PHOTO: US military denies claims that Mosul outpost was looted!

[Bluebear]

"The US military has rejected claims that its bases in the northern town of Mosul were being looted. There had been reports that looters had descended on a palace in Iraq's third city that had been used as a military base.

"The report is completely wrong and absurd," said Lieutenant Colonel Paul Hastings.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13248343,00.html



Looters carry away property after American troops withdrew from an outpost in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004. The U.S. Army has diverted an infantry battalion from the fighting in Fallujah and sent them back to Mosul after an uprising there by insurgents. (AP photo)

[gmoney]

1. They're not looting... they're remodeling! (eom)

[w13rd0]

2. There's one thing the Bush administration has granted me....

...in the past four years. I'm ceaslessly astonished by how completely insulated from reality Bush operatives seem to be. They really do seem to believe in the miracle powers of willfull ignorance and shared delusion.

wrong and absurd, words as meaningless to me now as Honesty and Integrity. These concepts have absolutely no coherent meaning to me anymore. Absurd? What could be more absurd then repeatedly denying reality, and having your drones go along with it? Wrong? Like taking a country to war and terrorizing its populace with lies and fear mongering?

[yellowcanine]

3. That is not looting - just some untidiness. Someone call Housekeeping.

[givemebackmycountry]

4. C'mon stop being so suspicious

Looters? in Iraq?

No way.

I think it's that new TLC show...

"Trading Spaces, Mosul edition" !!

It's a riot!
Check it out!

Lying MF'ers.

[Bluebear]

7. Trading Spaces - Mosul LMAO

[T Bone]

5. Bush's Lend-Lease Program for Iraq since he likes to be like FDR

so much....NOT.

[recovering democrat]

6. "Baghdad Bob" Training

Seriously reminds me of the Iraqi they called "Baghdad Bob" who supposedly gave news conferences consisting of his own expressions of wishful thinking. Did this Hastings guy take lessons? Come to think of it, maybe Hastings gave the lessons!

[Bluebear]

8. Welcome to DU

Hope you 'recover'! :)

[Stinky The Clown]

9. This isn't looting, its a new Home Depot going in

Chimpus Kahn's War in Iraq (tm) will benefit all his corporate donors. Actually, as soon as the Iraqi economy recovers, they're gunna put up a Home Expo for all them upscale Iraqis.

[burrowowl]

10. The trees and grass

look more like spring than fall.
However, I wouldn't doubt that Mosul is a mess now.