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lebkuchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-04 06:55 AM
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U.S. troops see devastating aftermath of Iraq blast
The troops in their Humvees first saw the big light from across town, then the deep boom.

And what Spc. Seneca “Doc” Ratledge was about to see is something he doesn’t expect to forget soon.

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=19624
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izzie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-04 08:15 AM
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1. Yes the Israel/Palestinian system.
n/t
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KissMyAsscroft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-04 09:01 AM
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2. Hmm...

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“You don’t see stuff like this happening every day. …” he said. “This is reality, reality right here. It’s different when a building blows up and nobody’s in it. But this is a restaurant. People eating. It gets to you,” he said.



>> Hmmm...sort of like dropping a 2,000 pound bomb on a building full of women and children to catch one guy.



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