Iraqi Official: U.S. Helicopter Down

[wakeme2008]

Source: AP

pril 5, 2007
Iraqi Official: U.S. Helicopter Down
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 4:22 a.m. ET

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A U.S. helicopter went down after coming under fire Thursday in a Sunni militant stronghold south of Baghdad but there was no immediate word on casualties, an Iraqi army official said. The U.S. military said it was looking into the report.

Gunmen opened fire on a Black Hawk helicopter at about 7:30 a.m. as it flew over Latifiyah, 20 miles south of Baghdad, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

..cut..

With Thursday's incident, at least nine U.S. helicopters have crashed or been brought down by hostile fire this year in Iraq.


Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Iraq.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[maddezmom]

1. Reuters:Apache down

BAGHDAD, April 5 (Reuters) - Heavy gunfire forced a U.S. military helicopter down in an insurgent stronghold south of Baghdad on Thursday, Iraqi witnesses said.

The U.S. military said it had no information on the reports.

Witnesses said the aircraft appeared to be an Apache attack helicopter. They said it came under attack near Latifiya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad.

"I saw a helicopter in the sky, then I heard heavy gunfire," said one witness. "I saw the helicopter move right and left before landing hard. It did not explode."

An Iraqi security official also said a helicopter had come down in the area. U.S. forces had closed off the site, witnesses said.

more:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/YAT530639.htm

[SpiralHawk]

2. "Don't worry. I'm perfectly safe and comfortable." - Commander AWOL

"I'm headed off for another long VACATION at the Imperial Pig Farm Upon Crawford,
so there's nothing for you noisy proles to worry your pretty little heads about.
I am just fine, thank you, and looking forward to some golf with my
elite republicon cronies. Smirk, smirk, smirk."

- Commander AWOL & corrupt Chickenhawk republicon cronies

[saigon68]

9. "Hey, Watch this Drive", the Chimp continued

LOL

[xchrom]

3. ok this gets me --

''The U.S. military said it was looking into the report.''

so the u.s. military was out of radio contact with the helicopter?

i find that hard to believe.

[maddezmom]

4. URGENT: U.S. helicopter goes down south of Baghdad; 4 injuries reported

URGENT: U.S. helicopter goes down south of Baghdad; 4 injuries reported
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A U.S. Army helicopter went down south of Baghdad Thursday, injuring four people on board, the U.S. military said.

There were nine personnel on board, including passengers and crew.

The incident is under investigation. There has been no word of hostile fire.Posted 7:55 a.m.)

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/05/thursday/index.html

[Supersedeas]

7. sigh...and yet to GOP/Media Establishment wants to focus on anything but Iraq

[sabra]

5. k & r

[bemildred]

6. We are not having a good day. nt

[VegasWolf]

8. What was it that Coulter said about Iraq? "Thing's going swimmingly!" nt