Day 12 of War

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  1. Maczebus

    Maczebus Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #1 Maczebus, Mar 30, 2003
    New day, and yet more buggering around with Basra.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2899829.stm

    And as Mr Cam posted at the end of 'Day 11', yes they went into Basra and wrecked a few statues and murals of Saddam - for morale purposes.
     
  2. Maczebus

    Maczebus Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #2 Maczebus, Mar 30, 2003
    Group Captain Al Lockwood has just been on SKY saying that they have apparently got an Iraqi General prisoner. Thought it's unclear which arm of the Iraqi forces he's from.

    Oh yes, as with most - if not all days, a couple of B-52s have just taken off from RAF Fairford.
     
  3. Maczebus

    Maczebus Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #3 Maczebus, Mar 30, 2003
  4. Sardinia

    Sardinia New Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Sardinia, Italy, EU
    #4 Sardinia, Mar 30, 2003
    US Marines turn fire on civilians at the bridge of death

    Mark Franchetti, Nasiriya

    The light was a strange yellowy grey and the wind was coming up, the beginnings of a sandstorm in which the silence felt almost eerie after a night of shooting so intense it hurt the eardrums

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-628258,00.html

    I heard some US or uk general saying the use of cell phones by soldiers will be highly reduced because it hurts the moral of the troops. :rolleyes:
    Anyone has a link?
     
  5. Maczebus

    Maczebus Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #5 Maczebus, Mar 30, 2003
    No. But on a related note:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2894987.stm

    The US, take-over Iraq?
    Surely not.
     
  6. Sardinia

    Sardinia New Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Sardinia, Italy, EU
    #6 Sardinia, Mar 30, 2003
  7. Sardinia

    Sardinia New Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Sardinia, Italy, EU
    #7 Sardinia, Mar 30, 2003
    30-MAR 15:43 GUERRA: camion contro americani, feriti da dieci a 15 soldati

    KUWAIT CITY - Da dieci a 15 soldati sono rimasti feriti quando un camion ha investito un gruppo di militari presso una base americana in Kuwait. Lo riferisce un comunicato militare americano. (Agr)

    Truck against american soldiers in Kuwait, 10 to 15 wounded.
     
  8. Maczebus

    Maczebus Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #8 Maczebus, Mar 30, 2003
    You using the 'Bigsoccer' username and passwords for that? Because I can't be bothered to register.

    Infact, that's something. Almost everytime someone posts something from the NY/London times or any other newspaper etc of note, the bigsoccer/bigsoccer thing doesn't work.
    I'm mystified.
     
  9. OtakuFC

    OtakuFC New Member

    Apr 13, 2000
    Florida
    #9 OtakuFC, Mar 30, 2003
    Very interesting:
    http://volokh.blogspot.com/2003_03_23_volokh_archive.html#200067728

    I don't blame them for feeling this way, considering that we bailed on them twice during the 90s. I'm not sure there's any short-term (during the war) solution to get them to believe we won't be throwing them to the Baath party wolves.
     
  10. Sardinia

    Sardinia New Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Sardinia, Italy, EU
    #10 Sardinia, Mar 30, 2003
    :) No, I heard the news in italian and i looked for an english version.
    I'm not registered as you, and those registration processes are annoying...
     
  11. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    Raleigh NC
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    DC United
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    United States
    #11 superdave, Mar 30, 2003
    At least they didn't frag anybody.
     
  12. Maczebus

    Maczebus Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #12 Maczebus, Mar 30, 2003
    Well thanks.
    I'd have thought someone might have done it already but no...

    Anyway, update on the UK forces near Basra:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2899829.stm

    And another UK journalist dies in Iraq:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2900379.stm
    Not quite how you'd expect.

    And an 'apology' for the 'friendly fire' deaths.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2900349.stm

    Well, I guess you could call it a kind of apology. You could. Sort of.
     
