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I guess those up-armored humvees work or was it a crappy warhead. Anyway, A bloody week for the insurgents http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm....raq Lucky soldier, hooah to him and thank god for uparmored hummers. Seems like the civilians are finally doing something about it. edit: don't quote images. RW

My dad's friend owns an Armory in Fairfax, Virginia. Â They deal with the Military and law enforcement. Â Supposedly the Army is thinking about going with the FN SCAR since the XM8 project is all but dead. http://www.cbd-net.com/index.php/search/show/475187 Sorry if this is old news, don't feel like reading all of these pages. Edit: Looks like it's just for Special Forces

Statistics show Iraqi soldiers dying at twice the rate of our soldiers, but they still keep lining up to be recruited, anyone know why?

Random shit again. Hostile fire is still at the top of the list, anyone think IED attacks are slowly going down? Â I hear less and less in the news about them. By the way, these are U.S. casualties.

First time I've ever heard "illegal" used in warfare (I know there have been many "illegal" events like genocide and concentration camps in WWII, but talking about an invasion), and you're saying it's bloody?  Well last time I checked war wasn't pretty  Just sayin'.

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I'd post a plea on ofp.info, and when I say plea, I mean plea, tell them the mod will fold up if you can't get help.

True. Friendly fire is and always will be a part of war.

In a way, it's true.  Balschoiw should know, do you have time to think in combat? Edit:  This is in no way meant to mock the death of Nicola Calipari, may he Rest in Peace  .

Agents working for an agency, especially injured ones are not known for being the the most telling ones in such issues. Apart from that, the italian government has already stated that more people (agents) got injured than the US authorities list in their first report. So come in again billybob, maybe with up-to-date info.... If you can´t , don´t spam the thread with assumptions. What are you talking about? The italian military officials said two other intelligence agents were wounded in the shooting and americans say it was one ( http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm....hostage). So, who was in the car according to the italians? the woman and agents (4 people). Only one person died and that leaves three people who were wounded according to the italians. You need to stop spamming. Just trying to look at the whole picture. Anyway, in a new translated interview she said it was a tank now. A tank?  Haha, why not call in the whole god damn 1/2! If it's true she says a tank fired upon her vehicle, then they can check out her claims easily on that one.  Reviewing the entry holes in the vehicle and also looking for some shell casings if the .50 supposedly fired upon the vehicle.  I don't know about you guys, but seeing that she's changing her story, something smells fishy. Another thing, why would we not want her to return to Italy? Any suggestions on this one?

Along with these 22 155mm dasiy chained artillery shells sticking out of the ground 380m blast radius.

in other words not ready for the job? when left cliaims that US troops are trigger happy, conservatives say it's not true, but seems like such stance quickly changes when it will serve them better. It's the bodies natural reaction to fear, you can't train anyone to not have a natural reaction. Â If you can or have any evidence that you can, please tell me about it. Â I'm not saying that we should rule out "trigger happy" soldiers, I'm just saying that we shouldn't rule out a humans natural reaction. You can train and mock an ambush or an IED attack so many times and still not be ready for the real thing. During a training mission you know you have that thought in the back of your head it's all a drill. Â But once shit starts hitting the fan in real time, and you know the enemy isn't using blanks, you start to lose control sometimes, and the best thing you can do is shoot back. Â You certainly can't jump off of a 5t while it's rolling unless you're asking for a death wish. Â So what does that leave us with since "flight" is ruled out?

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Panic sets in, and you have a rifle. Â These guys are 18-19 years old, sure they've been trained in dealing with this, but training isn't anywhere near the real thing. Â You think they do it because they're trained to do that? Â It's panic, you're instinct is to get out of the area alive, and you have a rifle to help you out, so you shoot. Â It could be the man behind the convoy, could be guys 500 yards away, you or I don't know, the terrorists blend in with the civilian population, who's who? Ever heard of the "Fight or Flight" response that kicks when you're scared?

That part gets me. If the U.S. didn't want her to survive, then why isn't the other bodygaurd speaking out against the U.S.? Also, if they wanted to kill her since she had so called "information", why not just blow the living hell out of the car? Since they were prepared for her arrival then you think they would have an IFV or MBT waiting for her car also? Anyone mind clearing that up for me?

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What? Â I hate to be the bad guy yet again, but isn't this an english forum no? Oh, and nice stuff offtime Â

Exactly, and humvees can manuever out of hot spots quickly. Why drag an IFV during a patrol which will slow down the column if attacked? Sure it has sufficient armor and firepower, but I believe a key to an ambush is to get out of it quickly before you decide counter-attack.

remember to wear these: http://www.webundies.com/images/rm54009.jpg for your own safety  Edit: I'm a dumbass they have firecrackers painted on them and thats funny you didnt understand joke ? maybe you have some bad memories ? you was molested as a kid ? i didnt know, sorry man. Nuts, sorry about that, was thinking something completely different, I'm a dumbass . But nice try on that comment, I'll give it a 2/10.  Next time don't reply with something as idiotic as that and fuel the flame even more  . I'm done, sorry Hellfish, had to get the last words in, used to the militaryphotos.net forums Â

remember to wear these: [imghttp://www.webundies.com/images/rm54009.jpg[/img] for your own safety  Edit: I'm a dumbass

remember to wear these: [imghttp://www.webundies.com/images/rm54009.jpg[/img] for your own safety So...what are you trying to say? If I believe what you are trying to say, that's a pretty shitty comment, especially from a former military service member like yourself.

