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blitzen

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Wed Jul-21-04 11:53 AM
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US Helicopter Shot Down in Iraq

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1144180,00.html

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Flagg

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Wed Jul-21-04 11:54 AM
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1. what kind of helicopter ?

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qanda

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Wed Jul-21-04 11:54 AM
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2. I heard this on MSNBC

Apparently three people were killed.

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Flagg

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Wed Jul-21-04 11:56 AM
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3. Soldiers ?

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qanda

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Wed Jul-21-04 11:59 AM
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5. They didn't say...

They really didn't give much more information than what is in that link. Three dead and no mention of who they are.

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blitzen

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Wed Jul-21-04 11:57 AM
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4. not sure

the sky news story implies that they were soldiers

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blitzen

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Wed Jul-21-04 12:13 PM
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6. reuters says three on board killed

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Ripley

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Wed Jul-21-04 12:14 PM
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7. Aw no. 904.

It seems like it's escalating again.

RIP.

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Drifter

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Wed Jul-21-04 12:15 PM
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8. Thankfully they were at least able to

kill more Iraqis than the number of soldiers killed.

</sarcasm>

I thought they were not releasing enemy body counts.

Cheers
Drifter

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blitzen

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Wed Jul-21-04 12:18 PM
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10. they started releasing (or inventing) enemy body counts a while back

probably "psy-ops"...trying to demoralize those "dead-enders"

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Syncronaut Seven

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Wed Jul-21-04 12:16 PM
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9. Dead most likely soldiers

Unless they're giving sightseeing tours to GOP contributors, like when the USS Greeneville took out a Japanese fishing vessel, killing 9.

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daleo

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Wed Jul-21-04 12:23 PM
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11. Seems doubtful that contributors would enjoy this excursion

But if they are looking for a thrill, they could always enlist.

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Ripley

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Wed Jul-21-04 12:29 PM
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12. I see they updated the link...

Spokesman for the marines says no casualties in last 24 hours!

I count 4 killed from links here. :grr:

And why is a Shrub child (twig) sticking out her tongue getting so many responses and these threads die? :grr:

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blitzen

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Wed Jul-21-04 12:35 PM
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13. US Denies this happened

see updated link

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maddezmom

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Wed Jul-21-04 12:51 PM
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14. reuters link: U.S. Denies Report Helicopter Downed in Iraq

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=2&u=/nm/20040721/ts_nm/iraq_helicopter_dc

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omshanti

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Wed Jul-21-04 12:53 PM
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15. Reuters: US denies reports of downed helicopter

Edited on Wed Jul-21-04 12:57 PM by omshanti

edit: oops, 2 minutes too late!

"We have not had any casualties in the past 24 hours and no downed helicopters," a spokesman for the U.S. Marine Corps in western Iraq (news - web sites) said.

Iraqi police in Ramadi had said a U.S. helicopter was shot down during fierce fighting in the city, and that three crew were reported killed.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040721/ts_nm/iraq_helicopter_dc&cid=564&ncid=1480

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Wed Jul-21-04 01:34 PM
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16. Could be

"Security contractor" chopper with mercs onboard. Or Marine spokesman lying.

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