  13. Maczebus

    Maczebus Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #13 Maczebus, Mar 30, 2003
    There's reports of UK forces having casualties from an ambush at a river crossing in Al Faw.
     
  14. Maczebus

    Maczebus Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #14 Maczebus, Mar 30, 2003
    Link doesn't work at all now.

    Can't find anything, anywhere about this online. (I'd have thought the BBC might have had something)
    And I forgot to buy a Sunday newspaper.
     
  15. Mr. Cam

    Mr. Cam Red Card

    Jun 28, 2001
    #15 Mr. Cam, Mar 30, 2003
  16. Mr. Cam

    Mr. Cam Red Card

    Jun 28, 2001
    #16 Mr. Cam, Mar 30, 2003
    http://www.command-post.org/

    04:33 AM EST | 12:33 PM Iraq | CNN & Fox Roundup According to CNN & Fox:

    CENTCOM reports that an unmanned predator drone destroyed an Al Samoud missile launcher somewhere in Southern Iraq.

    British Commandos are going door to door in Umm Qasr to round up Fedayeen and Baath party members, fingered by locals who are growing more confident and cooperative

    US Marines are doing the same thing in Nasiriyah (sp?).

    British commandos have captured and are interrogating two "significant" prisoners including one high-ranking Iraqi.

    The 4ID is unloading and will be ready for action in two weeks<./li>

    Posted By Erik (Bite the Wax Tadpole) | Permalink | People Spinning (1) | TrackBack (0)
     
  17. Mr. Cam

    Mr. Cam Red Card

    Jun 28, 2001
    #17 Mr. Cam, Mar 30, 2003
  18. Maczebus

    Maczebus Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #18 Maczebus, Mar 30, 2003
    Update on that one:

    Apparently two Royal Marines seriously injured, one more was taken to a field hospital where he unfortunately died.


    Cam, your PM box is full.
     
  19. Mr. Cam

    Mr. Cam Red Card

    Jun 28, 2001
    #19 Mr. Cam, Mar 30, 2003
    Not after I hit it with a MOAB (Our new 21,000Ilb.)
    baby nuke!!!
     
  20. Maczebus

    Maczebus Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #20 Maczebus, Mar 30, 2003
    Also just seen that we're apparently employing the locals of Umm Qasr.

    They've been out of work since it all started.
     
  21. fidlerre

    fidlerre Member+

    Oct 10, 2000
    Central Ohio
    #21 fidlerre, Mar 30, 2003
    why so many flights from fairford?

    i would think diego garcia would be closer, no?

    just found that odd.
     
  22. Sardinia

    Sardinia New Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Sardinia, Italy, EU
    #22 Sardinia, Mar 30, 2003
    The first is really interesting, finally someone talking about real ppl in basra.

    Kylie Morris :: 1948BST

    The people who I've spoken to who have left Basra have talked about people feeling very confused, saying they don't know what they want.

    They mightn't like Saddam Hussein very much, but neither do they really like the arrival of British and American forces, and they're very concerned about them overstaying their welcome.

    Interestingly though, I did have a look today at some of the pamphlets which are being handed out by British forces.

    Apparently, one of them being distributed in Basra says "be patient, together we will win, and this time we wont abandon you".

    Given the background i would suggest to delete the last phrase of the pamphlet.
     
  23. Mr. Cam

    Mr. Cam Red Card

    Jun 28, 2001
    #23 Mr. Cam, Mar 30, 2003
    The MOAB

    http://www.twin-towers.net/moab_bomb.htm
     
  24. mattie g

    mattie g Member

    Nov 12, 1999
    Northern VA
    #24 mattie g, Mar 30, 2003
    Why?
     
  25. Maczebus

    Maczebus Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #25 Maczebus, Mar 30, 2003

    Number 1: The stealth planes are using Diego Garcia currently. It's only a tiny island, there's no room, so the B-52s are using Fairford.

    And besides...

    Number 2: Diego Garcia is further from Iraq than Britain is.
     
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