On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 06:05:47 GMT, "Jim," wrote:

Draw your own conclusions.

Too many people listening to liberal bull****.

Now *here's* a decent story, just for you and yours!

Iraqi Commandos Strike Insurgent Training Site
American Forces Press Service

TIKRIT, Iraq, March 22, 2005 – Members of Iraq’s 1st Police Commando Battalion
today discovered and attacked an apparent insurgent training facility in
southwestern Salah Ad Din province.

The commandos are part of the interim Iraqi government’s interior ministry.

The officers received both indirect and direct fire from the facility as they
approached near Lake Tharthar on the border with Iraq’s Anbar province,
officials said. They attacked and forced the insurgents to break contact.

Elements of Task Force Liberty’s Aviation Brigade provided supporting fire, and
soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team responded to support the Iraqi
commando attack.

An early assessment of the site indicates a facility for training insurgents, a
Multinational Force Iraq statement said, adding that documentation at the
facility indicates that some were foreign fighters.

Initial reports from the Ministry of Interior forces said seven Iraqi commandos
were killed and six others were wounded. An undetermined number of insurgents
and foreign fighters were killed at the site, officials said. No Task Force
Liberty soldiers were reported wounded in the incident.

“Iraqis can take immense pride today in the conduct of their security forces,”
said Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, commander of the 42nd Infantry Division and
Task Force Liberty. “Today’s actions indicate how strong Iraqi security forces
are becoming and how far they can reach.”

Task Force Liberty consists of the Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division
Headquarters and base units along with the 116th Brigade Combat Team and 278th
Regimental Combat Team, and the 1st and 3rd Brigade Combat Teams from the Army’s
3rd Infantry Division.

(From a Multinational Force Iraq news release.)
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Good news, hey?
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John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."