The "the" thuggie has been wounded and according to an unidentified doctor who recognized Zarqawi from pictures, (no doubt with $25 million reward). The doctor-dude tried to con Zarqwawi into staying in the hospital for his health, of course, even followed the "smartly dressed thug team" to their get away car when he saw the machine guns and remembered he wanted to breathe the next day. Oh yead, this is a credible lead. Totally believeable dude. Major thug escorted by smartly dressed body guards.
Bin Laden henchman ‘seriously wounded’ - Sunday Times - Times Online
Monday, May 16, 2005
The view of the forest...The Work You as As U.S. Marines are doing... is nothing LESS the liberation of men and women... via:Across the Bay
Across the Bay: "To venture into the Arab world, as I did recently over four weeks in Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq, is to travel into Bush Country. I was to encounter people from practically all Arab lands, to listen in on a great debate about the possibility of freedom and liberty. I met Lebanese giddy with the Cedar Revolution that liberated their country from the Syrian prison that had seemed an unalterable curse. They were under no illusions about the change that had come their way. They knew that this new history was the gift of an American president who had put the Syrian rulers on notice. The speed with which Syria quit Lebanon was astonishing, a race to the border to forestall an American strike that the regime could not discount. I met Syrians in the know who admitted that the fear of American power, and the example of American forces flushing Saddam Hussein out of his spiderhole, now drive Syrian policy. They hang on George Bush's words in Damascus, I was told: the rulers wondering if Iraq was a crystal ball in which they could glimpse their future.
The weight of American power, historically on the side of the dominant order, now drives this new quest among the Arabs. For decades, the intellectual classes in the Arab world bemoaned the indifference of American power to the cause of their liberty. Now a conservative American president had come bearing the gift of Wilsonian redemption. For a quarter-century the Pax Americana had sustained the autocracy of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak: He had posed as America's man on the Nile, a bulwark against the Islamists. He was sly and cunning, running afoul of our purposes in Iraq and over Israeli-Palestinian matters. He had nurtured a culture of antimodernism and anti-Americanism, and had gotten away with it. Now the wind"
The weight of American power, historically on the side of the dominant order, now drives this new quest among the Arabs. For decades, the intellectual classes in the Arab world bemoaned the indifference of American power to the cause of their liberty. Now a conservative American president had come bearing the gift of Wilsonian redemption. For a quarter-century the Pax Americana had sustained the autocracy of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak: He had posed as America's man on the Nile, a bulwark against the Islamists. He was sly and cunning, running afoul of our purposes in Iraq and over Israeli-Palestinian matters. He had nurtured a culture of antimodernism and anti-Americanism, and had gotten away with it. Now the wind"
ARMOR GEDDON: Unstoppable
Neil Prakash has posted again after leaving thuggie country. He has video footage of the fight into Fallujah- flick called Unstoppable. Awesome. Check it out.
ARMOR GEDDON: Unstoppable
ARMOR GEDDON: Unstoppable
On Abu Ghraib: One sergeant's Profile in Courage - Yahoo! News
The first step toward establishing accountability for the Abu Ghraib atrocities was taken on Jan. 13, 2004, by Sgt. Joseph M. Darby of the US Army's 372nd Military Police Company. Sergeant Darby had asked Specialist Charles A. Graner Jr. whether he could download onto his computer some of the digital pictures he knew Graner had shot while their unit was in
Iraq. What he had expected was a travelogue.
What Darby found, he later testified, "[was] shocking. It violated everything that I personally believed in and everything that I had been taught about the rules of war."
Darby delivered the photos to military investigators. His action triggered a series of investigations and a worldwide outcry.
It took courage for Darby to stand up for justice. He must have known that it would make him a pariah with his colleagues, but he followed his conscience. Later, some of his neighbors back home in Maryland made it clear that they disapproved of Darby's actions. After hearing that he had been praised in Washington, one local veteran told the press, "They can call him what they want. I call him a rat." For his courage, Darby has received death threats, and the Army has had to provide him with special protection.
"To be courageous," wrote John F. Kennedy in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Profiles in Courage," "requires no exceptional qualifications.... It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all."
When the opportunity was presented to Joseph Darby, he grasped it and rescued American values from further degradation.
Monday Darby will be given the Kennedy Library Foundation's Profile in Courage Award by Caroline Kennedy for "upholding the rule of law that we embrace as a nation."
On Abu Ghraib: One sergeant's courage a model for US leaders - Yahoo! News
Iraq. What he had expected was a travelogue.
