department gave a $15 Salvation Army certificate to a "homeless" man and he would be coming in to purchase some items. The reason I say "homeless" is because this was the cleanest looking homeless man I've ever seen. He wasn't dirty, was clean shaven, and his clothes were fairly nice. My guess is that he was homeless for about 15 minutes.

So anyways, he comes in, grabs a 20oz lemonade, and asks for a pack of Newport cigarettes (I didn't know this was the "homeless" man at the time). So I ring his stuff up and he hands me the $15 certificate. It clearly states "no alcohol or tobacco". The following is our exchange:

Me: "You can't get the cigs".

Him: "Can't you make an exception".

Me: "No".

Him: "I will just take the lemonade"

Me: "You need to get more stuff because I'm not giving you cash back"

Him: "I will just take it back and go somewhere else to shop"

Me: "Ok, see ya"

So I'm pretty ticked at the whole thing because it's now obvious he is trying to scam everybody.

A while later he comes back with his certificate and decides to buy some stuff. He buys a few groceries and then grabs some bottles of 16oz Gold Peak tea at $2.49 a bottle. I just loved the way he tried to stretch his dollars. So, his total comes to $13 and some cents. Again, the following is our exchange:

Me: "You need to get some more stuff, I already told you that I'm not giving you change"

Him: "It's close enough, why can't you just give it to me"

Me: "Because until it's $15, you're not close enough. If you go over I will take the difference off to drop it to $15.

Him: "Jesus Christ, it's just a dollar and change"

So he grabs another tea at $2.49. He needs to rot in a gutter, covered in his own urine.

 

Ok, done with my rant.

Good News From The War On Terror 4/16-18

13 al-Qaeda suspects detained

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained 13 suspected terrorists during operations Tuesday and Wednesday targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq networks in the Tigris River Valley and northwest Iraq.

Coalition forces captured two suspected terrorists Tuesday during an operation west of Samarra, including an alleged close associate of a regional AQI leader.  Intelligence gathered Tuesday also led the ground force to another target Wednesday morning, where they detained two more suspected associates of the AQI leader.

Using information from recently detained suspects, Coalition forces conducted a precision operation southwest of Taji Wednesday and apprehended a suspected AQI agent believed to associate with several different terrorist cells.

Coalition forces detained six suspects Wednesday during an operation northwest of Tal Afar targeting terrorists who facilitate the movement of foreigners who enter Iraq to plan and conduct criminal attacks.

In Bayji Wednesday, Coalition forces detained two suspected terrorists while targeting an individual believed to conspire directly with the leader of a car bombing network and a weapons supplier.

 

Eight suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq facilitators detained in Mosul

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained eight suspected terrorists in Mosul today, including two wanted men believed to facilitate the movement and operations of a senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leader.

Coalition forces detained two suspected terrorists at a house in Mosul, and one of them identified himself as the targeted individual before leading the ground force to another area.  Additional tips directed Coalition forces to the second targeted individual, who surrendered to the ground force.  Five additional suspected terrorists were detained in the operation.

 

Coalition forces detain four suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained four suspected terrorists during operations targeting alleged associates of al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders southwest of Samarra and in south Baghdad Friday.

In southern Baghdad, Coalition forces secured a building and detained a suspect allegedly involved in the procurement of bomb-making materials, including components for suicide vests.

Coalition forces also received information on another terrorist suspect in the area. While the ground force secured the suspect’s building, a woman and child nearby received minor injuries. The child was treated on scene and returned to the family, and Coalition forces transported the woman to a local medical center for additional medical care.

Intelligence reports led Coalition forces to a building southwest of Samarra where they secured the area and detained three suspects.

 

Taliban commander detained in Zabul province

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – Coalition forces detained a Taliban commander and a suspected militant Tuesday during an operation to disrupt Taliban operations in Zabul province.

Coalition forces conducted a search of compounds in the Qalat District targeting a Taliban commander linked to financial, foreign fighter and Improvised Explosive Device facilitation operations.

