Anti-Insurgency Hot Line Set Up in Iraq

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - In its latest effort to throttle the tenacious insurgency plaguing Baghdad, the U.S. Army has set up a telephone hot line where Iraqis can phone in anonymous tips.



In two interviews with Arabic TV networks on Monday, Brig. Gen. Jeffery Hammond assumed the role of a big city American police chief, squinting into the camera and beseeching Iraqis to phone in anything they know about planned attacks.


"When you see this terrible insurgent about to do something, pick up your phone and call me. I'll do something about it," said Hammond, deputy commander of the 1st Cavalry Division. "We can fight this war together. You can help me fight — in secret."


In a series of messages, Hammond lambasted the insurgents for killing women and children. He said Iraqis could put the brakes on the insurgents.

more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=4&u=/ap/20041101/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_insurgent_hot_line

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[Media_Lies_Daily]

1. OMG - I think I've seen just about everything now.

[Barrett808]

2. Should be great...for those Iraqis with working phones

Also, the insurgency should be able to deliver some quality disinformation.

[Xipe Totec]

5. Forget disinformation. Just imagine...

They can call in and report an imminent attack and leave a callback number that's rigged to detonate an IED.

Are these people stupid or what?

[AlCzervik]

3. that means things are actually much worse then is reported

[daleo]

4. Maybe they can teach McGruff how to bark in Iraqi

Or better yet, "Just say no to resistance".

[Cocoa]

6. what's new about this?

I've heard about Iraqis calling in tips to the army, including supposedly the tip that led to Uday and Qusay.

This sounds like propaganda intended for us, making it look like the military is trying new, innovative strategies, making it look like things might get better, which in reality is not going to happen.

[dave29]

7. Thank you for calling Anti-Insurgency Hotline. Your call is very important

to us. Please stay on the line and if one of our menu items doesn't fit your call, an anti-insurgency specialist will be with you shortly.

Press1 If you are a member of the insurgency and would like to give up, or turn in some friends.

Press2 If you have seen Osama Bin Laden and want a whole lot of American dollars.

Press3 If you were tortured at Abu Ghraib, barring restrictions in some provinces, you may be elligable for our "Sometimes Freedom Means Tough Love" wearables. Our Countries leadership strongly condemns tough love especially at that prison. We're really sorry about that, and working to make things better in the future as soon as we can.

Press4 If you have some information about the insurgency, and you promise you aren't giving us false or misleading information.

Press5 If you know some people who can understand people that have started calling into this hotline. You people have such a funny language!

Press6 If you were "shocked and awed" by those kickass explosions when we arrived to free your country from chaos and violence and fear and beheadings - ya'll had lots of beheadings before too, right?

Press7 if you or your loved ones were killed or dismembered by one of those bombs. You may be elligable for special "Sometimes Freedom Hurts" wearables and gear - you'll be the life of the party, guarunteed!

Press8 if you are gay, and were offended by John Kerry referring to vice President Cheney's Gay Daughter as a Gay Lesbian Woman, even though she is.

Press9 for the soothing and calming words of our spiritual "minister" Dewayne Natch as he explains and convinces you to consider some surprising things you never new about the New Testament!

[Barrett808]

9. LoL! n/t

[bemildred]

8. "Hey, GI, come over here, I'm hurt ..."

This is way stupid.

[teryang]

10. There's a corporate marketing gimmick for every problem

This is what passes for American resourcefulness now. How low we have sunk.

[pinniped]

11. Great if you want revenge against someone for stealing your goat.

Does general Hambone ever lambast his army for killing women and children?