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| Blue Balls |
Did you know that check point areas on Iraq roads are not known by Iraqi drivers. No signs. No warnings.
Standard protcol that American Soliders use to warn or signal a check point is to shoot in the air upon the oncoming car/traffic. If the car does not stop or slow down after the 'warning' shot, soliders are advised to shot the car and/or the driver.
I did not beleive this myself until I saw this practice on TV!
I was watching a PBS documentary on the war in Iraq and they showed numerous american solider doing this at various check points.
My personaly reaction was ' Wow I can't believe they spent 80 billion dollars on this war but could not buy road signs that say in the Iraqi language WARNING CHECK POINT AHEAD SLOW DOWN etc. or something you would typically see on road to warn drivers to slow down etc.'
Are these people in the army that ing stupid. Seriously. What if you were an Iraqi driving your car. how the are they supposed to know that gun fire means slow down or stop!!!
Recently , an Italian CIA agent was killed because of this STUPID policy that the American Army is using at check points.
I guess the stupidity in the white house has manifested itself on the battle feild. Amazing! |
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| Danny Ocean |
| what a bunch of hotdog eating retards |
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| mezzir |
the italian agent was being a bodyguard for an italian journalist who had just been released from captivity from the insurgents too, he took a bullet for her
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| Blue Balls |
| quote: | Originally posted by mezzir
the italian agent was being a bodyguard for an italian journalist who had just been released from captivity from the insurgents too, he took a bullet for her
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he didn't have to die and hundreds of innocent iraqi dont need to die of this bull practice american soliders are using at check points! |
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| THE_Chris |
| At the same time though if you're in a country you know is occupied and you see a roadblock of soldiers on the road in front of you you dont ing keep driving fast, you slow down and let them check you. |
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| Jackson |
| Chris: even if you think there shooting at you? |
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| Blue Balls |
| quote: | Originally posted by THE_Chris
At the same time though if you're in a country you know is occupied and you see a roadblock of soldiers on the road in front of you you dont ing keep driving fast, you slow down and let them check you. |
But how the hell are you supposed to know. And its not like there's a tank and 15 soliders blocking the street.It more like 2 soliders.
but you're telling me the USA can spend $80 billion on this war and not buy or even make a few road signs to warn drivers of an oncoming check point. bull! that is not acceptable.
think about it for a second.
Say your driving on the street @ 40 mph in your car.
All of a sudden you hear gun fire.
your not sure where its coming from. what are you naturally going to do, stop and see where the gun fire is coming from?
hell ing no.
you're going to get the out of there so you don't get shot or killed.
as you are trying to get out of the cross fire you see american soliders ahead of you but your not sure what to do. all of a sudden he's shooting at your car.
No wonder the Iraq people want to kill american soliders. I'd be pissed off too. |
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| A.J. |
It sounds like a load of bull to me (if it is indeed true).
I would be interested to read some articles or something on this topic if anyone has some links. |
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| Nabistai |
| quote: | Originally posted by Blue Balls
Recently , an Italian CIA agent was killed because of this STUPID policy that the American Army is using at check points.
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Several people, including the italian journalists husband, claim that she had a lot of highly classified information about the US government that the public must never know. Appearantly that is why they shot at her (and killing the CIA agent). |
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| Floorfiller |
i don't agree with the practice at all...
but i could see army road check points as being strategic targets for rebels...so maybe that is the rational for not posting a ton of signs... |
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| Jackson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nabistai
Several people, including the italian journalists husband, claim that she had a lot of highly classified information about the US government that the public must never know. Appearantly that is why they shot at her (and killing the CIA agent). |
Got a link? i like conspiracies |
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| Nabistai |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jackson
Got a link? i like conspiracies |
No I don't, it was on the news here in Belgium. We're not sensation or fear orientated here like America, so the chances that it's true are pretty high.
Anyway, it's a reporter, and she was in Iraq, so I wouldn't really be suprised if she knows some new scandals. |
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