What Darby found, he later testified, "[was] shocking. It violated everything that I personally believed in and everything that I had been taught about the rules of war."
Darby delivered the photos to military investigators. His action triggered a series of investigations and a worldwide outcry.
It took courage for Darby to stand up for justice. He must have known that it would make him a pariah with his colleagues, but he followed his conscience. Later, some of his neighbors back home in Maryland made it clear that they disapproved of Darby's actions. After hearing that he had been praised in Washington, one local veteran told the press, "They can call him what they want. I call him a rat." For his courage, Darby has received death threats, and the Army has had to provide him with special protection.
"To be courageous," wrote John F. Kennedy in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Profiles in Courage," "requires no exceptional qualifications.... It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all."
When the opportunity was presented to Joseph Darby, he grasped it and rescued American values from further degradation.
Monday Darby will be given the Kennedy Library Foundation's Profile in Courage Award by Caroline Kennedy for "upholding the rule of law that we embrace as a nation."
On Abu Ghraib: One sergeant's courage a model for US leaders - Yahoo! News
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Check it out. You won't be disappointed---Michael Yon : Online Magazine and the thuggie fire mission
Michael Yon, embedded photographer, made the jump into the visible realm with the photo of Major Mark Bieger hugging a fatally injured four year old little girl. Thugs set off a car bomb to attack his patrol while the car was surrounded by kids. Along with excellent photos Yon also has a flair for writing. Check out his viedo of a thug fire mission from the burbs. The good guys can not fire back, natch, that's thug SOP but choppers can follow and so unnerve the thuggies they run to the nearest police station and turn themselves in.!!!
Michael Yon : Online Magazine
Michael Yon : Online Magazine
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Second LAR Has One Marine Twin---First Force Has the Other
Beacon Journal | 05/07/2005 | Twins' brief reunion makes mother's day: "At the time Scott left for the Marines, Kevin had no plans to join.
But by the time Scott was nearing the end of boot camp in Parris Island, S.C., Kevin had joined and was getting started.
They saw each other at Parris Island and again in early 2004 when they were both stationed near Camp Lejeune, N.C.
But Scott left for Iraq in August 2004 and the two didn't see each other again until the middle of the night on March 7.
Both knew there was a chance their paths might cross but figured it was highly unlikely.
Scott had arrived in Kuwait a few hours earlier and had gone to a dining hall early in the morning.
He saw some other Marines and asked one if he knew of a Marine named Siska.
``You're Siska,'' the other Marine said to him.
Then, another Marine looked at Scott Siska with a confused look on his face and then asked him to stay put.
The Marine left and returned about 15 minutes later.
Scott was eating and when he turned around, there was his brother.
``How are you doing?'' Kevin asked his brother.
``Good. How are you?'' Scott said.
For the next four hours, the brothers ate, talked and strolled around the base.
They discussed their family but not Iraq.
``It wasn't anything serious,'' Scott said.
But he said he could tell that his brother was tense.
``He seemed like he was really uptight,'' Scott said.
Kevin Siska is attached to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Weapons Platoon and Scott was with 1st Force Service Group and provided force security in the Fallujah area during his time in Iraq.
At the end of their short visit, Scott said he could tell the visit was good for his brother.
``There was a big sigh of relief,'' he said.
Scott said he figured that when his brother saw him, he could see that his brother came out of Iraq fine and that he knew he could, too.
The young men, who will turn 21 on May 24, then said their goodbyes.
In a matter of hours, Scott was headed back to Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Kevin was on his way to Iraq.
A few weeks ago, Carol Siska received a photograph of her sons on that night in Kuwait, taken by a friend on Kevin's disposable camera."
But by the time Scott was nearing the end of boot camp in Parris Island, S.C., Kevin had joined and was getting started.
They saw each other at Parris Island and again in early 2004 when they were both stationed near Camp Lejeune, N.C.
But Scott left for Iraq in August 2004 and the two didn't see each other again until the middle of the night on March 7.
Both knew there was a chance their paths might cross but figured it was highly unlikely.
Scott had arrived in Kuwait a few hours earlier and had gone to a dining hall early in the morning.
He saw some other Marines and asked one if he knew of a Marine named Siska.
``You're Siska,'' the other Marine said to him.
Then, another Marine looked at Scott Siska with a confused look on his face and then asked him to stay put.
The Marine left and returned about 15 minutes later.
Scott was eating and when he turned around, there was his brother.