A bit of wishful thinking - remember what happend in Iran. And the new boss, Sistani is an old buddy of Khomeini. It will be interesting to see what the Iraqi media will evlove to though. Complete freedom of speech doesn't necessarily equal reveleant democratic openness. I think one of the more interesting examples are the former communist countries in Europe. Prior to their entry to the EU, they were required to to guarantee extreme press freedom in their constitutions. There are no countries in the world that have such open laws. Basically you can print, or say on TV whatever you want without having to take any responsibiltiy. You can slander, straight out lie, using any form of for instance racist material etc The result? A huge array of media outlets that are pure nonsense. There's lots of attacks on politicians and how the country is run etc - but more than not the media makes up outrageous claims that arn't substantiated in any way. The way they try to attact viewers/readers is by reporting sensational stories, and they arn't very particular about if the stories are true or pure fiction. And you can't sue them. So in the end you have a great hum of white noise that means nothing. You simply can't filter out the real stories, the good reporting in a giant sea of bullshit. The moral of the story is I suppose that just introducing a bunch of freedoms and rights in a state that has no experience of dealing with it does not necessarily produce a relevant democracy. Democracy must mature over time, and people must realize that abusing the system just because you are allowed to doesn't produce good results in the end. Well said Denoir, in your opinion, when do you think the troops will be able to leave and Iraq hopefully becoming economically and ultimately democratically stable?

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">By David Lomax Correspondent, BBC Newsnight One of the ironies of the new Iraq is that the man who once controlled the media can't watch the television which his fellow countrymen - assuming that they have electricity - now enjoy. Saddam Hussein, who exempted himself and his ministers from his own ban on satellite TV, has now been banned from having a set in his cell. The great dictator can't savour, for instance, Modern Day Pashas, a soap opera that goes out on the Al-Sharqiya channel for an hour every afternoon in Baghdad. It's a satire with heavy pantomime overtones in which corruption is pilloried with exuberant knockabout. Or perhaps Saddam might have preferred to watch the astrologer taking calls from Iraqis who are seeking advice about important decisions or events in their lives. "No, I'm afraid that the planets will not help. You must work hard for your examination." Like much of this channel's output the programme is generated from the safety of media City in Dubai. The distance leaves a strange gap and echo on telephone calls but this is obviously something to which viewers have adjusted. The channel, which uses sophisticated graphics and pop videos, has built an enthusiastic following. There are new lifestyle programmes like Labour and Materials, a format which has clearly been imported from the West and has a strong Iraqi flavour. The channel interviews families who have suffered during the war and lost their houses. It chooses one case, pays for the rebuilding of the home and makes a series about it. In a country where there are so many dangers and difficulties there is an understandable appetite for any kind of escapism. Satire Another popular show is the Caricatura programme. Its satires about police trying to bribe drivers or of children kidnapping adults and demanding ransoms, are widely enjoyed. They certainly make a change from endless military parades. No longer are there sequences of the great man letting off his shotgun into the air, reviewing military parades or kissing babies. "We might as well have stuck a picture of him on the outside of the screen and not bothered to switch the set on," was a popular jibe. When Saddam fell there was a sudden mushrooming of demand for television sets, decoders and satellite dishes. Banned under Saddam's rule, or at least only available to senior Baathists, these were bought as fast as they could be imported at $350 a time. Entrepreneurs made millions as new dishes sprang up on apartment blocks. 7 million were sold in less than a year. "I thought this country was hungry for food," one Iraqi sociologist told me, "but they were hungry for television." The biggest change in what viewers could watch during the war was the growth of Al Jazeera and Al-Arabiya, both fiercely critical of the Americans and the channels chosen by the insurgents for their uncompromising messages. Iraqi conservatives alarmed President Bush in his State of the Union address promised to try to correct what the US saw as the excesses of the media hostile to the coalition. Millions of dollars were poured into various new channels in an attempt to counterbalance the sort of coverage viewers were exposed to. But many Iraqis seem to have ignored the new output from Virginia. They have turned off because Al Iraqiya is seen as either too American or containing too many bought-in shows from Cairo and Beirut instead of the all Iraqi offerings of the new Al-Sharqiya channel. It was also somewhat tactless of the US funded channel to show pictures of mosques to the accompaniment of western music. The opposition to the new media is more than mere academic criticism. Last month an Iraqi working for the US-funded Al Hurra channel was murdered in Basra. The explosion of new satellite channels may soon revive debates about whether there should be limits on Iraq's new media. From Ayatollah Sistani's sophisticated new web site it is evident that there are conservative religious elements which might be alarmed. The non-stop waves of pop videos and men and women being portrayed together don't easily co-exist with Iraqis who want to ban chess and are worried about temptation. Sistani's supporters won most of the votes in the recent elections and the Shia influence will obviously dominate the new government. But trying to control TV may not be at the top of their agenda. In any case, as one Iraqi TV observer puts it "there's nothing they can do; the genie is out of the bottle now." David Lomax's film was broadcast by Newsnight on Friday, 25 February, 2005. From

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