Iraqis drag dead foriegners through the streets

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Gentlemen,

Nobody is argueing that there is not a fight going on in Fallujah.

I am terribly suprised to see people defending, endorsiong and explaining away the mutilation of dead bodies. We have all seen dead Americans before. However seeing people who have been shot dead, then burned, then dragged from the smoldering car, then their charred bodies beaten with iron bars, then tied behind cars and dragged, and finally hung from the girders of a bridge, seems a bit indefensible.

Time for some high tech crowd control in Fallujah....

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some would consider elaborate plans of sending a whole population into shock and awe as being Anamalistic too.

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True. But there were no plans to shock and awe a "whole population" unless by "whole population" you mean a murderous dictator and his military.

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**But there were no plans to shock and awe a "whole population"...
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That's interesting. How did the US military then kill 10,000 plus Iraqi's? I am terribly suprised to see so many American's defending, endorsing and explaining away these mass killings.

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these iraqi’s who did this are more like animals, no remorse or anything. No matter who your enemy is, you shouldnt treat their dead bodies like that. Damm Barbarians :rolleyes:

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*Originally posted by ThandyMazaq: *
those "civillians" had dog tags that the AP showed on one of its videos about the attack. so they might not be in armed uniform but they are legitimate targets. any how, again i strongly disagree with messing around with dead bodies in disrespectful way.
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The ghastly parading around of dead bodies is symbol of very strong hostility and resentment toward us Americans.

I hold faith that the entire population of Falluja did not agree with that horrid display....as wasn't Falluja the place where Pvt. Lynch was rescued with the help of Iraqi's?

I could be mistaken but I think there was even a Muslim Cleric attacked and murdered there last year also?

Perhaps Falluja has a concentration of Fahajadeen [spelling] Saddam supporters. If so...makes one wonder what civilian contractors are doing in such a dangerous place...not likely to have been humanitarian aid workers.

ThandyMazq, on your point about dog tags... Perhaps civilians are issued dogtags in case they are killed in order to identify them? Would make sense....

And on the other hand...had read in a local newspaper that the U.S. has employed mercenary soldiers and the deaths of the mercenaries are not included in military casualty counts.. I wonder if mercenaries are concidered a contractor? Don't know.

Haven't heard any mention of actual job the contractors killed were supposed to be doing. Has anyone?

I think the situation for both the Iraqi's and the Americans is regretful, and regretful doesn't really express my meaning correctly. I just can't think of a word that does.

I think what happend will recieve a lot of publicity in some media-circles to capitalize on the barbaric behavior of the Falluja Iraqis. A way for some to say...hey..well Falluja should be destroyed.... or those Iraqi's deserve their fate..

And also 'media-sized' to say...hey...those Americans don't belong in Iraq..or those Americans deserve their fate..

Charred up bodies paraded in the streets is indeed barbaric.

Children laying in hospitals with missing limbs is also barbaric.

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its disgusting.... how can one live with themselves after doing that?? just hearing about it makes me sick

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That's interesting. How did the US military then kill 10,000 plus Iraqi's? I am terribly suprised to see so many American's defending, endorsing and explaining away these mass killings.
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This song and dance again? How many Iraqi's were killed under Saddam (hint times 10,000 by 10 and you're not even close)? How many more would have been killed if America hadn't taken him out?

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How many Iraqi's were killed under Saddam...
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This song and dance again, justifying the killing of 10,000 plus Iraqi's by the US military, in a war you did not launch to 'liberate' the Iraqi people, but for WMD we are led to believe, but actually for oil as we all know.

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*Originally posted by underthedome: *

This song and dance again? How many Iraqi's were killed under Saddam (hint times 10,000 by 10 and you're not even close)? How many more would have been killed if America hadn't taken him out?
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Ah yes undie is so concerned for camel jokeys but no concern for you know who... :)

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Saddam is gone thats a fact, not justifying anything just stating the truth.

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Saddam is gone thats a fact, not justifying anything just stating the truth.
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The US military has killed 10,000 plus Iraqi's, and you can justify it as much as you want. It seems the American occupiers have picked up where Saddam left off in the mass killings of Iraqi's...

Time for the UN to assume full control over Iraq, where the USA has miserably failed!

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camel jokeys :)
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Knock it off withn the derogatory comments, they add nothing.

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i saw on news that the workers were for "private security" company, so they were mercenaries. perfectly legal targets, however, again, islamic laws for combat forbid mutilation of dead bodies period, people are just ignorant of islam in majority of the muslim lands.

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i saw on news that the workers were for "private security" company.
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For who, Aid workers or....?

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It's just that you sit behind a screen and show it and they walk the streets and show it.
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Very funny sholay, I guess that's what you call a "keyboard jehadi" pot calling the kettle black. At least I live in (& pay taxes to) the country that I support. You live in (and pay taxes) to a country you profess to hate. That's the epitome of cowardice.

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I do not support in any way what the Iraqis did, but it just shows the inner frustration and anger they have against being so powerless in their own country and someone else ordering them around. They had to vent their anger in some way.

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The blind support of Iraqi "freedom fighters", sensitivity to any criticism of them and jumping to their defense whatever atrocity they commit is always amusing to see. Is this animal-like behavior a cultural thing or what?

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very nice Semi.. you never fail to show your bigotry .. dragging in culture and religion at every possible place.. :k:

As I said.. as heinous as the actions are.. they only lead to one conclusion.. the hatred within the populace of this occupation.. all the polls of occupation-loving Iraqis are meaningless in the light of ground realities like Fallujah..

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have fun.hide behind your god.the worlds religions have tried that one for centuies.it is not 1000,it is not 1560,it is not 1972.there is no caliphate,there is no raj.there is no soviet union to treat with.there is no atheist superpower.almighty god will bring to his seat of judgement all warmongers,whoremongers,liars,theifs,adulterers,murderers and,all who (even though believing they are justified) play as they were gods of their own to bring Gods world to war.To all Muslims,Christians,Jews,& Hindu's,read your scritures,pray,do as you know the almighty God would have you do to leave this world a better place for your bretheren,sisters and, children.Woe be to this faithless generation.

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LOL This whole board consists of posts about nothing other than culture and religion. Are all posts bigoted or just the ones you don’t agree with? Your conclusion is much different than mine. Your bigotry forces you to ignore polls and the actions of most Iraqis to make excuses for these heinous actions. Burning, beating and hanging dead bodies from a bridge crosses any boundaries (especially for people who are invoking God’s name when they are doing it). So there you go, so as not to disapoint you, I’m dragging in religion too.