``How are you doing?'' Kevin asked his brother.
``Good. How are you?'' Scott said.
For the next four hours, the brothers ate, talked and strolled around the base.
They discussed their family but not Iraq.
``It wasn't anything serious,'' Scott said.
But he said he could tell that his brother was tense.
``He seemed like he was really uptight,'' Scott said.
Kevin Siska is attached to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Weapons Platoon and Scott was with 1st Force Service Group and provided force security in the Fallujah area during his time in Iraq.
At the end of their short visit, Scott said he could tell the visit was good for his brother.
``There was a big sigh of relief,'' he said.
Scott said he figured that when his brother saw him, he could see that his brother came out of Iraq fine and that he knew he could, too.
The young men, who will turn 21 on May 24, then said their goodbyes.
In a matter of hours, Scott was headed back to Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Kevin was on his way to Iraq.
A few weeks ago, Carol Siska received a photograph of her sons on that night in Kuwait, taken by a friend on Kevin's disposable camera."
Col. David H. Hackworth, 1930-2005: Legendary critic of careerism and incompetence , U.S. Army Guerrilla Fighter, Champion of the Ordinary Soldier
"A reputation won on the battlefield made it impossible to dismiss him when he went on the attack later as a critic of careerism and incompetence in the military high command. In 1971, he appeared in the field on ABC's Issue and Answers to say Vietnam 'is a bad war...it can't be won. We need to get out.' He also predicted that Saigon would fall to the North Vietnamese within four years, a prediction that turned out to be far more accurate than anything the Joint Chiefs of Staff were telling President Nixon or that the President was telling the American people."Col. David H. Hackworth, 1930-2005: Legendary U.S. Army Guerrilla Fighter, Champion of the Ordinary Soldier:
Abu Ghraib's message ---Just Say No-- | csmonitor.com
Abu Ghraib's message for the rank and file | csmonitor.com: "If any lesson can be drawn from the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse legal fallout so far, it may be this: The lowest-level soldier has the highest level of responsibility. The rank and file must clearly know right from wrong - both in terms of their own actions and orders from superiors.
'What the average soldier is going to take away from Abu Ghraib is a reinforcement of what he learned at boot camp - that he's responsible for his actions,' says Mary Hall, a former military judge now in private practice. 'These Abu Ghraib courts-martial are a blunt reminder to even the newest private that they have a duty to just say 'no.' '"
'What the average soldier is going to take away from Abu Ghraib is a reinforcement of what he learned at boot camp - that he's responsible for his actions,' says Mary Hall, a former military judge now in private practice. 'These Abu Ghraib courts-martial are a blunt reminder to even the newest private that they have a duty to just say 'no.' '"
Friday, May 06, 2005
7Online.com:Thugs probe perimeter wire--- Government Alert: Hospital Security Breach
Thugs posing as doctors and inspectors are probing internal security systems-- teams of thugs are arriving at hospitals demanding information and patient records AKA in grunt speak they are probing the wire trying to find the machine guns and other strong points or weakness. Classic recon job says FBI.
7Online.com: Government Alert: Hospital Security Breach
7Online.com: Government Alert: Hospital Security Breach
Thursday, May 05, 2005
LCpl Thomas Adametz Silver Star for bravery in Fallujah Via- HoustonChronicle.com -
Adametz, 21, a native of the Philippines, was determined that the Marines would not be defeated in the April 26, 2004, battle.
He dashed in front of the bullet-riddled building where the Marines were under heavy fire, grabbed a machine gun and began firing at the enemy.
With Adametz's covering fire, the Marines regrouped and the insurgents were repelled.
"I looked out there and saw this crazy maniac firing away so all the Marines could come back alive," said Lance Cpl. Carlos Gomez-Perez, who was severely wounded in the attack.
On Wednesday, in a ceremony in which he was praised as a "great warrior,"Adametz was awarded the Silver Star, the United States' third-highest award for combat bravery.
Dozens of Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division have received commendations in the Fallujah campaign. But only Adametz received the Silver Star.
At Wednesday's ceremony, Adametz seemed slightly embarrassed at being called a hero. "All I wanted to do was protect my brother Marines," he said.
He leaves in July for a third tour of duty in the Persian Gulf region.
HoustonChronicle.com - Marine gets Silver Star for bravery at Fallujah
He dashed in front of the bullet-riddled building where the Marines were under heavy fire, grabbed a machine gun and began firing at the enemy.
With Adametz's covering fire, the Marines regrouped and the insurgents were repelled.