During the course of their search, Coalition forces detained the targeted Taliban commander and a suspected associate linked to Taliban operations.

 

Targeted militants detained in Khowst, Nimroz Provinces

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – Two targeted militants and 10 suspected militants were detained during two separate operations April 16 in the Khowst and Nimroz provinces.

In the district of Tani in Khowst province, Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces detained two targeted militants linked to foreign fighters and Improvised Explosive Device operations after searching multiple compounds. Five of their associates, also suspected of having links to foreign fighters and IED operations, were detained. Several weapons, ammunition, an ammunition vest and IED components were confiscated and destroyed on-site.

In a separate operation in the district of Kashroad in Nimroz province, Coalition forces searched multiple compounds for a targeted Taliban commander and detained five suspected militants linked to the target and Taliban operations.

 

ANA, CF capture Taliban leader in Khowst

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army Recon Company, 203rd Thunder Corps, assisted by Coalition forces, captured a suspected Taliban leader in Khowst province, April 14.

The ANA elements, led by the Recon Company, conducted an air-assault cordon and search operation to establish security, disrupt insurgent activity and deny enemy sanctuary southeast of Shembaut village. While searching the village, they detained the insurgent leader.

The individual is suspected of being a Taliban operative responsible for several attacks against Afghan National Security Forces. He is also suspected of providing housing and intelligence for suicide bombers planning operations in the area.

Afghan and Coalition forces relied on information provided by Afghan citizens through the Small Rewards Program. The SRP offers Afghan citizens financial compensation for information that leads to the capture of enemy personnel or the recovery of weapons.

CNN Journalist Busted In NY With Meth

I guess this explains why that news network is nothing more than an incoherent echo chamber. They're on meth.

Richard Quest, a reporter for CNN International, was to be arraigned Friday on drug possession charges after police said he was found in New York City's Central Park with methamphetamine, the New York Times reports.

Quest was arrested Friday after violating park curfew, police told the paper. He reportedly told the police "I have meth in my pocket" as he was escorted out of the park at around 3:40 a.m.

Police reportedly recovered a small amount of methamphetamine in a plastic bag, the Times said.

 

***UPDATE 04/21/08 12:08AM***

This story just gets worse.

CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot, law-enforcement sources said.

Congresswoman Calls For Dhimmi Carter's Passport To Be Revoked

Thankfully, every once in a while, someone in Congress comes up with a good idea. Rep. Myrick has called for Former President Jimmy Carter's passport to be revoked for meeting with a terrorist organization.

He no longer travels aboard Air Force One; now former President Jimmy Carter could be restricted to domestic flights.

It's not likely to happen, but Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., wants Carter's U.S. passport pulled because he met Thursday with members of Hamas in the Middle East.

Hamas is the party of the elected government in the Palestinian territory of Gaza. The State Department lists Hamas as a terrorist group, however, meaning U.S. officials are not to meet with them.

Myrick has called for Carter's passport to be removed and for U.S. taxpayer money to be cut off from the Carter Center, the former president's library and global humanitarian institution in Atlanta.

[...]

"He's just unilaterally going off on his own and undermining everything the international community and the United States is trying to do," said Myrick, contending that Carter's willingness to meet with Hamas has lent credibility to a terror group.

"He's legitimizing them when they shouldn't be legitimized."

Archbishop Of Canterbury Doesn't Understand Islam

The Archbishop, which apparently couldn't be bothered to research the Quran, doesn't realize that it's the duty of Muslims to convert, kill, or force dhimmitude on the "non-believers".  Instead, he blames it on America and Britain. The discrimination of Christians by Muslims have been occurring since the beginning of Islam. The reason is, a vast majority of Christians are not primitive peoples like the Muslims and they don't behave like animals.

Christians in the Middle East are facing persecution because of British and American foreign policy, the Archbishop of Canterbury will claim today.

Dr Rowan Williams will say that many Christians have been forced to flee their homes in the Holy Land because of 'appalling pressure' from extremist Islamic groups.

