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300-400 rounds huh?
Only one dead?
This stinks to high heaven no matter which way it gets sliced and diced:-
Basic questions:-
1. Did the Italians tell the Americans about the operation?
2. Did the chain of command pass this info down to the guys on the street?
3. Was the car speeding? Did it stop?
4. How is it all the occupants didn't die? If this was an assasination attempt it was botched royally..
5. Who would stand to gain from her being dead? Why?
6. how many shots were fires? from where?
I'm afraid I can't swallow that 300-400 rounds were fired at the car. It seams a little high if she's still alive... That car would be cheese, along with eveyone in it. So I'm inclined to doubt that tally for the shots (These are supposedly highly trained soldiers here, not star wars Imperial Stormtoopers with a miss rate bordering on the ludicrus).
Mind you it's not looking good for them. Unless it's proven that the car rushed the checkpoint (so close to the airport I'd imagine it was a fixed point, not mobile. Think about it.
Either they're assasins, and not very competant ones at that. Very unlikely IMHO.
They're trigger happy yobs.. Unlikely, but you never know.
Or the car indeed rushed the point, possibly due to a miscommunication (They thought the patrol knew).
What ever happens a man is dead (Odd how this gets us wound up, but this kind of shooting is a daily occurrance in Iraq).
It's going to be interesting watching the spin on this..
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