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Title: Iraqi Trainees Killed U.S. Soldiers
Post by: Sandman on June 22, 2006, 09:50:04 AM
Look about mid-way down the article.

Iraqi officers fired on 2 GIs (http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/21/news/marines.php)

You'll also want to listen to this:

Iraqi Trainees Identified as Killers of U.S. Soldiers (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5503176)


:mad: :mad:
Title: Iraqi Trainees Killed U.S. Soldiers
Post by: Ripsnort on June 22, 2006, 10:05:20 AM
It sucks, but #%$# happens. Probably offered $500 by insurgents to do the dirty deed.

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But the Army's Criminal Investigation Command found that one or more of the Iraqis attached to the American soldiers on patrol fired at them, a military official said Tuesday. A Pentagon spokesman said he knew of no other similar incident, calling it "extremely rare
Title: Iraqi Trainees Killed U.S. Soldiers
Post by: Yeager on June 22, 2006, 10:06:19 AM
Sounds like they were infiltrators.......need to keep our eye on the ball.
Title: Iraqi Trainees Killed U.S. Soldiers
Post by: Fishu on June 22, 2006, 10:10:53 AM
It's surprising that this didn't happen before. I guess the infiltrators were just waiting for the right time before activating themselves. More of them to follow.
Title: Iraqi Trainees Killed U.S. Soldiers
Post by: Ripsnort on June 22, 2006, 10:14:13 AM
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Originally posted by Fishu
It's surprising that this didn't happen before. I guess the infiltrators were just waiting for the right time before activating themselves. More of them to follow.
This happened in 2004. I'm willing to bet they screen potential candidates for patrol alittle better now.
Title: Iraqi Trainees Killed U.S. Soldiers
Post by: ChickenHawk on June 22, 2006, 10:22:35 AM
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Originally posted by Fishu
It's surprising that this didn't happen before. I guess the infiltrators were just waiting for the right time before activating themselves. More of them to follow.


"Iraqi forces who had trained with the Americans had fired at them twice before the incident that killed Patrick McCaffrey, and he had reported it to his superiors, Nadia McCaffrey said."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/21/soldiers.ambushed.ap/index.html
Title: Iraqi Trainees Killed U.S. Soldiers
Post by: Furball on June 22, 2006, 12:11:00 PM
friendly fire is a *****...
Title: Iraqi Trainees Killed U.S. Soldiers
Post by: Maverick on June 22, 2006, 12:20:33 PM
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Originally posted by Furball
friendly fire is a *****...


Only a fool would equate friendly fire, an unintentional act, with deliberate murder by the enemy masquerading as friendly forces.
Title: Iraqi Trainees Killed U.S. Soldiers
Post by: FUNKED1 on June 22, 2006, 04:54:52 PM
Mission Accomplished :aok