Nine Iraqis Killed trying to steal oil from pipeline!

[45th Med]

US occupation forces shot dead seven Iraqis who "were trying to steal oil from a pipeline" in central Iraq last night. According to the US Army, a group of 40 men armed with AK-47 assault rifles in 10 to 15 vehicles were spotted at the pipeline by the troops who were led to the area by an Iraqi informant.

US troops, armed with M-16 rifles and 125mm cannons mounted on Bradley fighting vehicles, shot at them, killing seven, said army spokesman, Master Sergeant Robert Cargie. The remaining people escaped, he said on Monday.

9 Iraqi's killed trying to steal oil

[aquart]

1. STEAL oil? What, they brought jugs?

[SilasSoule]

3. Siphon hoses.

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[arcane1]

2. well, at least we are finally being up-front about it

killing for oil

remember, the good lord didn't see fit to put the oil under the land of only god-loving people, that's just his mysterious way...

:eyes:

[0007]

11. Your God is a 'he' - my God is a 'she'

The mysterious way is called 'oil' - blood for oil! blood for God!

[forgethell]

13. Matthew 5: 45

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

[daleo]

4. Steal or sabotage?

If this really was an attempted 'theft' it has overtones of drug turf wars or Chicago prohibition. More likely it was an attempt at sabotaging the pipelines, but that word is now forbidden.

[abb9]

5. Stealing oil

How can Iraqis steal their own Oil,they are in their own country,not 8000 miles away in someone elses country?:wtf:

[afraid_of_the_dark]

10. Precisely what I was thinking....

Well said. :)

[kcwayne]

12. The same way you would be guilty of stealing oil

if you went to the Alaska Pipeline and tapped in. The people of Iraq do not own the oil or have any acknowledged rights in it. It was previously owned by Sadam and is now owned by the US Government.

[DuctapeFatwa]

6. Theft of US government property is a very serious matter

We can all be thankful that these terrorists were brought to justice and this cold-blooded attack on US business interests was successfully thwarted.

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. Iraqis stealing AMERICAN oil? , how'd USA oil get in IRAQI pipes ???

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[wtmusic]

8. Sickening

The death penalty in the New Iraq for stealing oil?

These soldiers aren't patriots and they aren't Americans. WTF are we coming to???

[Don Claybrook]

9. Who does that oil belong to anyway?

I thought it was for the people of Iraq. I guess going to the self serve pump is grounds for the death penalty.

[missile_bender]

14. Wait. They started a firefight near an oil pipeline?

Smart!

[bushisanidiot]

15. Penalty for Stealing Oil = Death? Way To Win Hearts And Minds

didn't the bad guys cut off people's hands for trying to steal? geez. now we're skipping right by that barbaric practice straight to killing people for stealing. nice. how friggin' american of us.

[Constitution]

16. It's their oil.

That's like shooting someone for entering their own house.

[yellowcanine]

17. How did our oil get under their sand?

Hard to make up this shit.

[mbperrin]

18. IMPOSSIBLE to make up this

shit!

[Rockholm]

19. Bad Iraqi, Bad Iraqi....

Didn't someone tell you? It is not your oil anymore. It belongs to the good Ol' U.S. of A. Well, at least that what Halliburton, KB&R, BushCo & would lead us to believe. Now, go on back into your bombed out hole that you live in and wait for us to bring you de-mock-crazy. We will even tell you who to vote for. :spank: