Iraqis furious over raid

[Judi Lynn]

Tuesday, Jul 29, 2003

Iraqis furious over raid


BAGHDAD July 28 . Caked pools of blood and a bullet hole in the window of Baghdad's al-Sa'ah restaurant are the only remaining signs of a U.S. raid that killed five Iraqi civilians as they unwittingly drove into a firestorm. Meanwhile, it is reported that at least two U.S. soldiers died in an attack on their convoy in Baghdad today.

Furious residents of the upscale Mansur district accuse the U.S. soldiers of firing indiscriminately at passing cars on Sunday as colleagues raided a villa in a vain search for Saddam Hussein.

``The cars came down the road. They didn't know the Americans were here. They were normal civilians and wanted to go home,'' one witness told Reuters today as he stood in the courtyard of the restaurant. ``They (U.S. soldiers) opened fire right away.''

A U.S. military spokesman said the raid was conducted by Task Force 20, a special team set up to hunt Mr. Hussein and his key aides, but gave no other details. (snip/...)

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[bleedingheart]

1. so they aren't throwing flowers and beaming with happiness?

[GalleryGod]

2. HMMmmmm? "TASK FORCE 20" sounds like SS to me!

:mad: Now we've got our own "Double Secret Death Squads" rolling around Baghdad. Probably on the Advice of that Puke, Giuliani!:puke:

[Barrett808]

3. Who cares what they think?

and, uh, "Mission accomplished."

[ima_sinnic]

4. B*sh meant to say the Iraqis would be liberated from breathing