And he will warn that historic communities risk becoming mere 'museum pieces' in the 'theme park' Middle East because of the military policies of the West.

[...]

In part this was due to an extremist form of Islam filling the void left following the peak of Arab nationalism, the head of the Church of England will claim.

But he also blames the role of Western governments.

Dr Williams will say: 'Indigenous Christian community throughout the region have suffered from being associated with the American global project, and indeed the British global project as part of the American global project.'

Dr Williams added: 'The military policies of the West in the last few years have firmly cemented in a great deal of the Middle East the notion that Christianity is a foreign, aggressive and Western presence.

'I regret it is a real tragedy that this ongoing crisis has yet to be the focus of policy declarations, or indeed recognised by some of our Western governments.'

He also calls on Christians around the world to focus on the crisis and said Government needed to pay attention to the worsening situation.

Speaking yesterday, he said: “There is an urgent need for people in the UK to wake up to the fact that Christians in the Middle East are living through a time of change more dramatic and more costly than anything that has been seen for a thousand years and more.'

6% Of Child Care Facilities In California Employ Sex Offenders

One would think background checks would be a requirement, but apparently they're not. How else would so many sex offenders work in a child care facility?

The state social services agency on Wednesday was moving to shut down nine homes used for child daycare and foster care after an audit found registered sex offenders living there in violation of state law.

The revelation came after state auditors compared the addresses of 75,000 licensed facilities, including foster family homes and daycare centers, with the state's database of registered sex offenders.

California Department of Social Services Director John Wagner said the audit found that the addresses of 49 sex offenders matched those of 46 child care facilities.

The department was able to confirm nine of the cases during inspections of all 46 facilities that were completed Monday, Wagner said.

Three license suspensions already are in effect — two in Los Angeles and one in San Bernardino. Two foster children were removed by local authorities in one of the cases, Wagner said.

The department would not immediately give details on the other six pending suspensions.

Good News From The War On Terror 4/13-15

Sunday, 13 April 2008
Coalition Forces capture Iraqi criminal suspected of being trained in Iran

Sunday, 13 April 2008
One terrorist killed, 11 suspects detained in northern Iraq

Sunday, 13 April 2008
Fourth cache discovered within 10 days in Kirkuk

Sunday, 13 April 2008
Iraqi National Police discover cache, detain five (Baghdad)

Sunday, 13 April 2008
MND-B Soldiers detain suspected criminal ringleader, 8 other suspects (Baghdad)

Sunday, 13 April 2008
Air Weapons Team kills IED triggerman, wounds one (Jabella)

Sunday, 13 April 2008
MND-B CG presents 6 impact Bronze Star Medals to 768th Eng. Bn. Soldiers

Sunday, 13 April 2008
Cache discovered in Salah ad-Din

Monday, 14 April 2008
Operation Charge of Knights continues progress in Basrah

Monday, 14 April 2008
MND-B Soldiers defend themselves, kill 6 criminals (Eastern Baghdad)

Monday, 14 April 2008
One terrorist killed, 14 detained in operations targeting AQI leaders

Monday, 14 April 2008
SOI repel checkpoint attack, kill 2 AQI near Balad

Monday, 14 April 2008
MND-B Soldiers seize munitions in Rashid

Monday, 14 April 2008
Terrorists attack IA convoy (Ninewah)

Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Coalition detains alleged AQI leader, three other suspects in Mosul

Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Iraqi DBE discover anti-tank mines after attack from dismounted insurgents

Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Coalition forces detain 18 suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists

Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Two key suspects detained in Seddah

Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Rocket cache found by MND-C Soldiers, Iraqi Security Forces (Baghdad)

Tuesday, 15 April 2008
MND-B Soldiers seize rockets, weapons cache (Baghdad)

Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Iraqi Security Forces detain 2 wanted criminal leaders, 10 others in Basrah

Obama Breaks Out The Flag Pin Again

Obama has decided that "fake patriotism" is OK and has dusted off his flag lapel pin. He was spotted during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania wearing the pin. This guy is a real piece of...work.