"I looked out there and saw this crazy maniac firing away so all the Marines could come back alive," said Lance Cpl. Carlos Gomez-Perez, who was severely wounded in the attack.
On Wednesday, in a ceremony in which he was praised as a "great warrior,"Adametz was awarded the Silver Star, the United States' third-highest award for combat bravery.
Dozens of Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division have received commendations in the Fallujah campaign. But only Adametz received the Silver Star.
At Wednesday's ceremony, Adametz seemed slightly embarrassed at being called a hero. "All I wanted to do was protect my brother Marines," he said.
He leaves in July for a third tour of duty in the Persian Gulf region.
HoustonChronicle.com - Marine gets Silver Star for bravery at Fallujah
USAID: Assistance for Iraq - Accomplishments Overview
The antidote for thug supported news coverage is here:
USAID: Assistance for Iraq - Accomplishments Overview
USAID: Assistance for Iraq - Accomplishments Overview
No Court-Martial in Iraq Mosque Shooting - Yahoo! News
A Marine corporal who was videotaped shooting an apparently injured and unarmed Iraqi in a Fallujah mosque last year will not face a court-martial, the Marine Corps announced Wednesday.
No Court-Martial in Iraq Mosque Shooting - Yahoo! News
No Court-Martial in Iraq Mosque Shooting - Yahoo! News
Thugs captured since May First:84---Old Media coverage 0
If-it-bleeds-it-leads-old-dinosaur media standards will not have anything to do with this great story of Iraqi citizens who helped capture the thug trying to get away:
The three thugs were captured trying to flag down a taxi by police.
The United States Army Home Page
"The Soldiers saw the gunner run down an alley and into a nearby mosque. U.S. Forces secured the area and Iraqi citizens on the scene identified the attacker. Iraqi police arrived at the site, entered the mosque and detained 18 suspects, including the attacker.
In a separate incident, three local national males parked a vehicle near a busy traffic circle in east Baghdad and exited the vehicle moments before it detonated."
The three thugs were captured trying to flag down a taxi by police.
The United States Army Home Page
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Two LAR In swarm tactic catches thugs off guard via Chicago Tribune |
Chicago Tribune | GIs launch new tactic against enemy fighters: "While the idea to swarm enemy fighters is not new to the Marines in Iraq, it is rare that they do it fast enough for more than a few dozen Marines to shoot back at the fighters, let alone to surround the fast-moving insurgency. When the Americans shift forces into a town, it is usually only for a few days, and the action is so telegraphed that insurgents and foreign fighters can flee ahead of them.
Because several smaller units near Haqlaniyah were ready for other missions April 20, nearly 200 troops from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines were able to respond to the shootout there within the first hour. The troops remained in town for the next three days. When left Haqlaniyah on April 23, things appeared to have returned to normal. The locals had learned on several previous occasions that the Marines rarely stay.
But on April 26, about 500 Marines from 3/25 and other battalions suddenly returned to Haqlaniyah, a small town of about 5,000 on the Euphrates River. Not only were major roads sealed off, but so were the desert and surrounding villages. Troops began rolling into all of Haqlaniyah's neighborhoods almost at once, and stayed until early Sunday.
Besides being able to actually shoot back at insurgents in the first phase, more than 40 arrests were made in the second phase, said battalion commander Lt. Col. Lionel Urquhart. Marine officials said the insurgents were apparently surprised the Marines had returned.
Outnumbered by insurgents
The first move in the new strategy for Anbar could not have begun in a more mundane way. Just after noon on April 20, two gunmen fired on a civil affairs patrol carrying repair proposals to schools in a neighboring town.
A description was sent out of the shooters' getaway car, which Hanselman's patrol stumbled across south of Haqlaniyah. But the Americans quickly found themselves outnumbered by an insurgent counterattack that sent gunfire and rockets down on them from several homes on the edge of town. Another American platoon arrived to pin down the Iraqi gunmen, and then a fresh company of troops backed them up.
By the time the fighting died down five hours later, hundreds of Marines from the 3/25 had poured in, supported by tanks, armored vehicles and helicopters.
'It's one of the first times they actually stayed and fought,' said Staff Sgt. Michael Knittle, 35, of Wakeman, Ohio, who was in the initial firefight alongside Hanselman.
Then came the pullout and the surprise return April 26, when hundreds more troops from battalions as far away as the Jordanian and Syrian borders sealed off Haqlaniyah, trapping insurgents and foreign fighters.
