My take on how the news should be reported: In today’s news from Iraq (01/12/06), U.S. Forces along with the Iraq Defense Forces had a very successful yet varied day. Coalition forces made a grisly discovery at a local sewage plant in Rustimiyah. They discovered seven bodies that showed signs they had been tortured before being killed. The cause of death was not released or the method of torture. The bodies were recovered and turned over to the local Iraqi Police for investigation. ...

Why is it we hear of every single IED or bomb or shooting that kills a US or Iraqi Military or police officer, yet when these scum kill themsleves, or are killed there is not one peep from the main stream media?? I think it would be a great evening news piece and boost the Nations morale to hear this report: "Tonight on the Nightly news, from Samarra Iraq, today two terrorist were killed when they blew themselves up trying to plant a bomb aimed at killing or injuring our troops. Needless ...

Now I am sure you have heard by now the suicide bombing where the two bombers dressed as Iraqi Police blew themselves up and killed many. But did you hear about this? Jan. 9, 2006 – Iraqi police pre-empted two suicide bombers today, a French hostage was rescued over the weekend, and an Iraqi citizen led soldiers to a weapons cache yesterday, military officials in Baghdad reported. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at noon today when they were denied access at an Iraqi police en...

OK now there is a question of how much body armour is and should be available to the troops. Here is what the Washington Post had: Body-Armor Gaps Are Shown to Endanger Troops Pentagon Studies Call Deaths Preventable They of coure accuse, accuse, accuse. Not once did they bother to ask the guys wearing the stuff what they thought. Then a few smart reporters went out and did just that, what a concept! Here is what they found: Some U.S. troops reject more body armor Chicago Sun Time...

Jan. 7, 2006 – Iraqi soldiers and police seized a bevy of enemy weapons caches during a series of operations conducted across the country yesterday. First, soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Intervention Force and coalition forces discovered a buried weapons cache north of Sadah yesterday. The cache contained two 60 mm mortar tubes, two improvised 57 mm rocket launchers, five 115 mm tank rounds, one 100 mm tank round, one 152 mm artillery round, one 130 mm artil...

Jan. 4, 2006 – U.S. soldiers killed and captured terrorism suspects in Iraq Jan. 2, and U.S. and Iraqi forces seized weapons caches, military officials reported today. Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, killed a suspected terrorist and captured another after an attack on a coalition base near Balad. The soldiers immediately captured one suspect, but chased the second for two hours. The chase ended when the soldiers cornered the suspect in a grove of palm tr...

AR RAMADI, Iraq – U.S. Marines discovered more than ten metric tons of munitions hidden at 72 cache sites 39 km south of Fallujah during the week-long Operation Green Trident. First Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8 began the operation last week near the village of Al Latifiyah to search suspected locations for hidden weapon caches. More than 1,000 artillery and mortar rounds were unearthed along with scores of rocket propelled grenades and hand grenades. Most of the ca...

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Police coordinated with Coalition Forces to foil two terrorist attempts to use vehicle-carried improvised explosive devices against Iraqi citizens Jan 2. While on patrol, police officers identified a suspicious vehicle while operating in western Rashid at approximately 4 p.m. Jan. 1, and notified a Coalition Force patrol. The patrol conducted an investigation. Shortly afterward, an explosive ordnance disposal team responded to the vehicle-carried improvised explo...

Baghdad - Iraqi Security Forces now number more than 223,000 trained and equipped soldiers and police. These troops are spread throughout the country and are taking an ever increasing roll in securing their country against terrorist and insurgents in areas across the country. “As Iraqi security forces continue to grow in capability and size -- now numbering more than 223,000 -- they are conducting more and more successful independent operations throughout Iraq, including Baghdad,” Brig. ...

This opinion piece appeared in the Gainesville Sun ( www.sunone.com ) newsaper this morning, and I almost choked on my coffee and had to read it a few times to make sure I was not seeing things, or misreading it. This is it word for word: Time to scrap the military It is time to recognize the paradigm shift that has occurred gradually in the more than 50 years before the September 11, 2001, tragedies. This shift has rendered military power nearly, if not completely, obsolete. Due t...

Chris,  Short update this time, my friend. Last Friday some of our coalition partners, the Brits, were hit with a VBIED in Kabul province. The bomber waited for there convoy to pass by, and then he attempted to detonate from their rear. However, this dumbass(excuse the language) detonated early and managed only to kill himself, an innocent bystander and his horse. There were no coalition injuries at all, although the death of the Innocent man is tragic nonetheless. Just anoth...

BAGHDAD, Iraq –  An explosion occurred in a building within the Sheik Abdel Kader mosque compound at approximately 6 p.m. May 7 in Rusafa, a neighborhood of east Baghdad.   According to the 2nd  Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Division, the bomb exploded, causing a fire.   The Iraqi fire department responded and began suppressing the fire when firefighters noticed an improvised explosive device inside the mosque.   The Iraqi police explosive ordinance disposal t...

You did not hear any of this as it was with the Arab press and not the World or US press. Interesting statements on their part. Good stuff.   Arab Media Roundtable with Secretary Rumsfeld and Secretary Rice from Baghdad, Iraq              QUESTION:   [In Arabic]                 SECRETARY RUMSFELD:   I see your point.     ...

I get e-mails and photos from several freinds and former students of mine who are over in Afghanistan and Iraq and have asked for permission to post one or two fo them here. I thought you might enjoy hearing it directly from the guys that are out there on the front line and what they have to say. If any editing was doen I have noted it (for OPSEC reasons only).   Sir,  So, on 24May I was on a bodyguard mission, so to speak, down in Jalalabad. J-Bad, our cool nickname for th...

BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted 12 security detainees April 19 through April 25 for various crimes including illegal border crossing, possessing illegal weapons and joining terrorist groups.         The trial court found Hassan Hamid Abdulla Muhsin guilty of violating Article 194 of the Iraqi Penal Code for joining terrorist groups to endanger innocent people’s lives and to unsettle the stability and security of Iraq and sentenced hi...