The flag pin is back on the lapel of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. No, really. Look very closely at the left coat lapel of Illinois senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speaking in Pennsylvania Tuesday There's the famous flag pin back on his chest. Look closely at his left lapel in this photo from MSNBC on Tuesday.

You may recall Obama removed the lapel flag pin last fall as something of a gesture of independence if you're an Obama fan -- or an act of defiant antiwar non-patriotism if you're not.

At the time Obama simply removed the pin, which most politicians had worn on their suit coats since 9/12 as a sign of patriotism, solidarity with 9/11 victims and their families and national support for American troops.

However, when a sharp-eyed local ABC-TV reporter in Iowa asked him, half-jokingly, about it in October, Obama went on seriously at some length:

"You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin. Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security, I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest.

"Instead," Obama added rather grandiosely, "I'm going to try to tell.... the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testimony to my patriotism."

Good News From The War On Terror 4/10-12

Thursday, 10 April 2008
MND-B Soldiers kill 13 criminals (Baghdad)

Thursday, 10 April 2008
Iraqi Police, Iraqi Army discover large cache in Husayniyah

Thursday, 10 April 2008
MND-B Soldiers detain suspected EFP cell leader, seize cache

Thursday, 10 April 2008
MND-B Soldiers seize weapons cache (Baghdad)

Thursday, 10 April 2008
Two AQI terrorists killed, nine detained in central, northern Iraq

Thursday, 10 April 2008
MND-B Air Weapons Teams engage criminals (Baghdad)

Thursday, 10 April 2008
ISF capture two al-Qaeda in Iraq IED cell members, one insurgent cell leader in separate operations

Friday, 11 April 2008
MND-B Soldiers seize weapons cache

Friday, 11 April 2008
Iraqi Army soldiers find weapons caches, detain 2 in separate operations

Friday, 11 April 2008
MND-C Soldiers find weapons cache in Janabi

Friday, 11 April 2008
UAV kills 6 heavily armed criminals (Baghdad)

Friday, 11 April 2008
UAV destroys mortar position, kills 6 (Hyanniyah)

Friday, 11 April 2008
Third cache discovered within seven days (Kirkuk)

Friday, 11 April 2008
National Police, MND-C Soldiers, capture key criminal (Jisr Diyala)

Friday, 11 April 2008
Iraqi Border Patrol discovers large mines cache in Diyala Province

Friday, 11 April 2008
Significant caches found North of Habbaniyah

Friday, 11 April 2008
Coalition forces return fire after complex attack in Sadr City (Baghdad)

Saturday, 12 April 2008
Five wanted individuals, 20 other suspects detained

Saturday, 12 April 2008
Coalition Forces capture suspected Special Groups criminal

Saturday, 12 April 2008
Local cooperation brings in multiple suspects (Jisr Diyala)

Saturday, 12 April 2008
MND-C Soldiers aid residents, remove weapons cache (Baghdad)

U.S. Nearing Strike On Iran? Maybe, Maybe Not

Once again, we have a "source" claiming that a retaliatory strike against Iran is near. The reason I say retaliatory strike is because unless you're a complete idiot, you know that Iran is supplying weapons and training to terrorists in Iraq which is killing our troops.

Contrary to some claims that the Bush administration will allow diplomacy to handle Iran’s nuclear weapons program, a leading member of America’s Jewish community tells Newsmax that a military strike is not only on the table – but likely.

“Israel is preparing for heavy casualties,” the source said, suggesting that although Israel will not take part in the strike, it is expecting to be the target of Iranian retribution.

“Look at Dick Cheney’s recent trip through the Middle East as preparation for the U.S. attack,” the source said.

Cheney’s hastily arranged 9-day visit to the region, which began on March 16, included stops in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Turkey, and the Palestinian territories.

Tensions in the region have been rising.

While Israel was conducting the largest homefront military exercises in its history last week, Israel’s National Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer warned Tehran about expected attacks on the Jewish state.

“An Iranian attack will prompt a severe reaction from Israel, which will destroy the Iranian nation,” he said.

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