Author Topic: CNN: Tikrit Abandoned? (Read 850 times)

Rasker · « **on:** April 13, 2003, 01:25:37 AM »

A reporter is driving around Tikrit in a 7 car caravan being led by a local teacher and his family, and seeing no sign of any sort of hostile forces, Republican Guard, fedayeen, not even an angry Boy Scout

Sixpence · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2003, 01:30:48 AM »

Those reporters got some balls. Lol, you couldn't pay me enough to do that.

hawk220 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2003, 01:33:09 AM »

so where are the remnants of the Iraqi armed forces?

I'll bet the bulk of them gave themselves discharges

Rasker · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2003, 01:33:21 AM »

what some people wont do for a Pulitzer

My theory is, Saddam and his followers tunneled deep into the earth, where they will become Mole-People and come up at night to prey on surface-dwellers

Sixpence · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2003, 01:35:05 AM »

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Originally posted by Rasker
what some people wont do for a Pulitzer

rofl

Rasker · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2003, 01:53:03 AM »

whoops some nasty people starting firing a machine gun at our intrepid reporter. His armed escorts returned fire but he decided to pull back and broadcast another day>

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2003, 01:55:27 AM »

Im loving this stuff CNN shooting it out with the iraqi army..
Maybe they should go back to those abandoned bases, pick up an APC or two and teach those checkpoint guys a lesson...

Rasker · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2003, 01:56:00 AM »

hmm rumor now has it that the other gunmen were from Fox

Dinger · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2003, 01:56:52 AM »

They lost the satellite feed. Damn that was impressive, and impressively stupid. Blow through a military checkpoint? What the hell are you thinking?

I hear you Grunherz -- paint a big white "TV" on one of those BMP-2s, and come in shooting up the place.
come to think of it -- Fox is already advancing on Tikrit to do just that. CNN does an "underamed reconnaissance", and FOX decides on "Recon in force". Who the hell is fighting this war anyway?

Sixpence · « **Reply #9 on:** April 13, 2003, 02:02:56 AM »

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Originally posted by Rasker
hmm rumor now has it that the other gunmen were from Fox

lol!

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #10 on:** April 13, 2003, 08:51:50 AM »

never thought id live to see a armed incursion by a news agency.

strange times indeed.

Hangtime · « **Reply #11 on:** April 13, 2003, 10:49:25 AM »

Rasker · « **Reply #12 on:** April 13, 2003, 02:59:03 PM »

"We Come As Interviewers, Not Conquerors!"

Fishu · « **Reply #13 on:** April 13, 2003, 06:41:31 PM »

CNN was doing something we call as force recon.

senna · « **Reply #14 on:** April 13, 2003, 06:49:48 PM »

Naa they were just getting shot at. News people are like combatants now. News people have armed guards and they shoot back! Good thing nobody crashed. I dont think its smart to have an armed guard, they shouldnt go where they might get killed if they dont want to risk it. Having an armed guard, they are just asking for it from some dumb trigger happy person in some part of this world (there are alot) but hey, its their lives to risk.

A concerned viewer,