Reply #21: Yeah, that's why I think they're mercs. [View All]

[TahitiNut]

First off, the Marines never leave their dead behind. If there were no survivors, then these were the only four. Since the military doesn't deploy in less than squad strength and uses tactical radio for backup and coordination, then this must've been a mercenary "unit."

This is another example of disinformation, imho.

Here's the Reuters 10:39 a.m. update:

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Four U.S. soldiers were killed in an attack in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Monday, the U.S. military said.

"We have had four servicemen killed," Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt told a news conference.

Insurgents took witnesses to the scene of the attack, a building site in Ramadi, west of Baghdad. The bloodied bodies of the four soldiers were sprawled on the ground, surrounded by scattered equipment and belongings.

It was unclear when they had died. They were not wearing the helmets or body armor routinely worn by U.S. troops on alert.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5472920