'Insurgents typically run like rats on a sinking ship,' said Maj. Steve White, the operations officer who directed the fight in Haqlaniyah. 'This time, I don't think they realized the ship was sinking.'
The 3rd Battalion moved almost all of its forces in the area into town April 26 and sat there, hoping for insurgents to grow impatient and begin fighting again.
North of them, a company from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, based in Al Qaim, seized the shops, neighborhood and pontoon bridge where the fight had begun a few days before. Across the river and on the outskirts of town, parts of the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, stationed on the border with Jordan, blocked off road junctions in the desert.
"
Because several smaller units near Haqlaniyah were ready for other missions April 20, nearly 200 troops from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines were able to respond to the shootout there within the first hour. The troops remained in town for the next three days. When left Haqlaniyah on April 23, things appeared to have returned to normal. The locals had learned on several previous occasions that the Marines rarely stay.
But on April 26, about 500 Marines from 3/25 and other battalions suddenly returned to Haqlaniyah, a small town of about 5,000 on the Euphrates River. Not only were major roads sealed off, but so were the desert and surrounding villages. Troops began rolling into all of Haqlaniyah's neighborhoods almost at once, and stayed until early Sunday.
Besides being able to actually shoot back at insurgents in the first phase, more than 40 arrests were made in the second phase, said battalion commander Lt. Col. Lionel Urquhart. Marine officials said the insurgents were apparently surprised the Marines had returned.
Outnumbered by insurgents
The first move in the new strategy for Anbar could not have begun in a more mundane way. Just after noon on April 20, two gunmen fired on a civil affairs patrol carrying repair proposals to schools in a neighboring town.
A description was sent out of the shooters' getaway car, which Hanselman's patrol stumbled across south of Haqlaniyah. But the Americans quickly found themselves outnumbered by an insurgent counterattack that sent gunfire and rockets down on them from several homes on the edge of town. Another American platoon arrived to pin down the Iraqi gunmen, and then a fresh company of troops backed them up.
By the time the fighting died down five hours later, hundreds of Marines from the 3/25 had poured in, supported by tanks, armored vehicles and helicopters.
'It's one of the first times they actually stayed and fought,' said Staff Sgt. Michael Knittle, 35, of Wakeman, Ohio, who was in the initial firefight alongside Hanselman.
Then came the pullout and the surprise return April 26, when hundreds more troops from battalions as far away as the Jordanian and Syrian borders sealed off Haqlaniyah, trapping insurgents and foreign fighters.
'Insurgents typically run like rats on a sinking ship,' said Maj. Steve White, the operations officer who directed the fight in Haqlaniyah. 'This time, I don't think they realized the ship was sinking.'
The 3rd Battalion moved almost all of its forces in the area into town April 26 and sat there, hoping for insurgents to grow impatient and begin fighting again.
North of them, a company from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, based in Al Qaim, seized the shops, neighborhood and pontoon bridge where the fight had begun a few days before. Across the river and on the outskirts of town, parts of the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, stationed on the border with Jordan, blocked off road junctions in the desert.
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WorldNetDaily:Hackworth to Gen. John Sattler, USMC Three LAR Reserve Marines screwed over for promotion. " REAL" Marines Only
Hackworth is coming down hard for those LAR Marines who went IRR back to Iraq with "real" Marines and were passed over for promotion by dinosaur Marine lifers. Ask me if this bullshit bingo pisses me OFF.
"a company first sergeant called a meeting in Iraq solely to share his intent that none of the Reserve Marines in his company would be promoted on his watch because such promotions would count against the quotas for "real Marines." And even after an affected Gyrene researched the promotion policy and tried to tell the first sergeant there was absolutely no connection between regular and IRR promotions, his righteous words fell on deaf ears.
"Gen. Dennis McCarthy, commander of Marine Reserve Forces, also read my column (Hackworth) and had his staff review "the entire IRR promotion system." According to Col. Bob Braithwaite, Gen. McCarthy's chief of staff, this review uncovered that:... some individuals, particularly those activated and deployed in support of GWOT [Global War On Terrorism], may not have been given proper consideration for promotion due to administrative oversight. The unintended consequences of a new policy intended to increase promotion opportunity for our IRR Marines unfortunately resulted in some administrative confusion that appears to have temporarily penalized some of those Marines. We are taking proactive measures now to rectify those issues and will take care of our Marines.
