Iraqi Police Join Insurgents to Ambush US Troops

[Mugsy]

Run time: 02:22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9En3ziaVOG8   Posted on YouTube: July 15, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: July 15, 2007 By DU Member: Mugsy Views on DU: 1337

 
Last Friday (7/13), Iraqi police, armed and trained by the U.S., manning a police checkpoint on a bridge, joined forces with insurgents and opened fire American soldiers as they tried to transport an Iraqi police lieutenant that was arrested for leading attacks on U.S. troops.

This is not the first time Iraq police wearing police uniforms and using the guns WE provided them have joined with insurgents.

WHEN WE ARE NOW ARMING AND TRAINING THE PEOPLE SHOOTING AT US, IT'S TIME TO GET OUT!

[Blue_In_AK]

1. See also this extended article in this morning's Daily News

http://www.adn.com/news/military/iraq/karbala/story/9135571p-9051661c.html

Death by Treachery

Late afternoon in the government compound in Karbala, Iraq. In a moment of respite from the war, Pfc. Johnathon Millican was instant messaging with his wife back in Anchorage, where a snowy day was just beginning.
A soldier at the next desk was on his laptop too, watching his son on a video camera back home. Three other soldiers were in the room, relaxing or sleeping. A captain and a lieutenant were in the room next door.

It was Jan. 20. The soldiers had been in the garrison for a week, working with local police and provincial officials to ensure security for the 10-day Ashura religious commemoration about to begin. If Iraq had been at peace, millions of Shiites would be expected to make the pilgrimage to Karbala's holy shrines. Even in the middle of the sectarian civil war, hundreds of thousands might show.

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But something else was brewing.

As Millican, 20, tapped away on his keyboard, a fleet of SUVs was racing toward the compound: two or three Suburbans, a black Chevy Tahoe or two, and at least three white Toyotas. The Suburbans had big cylindrical antennas on their front bumpers, the kind you see on Army Humvees and contractor SUVs all over Iraq to jam signals used to trigger roadside bombs. And like contractor and Army vehicles, there were placards in the rear windows, warning motorists in English and Arabic to stay back 100 meters.

The men inside were dressed in U.S. Army camouflage and carried American weapons. They knew enough English to bark simple commands and offer polite greetings. They knew exactly how the U.S. soldiers would defend the compound. They knew the compound's most important room was the command and control center with its radio base stations, and they knew that at 6 p.m., the soldiers in the room would be off guard and relaxing. They even knew that the two most senior American officers in Karbala would be in the room next door.

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This is long, but interesting, and will be continued.

[butterfly77]

2. I have been hearing about this for a couple of years now...

and now its suppose to be the new news, the media and the politicians have known it and have let asshole keep on with " Stay the course" Stay the course" and his favorites " I am a wartime presidenT" " I am the decider" " It's hard work!" he brought that one out of his bag again this week.

[Bucky]

3. I'm glad no US troops were hurt, but doesn't that lack of casualties seem odd?

Despite being able to arrange several enfilading firing positions, the Iraqis were apparently not organized well enough to hit any of their targets and seem not to have brought anything more dangerous to the American vehicles than rifles.

So now I've got a zillion questions...

How big was this ambushing force? The report said there were 13 killed, but how many ran off?

If this was planned out in advance, why'd they do such a bad job planning?

If it was just a spontaneous reaction to one of their lieutenants being arrested, how'd they get positioned so quickly to attack the Americans?

Whoever organized this, I don't think we can count on them not bringing more firing power to the next ambush.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

4. K & R. nt.

[Cant trust em]

5. Why isn't this a bigger story?

Thanks for that 2 minute segment, NBC. "And now, here's Paris Hilton's new jail jumpsuit." If you think that American voters care about our troops getting blown up by al-Qaeda let's see what they think when they hear about this story. Oh wait, they probably missed it. How is this country ever going to be secure?

[Mugsy]

6. Some Right-winger on YT says this is PROOF "the media isn't helping Bush"...

...like all the Lefties claim. Check his comment and my reply on YouTube.