U.S. military: 5 service members killed in chopper crash west of Baghdad

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Source: MSNBC

The five American service members were killed when a The CH-47 Chinook helicopter was conducting a routine post-maintenance test flight and went down near Taqaddum air base, said 1st Lt. Shawn Mercer, a Marine spokesman. He said emergency response crews had sealed off the site and the cause was still under investigation.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20250066/

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1. Alternet: Five U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq helicopter crash

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L14838872.htm



Five U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq helicopter crash
14 Aug 2007 19:05:35 GMT
Source: Reuters
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BAGHDAD, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Five U.S. service personnel were killed when a military transport helicopter crashed during a routine flight west of Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.

The CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed near the U.S. military's al-Taqaddum air base close to Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad.

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2. earlier post-U.S. helicopter goes down near air base west of Baghdad, military says

Forum Name Latest Breaking News
Topic subject U.S. helicopter goes down near air base west of Baghdad, military says
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2953333#2953333
2953333, U.S. helicopter goes down near air base west of Baghdad, military says
Posted by Teaser on Tue Aug-14-07 12:32 PM

Source: AP

The CH-47 Chinook helicopter was conducting a routine post-maintenance test flight when it went down near Taqaddum air base, said 1st Lt. Shawn Mercer, a Marine spokesman.

He said emergency response crews had sealed off the site and the cause was being investigated. The e-mailed statement provided no information about how many people were on the helicopter or their status.

Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/14/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Helicopter-Down.php


Bad day in Iraq.

Gonna have to ignore this one in Petraeus' report.

[harun]

9. Situation in Iraq is getting worse

Read this story:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20250066/

This is only a snippet of all that is going on over there. B*sh will come up with a new delay tactic in another month about some new strategy and plan that will finally get everything working. The delay will dump this all on the next administration just so he can say he didn't lose the war. This is sickening.

The MSM Dem candidates are all talking about how many years it will take to get out of Iraq. People this next voting season to get very serious about the decisions they will be making. MSM has us watching the Romney girls vs. Obama girl to try and dumb people down to the importance of the decisions they are about to make. We must work very hard against this propaganda!

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8. your link in IP leads to this headline: (5 dead is a sub-headline!!)

Suicide truck bombers target Iraq religious sect
At least 20 killed in blasts; 5 U.S. servicemembers killed in chopper crash

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3. REC

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4. k

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5. k

[tabasco]

6. CNN breaking: Is Obama black enough?

Maybe they'll get around to reporting this on Friday night.

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11. Now back to the lead paint in baby toys......wait....wait....Bob Murry coming through - nt

[Supersedeas]

15. or maybe there will be another abducted blonde storie

[TwilightGardener]

7. Oh no. God bless them and their families.

[mvd]

10. RIP to our service members

I don't have any close family members in Iraq, but I do know a family member who is going. I feel for the families of those in Iraq.

[theHandpuppet]

12. Add four more to the five killed in the copter crash

It was announced that four more soldiers were killed in separate clashes in addition to those who died in the copter crash.

How's that surge goin'?

[llmart]

13. Well, according to the msm.....

more people think the surge is working. So stop reading about soldiers' deaths. It might make the propaganda look like a lie.

[Ilsa]

14. Any news as to whether it is bad maintenance or shot down? nt

[Wcross]

16. From what I heard it was on a test flight.

After maintenance. Reports say it was a mechanical failure.

[saigon68]

17. Dead is dead

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18. Dead is dead? How is that statement relevant to the post?

The question raised was whether or not it was shot down or a mechanical. Nobody was questioning anything else.