:WorldNetDaily: Another open letter to Gen. John Sattler, USMC
Hamas vs. America - (article by Daniel Pipes) thugs called "business professionals" by white house drone
From the give me a break dept Daniel Pipe, thug fighter and outstanding analysts, issued a warning against the White House attempts to allowing Hamas to join the democracy table
"....an astonishing statement in which the White House spokesman referred to Hamas members as "business professionals." The Bush administration's push for quick democracy in the Middle East has an increasingly clear implication: if Islamist organizations such as Hamas are to be likely electoral winners, Western powers should stop classifying them as terrorists and instead come to terms with them.This conclusion follows from such efforts as those led by Alastair Crooke and his Conflicts Forum; the European Union's exploration of opening a dialogue with the Islamists; and an astonishing statement in which the White House spokesman referred to Hamas members as "business professionals."Hamas vs. America - article by Daniel Pipes
The Los Angeles Billboard Project: dhimmitude, Eurabia, and Bat Ye'or
"A knowledgeable and generous benefactor has enabled Jihad Watch to place a billboard in Los Angeles, and has asked that it feature three words unfamiliar to most Americans: dhimmitude, Eurabia, and Bat Ye'or. Here is the meaning of these mysterious words:
The Los Angeles Billboard Project: "dhimmitude, Eurabia, and Bat Ye'or"
The Los Angeles Billboard Project: "dhimmitude, Eurabia, and Bat Ye'or"
Thug dude letter to Zarqawi complains about low morale .... feelings about abandonment CNN.com
The letter -- which never refers to al-Zarqawi by name -- is written to Sheik Abu Ahmad, a name not known to be used by the militant leader or his followers. But supporters often call al-Zarqawi the Sheik or Sheik Abu Musab in letters and on Web sites.
"What has happened to myself and my brothers is an unforgivable crime, but God will punish the oppressor," the letter reads. "I swear by God that you will be asked about what happened to us because you have not asked about the situation of the migrants. Morale is down and there is fatigue among mujahedeen ranks.
"There is discrimination by some of the brethren emirs. God would not accept such actions, and a simple mistake delays victory, so what about big mistakes and gross guilts? Many underestimate them and are lenient toward them."
The letter is dated April 27, the military said.
The author of the letter also "admonishes 'the Sheik' for abandoning his followers" after last year's U.S. siege on Falluja, west of Baghdad.
CNN.com - U.S.:�Possible letter to al-Zarqawi cites low morale - May 3, 2005
"What has happened to myself and my brothers is an unforgivable crime, but God will punish the oppressor," the letter reads. "I swear by God that you will be asked about what happened to us because you have not asked about the situation of the migrants. Morale is down and there is fatigue among mujahedeen ranks.
"There is discrimination by some of the brethren emirs. God would not accept such actions, and a simple mistake delays victory, so what about big mistakes and gross guilts? Many underestimate them and are lenient toward them."
The letter is dated April 27, the military said.
The author of the letter also "admonishes 'the Sheik' for abandoning his followers" after last year's U.S. siege on Falluja, west of Baghdad.
CNN.com - U.S.:�Possible letter to al-Zarqawi cites low morale - May 3, 2005
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Play book of the Urban Guerrilla via Donald Sensing
I found the Playbook of the Urban here guerrilla which Donald Sensing
thinks the thugs in Irag may be using as a guide. Its worth reading...about 48 pages long...everything the thuggies think is worth reading goes double for you as you get inside Ali the thug-dude's ooda.
thinks the thugs in Irag may be using as a guide. Its worth reading...about 48 pages long...everything the thuggies think is worth reading goes double for you as you get inside Ali the thug-dude's ooda.
Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla
by Carlos Marighella
Contents:
A DEFINITION OF THE URBAN GUERRILLA
PERSONAL QUALITIES OF THE URBAN GUERRILLA
HOW THE URBAN GUERRILLA LIVES
TECHNICAL PREPARATION OF THE URBAN GUERRILLA
THE URBAN GUERRILLA'S WEAPONS
THE SHOT; THE URBAN GUERRILLA'S REASON FOR EXISTENCE
THE FIRING GROUP
THE LOGISTICS OF THE URBAN GUERRILLA
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE URBAN GUERRILLA'S TACTICS
THE INITIAL ADVANTAGES OF THE URBAN GUERRILLA
SURPRISE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERRAIN
MOBILITY AND SPEED
INFORMATION
DECISIVENESS
OBJECTIVES OF THE GUERRILLA'S ACTIONS
ON THE TYPES AND NATURE OF MISSIONS FOR THE URBAN GUERRILLA
ASSAULTS
THE BANK ASSAULT AS POPULAR MISSION
RAIDS AND PENETRATIONS
OCCUPATIONS
AMBUSH
STREET TACTICS
STRIKES AND WORK INTERRUPTIONS
DESERTIONS, DIVERSIONS, SEIZURES, EXPROPRIATION OF AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
LIBERATION OF PRISONERS
EXECUTIONS
KIDNAPPING
SABOTAGE
TERRORISM
ARMED PROPAGANDA
THE WAR OF NERVES
HOW TO CARRY OUT THE ACTION
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON TACTICS
RESCUE OF THE WOUNDED
GUERRILLA SECURITY
THE SEVEN SINS OF THE URBAN GUERRILLA
POPULAR SUPPORT
KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERRAINMinimanual of the Urban Guerrilla
The urban guerrilla's best ally is the terrain, and because this is so he must know it like the palm of his hand. To have the terrain as an ally means to know how to use with intelligence its unevenness, its high and low points, its turns, its irregularities, its fixed and secret passages, its abandoned areas, its thickets, etc., taking maximum advantage of all of this for the success of armed actions, escapes, retreats, covers, and hiding places. Impasses and narrow spots, gorges, streets under repair, police checkpoints, military zones and closed-off streets, the entrances and exits to tunnels and those that the enemy can close off, corners controlled or watched by the police, traffic lights and signals; all this must be thoroughly known and studied in order to avoid fatal errors.
Our problem is to get through and to know where and how to hide, leaving the enemy bewildered in areas he doesn't know. Being familiar with the avenues, streets, alleys, ins and outs, the corners of the urban centers, its paths and shortcuts, its empty lots, its underground passages, its pipes and sewer systems, the urban guerrilla safely crosses through the irregular and difficult terrain unfamiliar to the police, where the police can be surprised in a fatal ambush or trap at any moment.
Because he knows the terrain, the urban guerrilla can pass through it on foot, on bicycle, in a car, jeep or small truck, and never be trapped. Acting in small groups with only a few people, the guerrillas can rendezvous at a time and place determined beforehand, following up the initial attack with new guerrilla operations, or evading the police cordon and disorienting the enemy with their unexpected audacity.
It is an impossible problem for the police, in the labrynthian terrain of the urban guerrilla, to catch someone they cannot see, to repress someone they cannot catch, and to close in on someone they cannot find.
Our experience is that the ideal guerrilla is one who operates in his own city and thoroughly knows its streets, its neighborhoods, its transit problems, and its other peculiarities. The guerrilla outsider, who comes to a city whose streets are unfamiliar to him, is a weak spot, and if he is assigned certain operations, he can endanger them. To avoid grave mistakes, it is necessary for him to get to know the layout of the streets.
AMBUSH
Ambushes are attacks, typified by surprise, when the enemy is trapped on the road or when he makes a police net surrounding a house or estate. A false alarm can bring the enemy to the spot, where he falls into a trap.
The principle object of the ambush is to capture enemy weapons and to punish him with death. Ambushes to halt passenger trains are for propaganda purposes, and, when they are troop trains, the object is to annihilate the enemy and seize his weapons. The urban guerrilla sniper is the kind of fighter specially suited for ambush, because he can hide easily in the irregularities of the terrain, on the roofs and the tops of buildings and apartments under construction. From windows and dark places, he can take careful aim at his chosen target.
Ambush has devestating effects on the enemy, leaving him unnerved, insecure and fearful.
Bravo One-Five 5th Marine Regiment Pfc. Bryan J. Nagel - DefendAmerica News
U.S. Marine Corps
Pfc. Bryan J. Nagel
Marine Stops Enemy Attack, Saves Comrades
By Marine Corps Cpl. Tom Sloan
2nd Marine Division
AR RAMADI, Iraq, April 28, 2005 ? Insurgents launched an attack against one of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment?s observation posts in the city here the evening of April 20 but they didn?t count on one Marine: Pfc. Bryan J. Nagel.
While receiving sporadic enemy fire, the native of Jamestown, N. D., stood his ground and took out a suicide truck bomb and fought off an insurgent attack, preventing major property damage and casualties to the Marines and civilians in the area.
The 20-year-old squad automatic weapon gunner with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, was responsible for thwarting the attack and preventing a potential disaster that day, according to his company first sergeant, 1st Sgt. Scott A. Van De Ven.
