First it was the Brits who were watching their backs from Americans on the battlefield, now Iraqi police need to watch their backs from these Gomer Pyles.
Eight Fallujah policemen and a Jordanian security guard were killed and nine other people were wounded early Friday, an Iraqi doctor said. Injured Iraqi police said an American patrol opened fire on the police — in an apparent friendly fire incident — as they chased a highway bandit.
American terrorists...
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American terrorists...
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Friendly fire is terrorism is it now Malik? Brilliant post Malik.
how is it terrorism malik...
its a mistake at the minimum and gross negligence at max, but not terrorism.
Worst part is that these Gomer Pyles are probably laughing at the incident right now over a beer.
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Worst part is that these Gomer Pyles are probably laughing at the incident right now over a beer.
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Beer?? Their probably drinking the Iraqi blood, right?
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Beer?? Their probably drinking the Iraqi blood, right?
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No, you see, to Americans, beer is worth more than Iraqi blood.
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No, you see, to Americans, beer is worth more than Iraqi blood.
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It's a shame you feel that way, cheers.
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It's a shame you feel that way, cheers.
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It's a shame they have to prove it day in and day out in Iraq.
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Worst part is that these Gomer Pyles are probably laughing at the incident right now over a beer.
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Which is a funnier moniker: "Gomer Pyles" or "Ragheads"?
I think they're roughly equivolent.
If this gets deleted I'll have my answer.
what does gomer pyles mean ?
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what does gomer pyles mean ?
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generally simple-minded and stupid. Even gay if you extrapolate a bit.
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what does gomer pyles mean ?
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Gomer Pyle was a TV sitcom character from the 60's who portrayed the stereotypical dumb American GI.
A sad event. God bless the ones who died giving their country a new life.
For those who say it was deliberately done...why only 8? Americans could have lined up all 200 hundred of them and shot...or Americans don't have weapons do so?
The GI JOES mess up yet again what a surprise not!
How dumb do you have to be to get into the american army.
But then again looking at there leader and President yeee haw BUSH the entrance requirements must be very low!
Re: 8 Iraqi Police Killed
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**Eight Fallujah policemen and a Jordanian security guard were killed and nine other people were wounded early Friday....
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With the thousands of deaths of Iraqi soldiers/conscripts, then protestors (most of whom tend to be male), and now police officers, if this rate keeps up, Iraq will have one of the highest numbers of widows.
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How dumb do you have to be to get into the american army.
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That seems to be their only requirement.
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I think this is not even remotely compared to the casualties of Iran-Iraq war. and not forgetting the 10s of 1000s of Shias killed by Saddam.
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The difference is, the US troops gunned down these poor men for trying to do nothing other than what the USA told these men to do... catching criminals.
If the US troops lack the training, discipline and skill to fulfil their role, they should not be in Iraq! I mean, for God's sake, these guys opened fire in the direction of a hospital despite not even coming under attack themselves!!!!!!
A mob of trigger happy oafs should not be allowed to prance around Iraq carrying guns.
“Friendly Fire” ?
Iraqi policemen who survived recounted from their hospital beds Saturday how they begged the American soldiers to stop shooting, screaming in Arabic and English that they were police. The Americans kept firing volley after volley, they said. The fusillade raged for a half hour as more men died and others groaned in pain from their wounds, they said.
Friendly Fire.
They should add this event into the Olympics.
Like to all racists, all blacks are the same.
Similarily, to all US GI's, all Iraqis are the same.
I bet the Americans have got squadrons of fully fledged friendly fire teams.