[lbo-talk] U.S. Caught with Pajamas Down

Brad Mayer Bradley.Mayer at Sun.COM
Sun Oct 26 13:39:45 PST 2003


Wolfowitz Escapes Deadly Baghdad Strike 44 minutes ago

By CHARLES J. HANLEY, AP Special Correspondent

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A "science project" of a rocket launcher forced the U.S. occupation authority to retreat from its main hotel Sunday, after a barrage by the Iraqi resistance that killed an American colonel, wounded 18 other people and sent scores of U.S. officials scurrying for safety, including the visiting deputy defense secretary.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20031026/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_490

"Paul Wolfowitz, the shaken-looking but unhurt Pentagon (news - web sites) deputy, said the strike against the Al Rasheed Hotel, from nearly point-blank range, "will not deter us from completing our mission" in Iraq (news - web sites)."

Looks like it's mission acomplished, Wolfy!

"The effect of the 6:10 a.m. volley of rockets was dramatic: U.S. officials and officers fled from the Al Rasheed, some still in pyjamas or shorts to a nearby convention center."

Meanwhile, NHK via TV Japan shows graphic onsite docu footage of conditions on the ground in places like Gaza and Basra. Guess #2 donor wants to know what they are chipping in for. It's enough to dissolve anybodys' pro-U.S./Israel prejudicies. AmeriBrit soldiers look just like Israelis now. What a crime. I've just turned off US media except for financial news. It's worse than useless poison.

-Brad Mayer



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