U.S. Troops Kill Five Civilians in Iraq

[burek]

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP)--U.S. troops opened fire on a truck carrying live chickens near the tense town of Fallujah, killing five civilians aboard the vehicle, including a father and his two sons, relatives said Wednesday.

The shooting took place at a roadblock Tuesday night, they said. Fallujah is the site of numerous anti-American attacks and U.S. soldiers in the area have been on a high state of alert.

``They went to bring chickens ... and they came back at 9 or 10 at night and we were waiting for them,'' said Khalid Khalifa al-Jumaily, whose two nephews were killed on the truck. ``The Americans fired on them.''

On Wednesday, reporters saw U.S. troops delivering one body from an Army ambulance to waiting families. In the morgue, reporters saw several bodies with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.

A spokesman for the U.S. military in Baghdad had no immediate information on the attack.

This weekend, U.S. jets dropped three 500-pound bombs near Fallujah after three U.S. paratroopers were wounded in an ambush.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Maybe they didn't stop for the roadblock.

 

[VioletAura]

Maybe one of them stuck their hand into a cage and got pecked and they had to fire in self defense.

 

[chazzheatherly]

Maybe our guys were tired of chicken and wanted steak?

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: chazzheatherly
Maybe our guys were tired of chicken and wanted steak?

:Q

this stuff happens everyday, you just dont see it on mainstream media....

welcome to the real world fellas.

 

[Pers]

well at least they're free now, right?


This war was so stupid. I hope the assholes (Bush, not saddam) who brought it upon us pay a hefty price for it.

 

[chazzheatherly]

Pers - most of your posts seem to have a common thread - white v. black.
This is not a race hatred forum. This is about polotics, where we all shoot
our mouths off and argue. Great fun for all!
Pers, maybe you should take your race hatred to a more radical
website, and leave us to fight amongst ourselves.
We are enjoying ourselves. We have no use for your white
vs. black thing.

 

[chazzheatherly]

steak, medium rare - what? Chicken! All you got is CHICKEN?
I traveled 10, 000 miles and killed dozens of Saddam-ites for CHICKEN?
Buud- a - pow. Buuuud ah pow.
Take that, chicken boy. Boom!
Where's the Beef?
I want an Outback Steakhouse.

 

[Fencer128]

I think everyone should take a good step back and look at the events we're mocking so readily in some of these forum posts (not just this thread).

Andy

 

[chazzheatherly]

I agree, Andy, but remember: we have no control over any of this.
1. Bush stole the election by rigging it in the state his brother controlled
2. If G.W. bushy wants to declare war, he is the masturbator in chief, and can
start a war if he wants to!
3. We hate him.
I feel you, but we might as well laugh - too painfull to get real.
I don't know how the idiot sleeps at night!

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Fencer128
I think everyone should take a good step back and look at the events we're mocking so readily in some of these forum posts (not just this thread).

Andy

Some people should run, not waltz back over to Off Topic, they are certainly not cut out for P&N.

 

[cumhail]

Guerrilla War
by W.D. Ehrhart

It's practically impossible
to tell civilians
from the Viet Cong.

Nobody wears uniforms.
They all talk
the same language
(and you couldn't understand them
even if they didn't).

They tape grenades
inside their clothes,
and carry satchel charges
in their market baskets.

Even their women fight.
And young boys.
And girls.

It's practically impossible
to tell civilians
from the Viet Cong.

After awhile,
you quit trying.

 

[Pers]

Originally posted by: chazzheatherly
Pers - most of your posts seem to have a common thread - white v. black.
This is not a race hatred forum. This is about polotics, where we all shoot
our mouths off and argue. Great fun for all!
Pers, maybe you should take your race hatred to a more radical
website, and leave us to fight amongst ourselves.
We are enjoying ourselves. We have no use for your white
vs. black thing.

oh, and you got that from me saying "at least they're free now"?


wtf are you talking about?


btw...not that your grammar is so great, but the spelling was just awful.

:Q If i were you, i'd hate bush too - he obviously didn't invest much in schooling back in texas.

 

[Tab]

This forum is becoming absolute bs...

 

[DT4K]

Originally posted by: chazzheatherly
I agree, Andy, but remember: we have no control over any of this.
1. Bush stole the election by rigging it in the state his brother controlled
2. If G.W. bushy wants to declare war, he is the masturbator in chief, and can
start a war if he wants to!
3. We hate him.
I feel you, but we might as well laugh - too painfull to get real.
I don't know how the idiot sleeps at night!

You are unbelievably stupid.
1. Since I'm guessing you are around 13, you probably haven't learned much about the US electoral process. You should look into it a little bit.
2. The US Congress voted OVERWHELMINGLY to authorize military action. He didn't just do it alone.
3. Speak for yourself since his approval rating has NEVER been below 50% and is currently around 52% approve, 40% disapprove, and 8% don't have an opinion.

 

[chess9]

Burek:

That's called "winning the hearts and minds of the people", American style.

But, hey, you commie, couldn't you find some good news, like a library opening up. Sheezh, you guys....
-Robert