?His quick thinking and actions under fire clearly foiled the enemy?s plans,? said the 36-year-old from Grayling, Mich. ?Nagel?s initiative destroyed the enemy vehicle before it reached the Marines? position.?
Nagel was manning an observation post in downtown Ramadi and being fired at by insurgents when a mid-sized passenger car detonated near his position injuring two Marines.
?I was getting shot at so I started returning fire,? said Nagel, who disregarded his own safety and moved above the protection of the position?s bulletproof glass to engage the enemy. ?Then the first SVBIED (suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device) hit.?
The blast breached the observation post?s main entrance.
?There was smoke everywhere,? recalled the 2003 Jamestown High School graduate. ?I was reloading when, through a patch of the smoke, I saw the second vehicle coming our way. I knew what I had to do.?
Nagel employed his weapon with precision, hitting the yellow sewage tanker truck?s windshield and killing the driver.
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Bryan J. Nagel, a squad automatic weapon gunner with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, is responsible for saving the lives of his fellow Marines during an attack by insurgents on an observation post in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, April 20, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan
"I shot about sixty or seventy rounds at him,? said Nagel.
?I never thought I would have to make a decision like that.?
Other Marines were alerted by Nagel?s fire and engaged the vehicle as well.
?The truck swerved to one side of the road and detonated,? he said. ?It all happened so fast.?
No one was injured by the second blast; but it left a large crater in the main street.
According to Van De Ven, Nagel?s heroic actions are a testament to his character.
?He?s hard working, polite and is someone who cares for his fellow Marines,? he said.
Though, Nagel?s command is recommending him for an award for his courage under fire, he is just happy his comrades are OK.
?I?m overwhelmed knowing that I saved the lives of my Marines.?
http://www.defendamerica.mil/profiles/apr2005/pr042605b.html
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Bryan J. Nagel - DefendAmerica News
Pfc. Bryan J. Nagel
Marine Stops Enemy Attack, Saves Comrades
By Marine Corps Cpl. Tom Sloan
2nd Marine Division
AR RAMADI, Iraq, April 28, 2005 ? Insurgents launched an attack against one of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment?s observation posts in the city here the evening of April 20 but they didn?t count on one Marine: Pfc. Bryan J. Nagel.
While receiving sporadic enemy fire, the native of Jamestown, N. D., stood his ground and took out a suicide truck bomb and fought off an insurgent attack, preventing major property damage and casualties to the Marines and civilians in the area.
The 20-year-old squad automatic weapon gunner with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, was responsible for thwarting the attack and preventing a potential disaster that day, according to his company first sergeant, 1st Sgt. Scott A. Van De Ven.
?His quick thinking and actions under fire clearly foiled the enemy?s plans,? said the 36-year-old from Grayling, Mich. ?Nagel?s initiative destroyed the enemy vehicle before it reached the Marines? position.?
Nagel was manning an observation post in downtown Ramadi and being fired at by insurgents when a mid-sized passenger car detonated near his position injuring two Marines.
?I was getting shot at so I started returning fire,? said Nagel, who disregarded his own safety and moved above the protection of the position?s bulletproof glass to engage the enemy. ?Then the first SVBIED (suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device) hit.?
The blast breached the observation post?s main entrance.
?There was smoke everywhere,? recalled the 2003 Jamestown High School graduate. ?I was reloading when, through a patch of the smoke, I saw the second vehicle coming our way. I knew what I had to do.?
Nagel employed his weapon with precision, hitting the yellow sewage tanker truck?s windshield and killing the driver.
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Bryan J. Nagel, a squad automatic weapon gunner with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, is responsible for saving the lives of his fellow Marines during an attack by insurgents on an observation post in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, April 20, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan
"I shot about sixty or seventy rounds at him,? said Nagel.
?I never thought I would have to make a decision like that.?
Other Marines were alerted by Nagel?s fire and engaged the vehicle as well.
?The truck swerved to one side of the road and detonated,? he said. ?It all happened so fast.?
No one was injured by the second blast; but it left a large crater in the main street.
According to Van De Ven, Nagel?s heroic actions are a testament to his character.
?He?s hard working, polite and is someone who cares for his fellow Marines,? he said.
Though, Nagel?s command is recommending him for an award for his courage under fire, he is just happy his comrades are OK.
?I?m overwhelmed knowing that I saved the lives of my Marines.?
http://www.defendamerica.mil/profiles/apr2005/pr042605b.html
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Bryan J. Nagel - DefendAmerica News
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