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11/15/2003 Archived Entry: "Two more choppers down, 17 more dead."
Two more choppers down, 17 more dead.
Gee, that Operation Iron Hammer Really calmed things down over there...
Seventeen U.S. soldiers were killed, five were injured and one was missing when two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters crashed Saturday in a residential neighborhood in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Military officials believe one helicopter may have climbed to avoid gunfire and collided with a second Black Hawk, causing them both to crash.
Authorities had no reports of Iraqi casualties, but a military official said the crashes set buildings on fire.
Initial reports indicated that when the first helicopter rose to avoid groundfire, it "caused a rotor strike with the second helicopter," a military source told CNN.
Reuters reports that one of the Black Hawks was hit by an RPG, causing it to crash into the other.
Replies: 2 people speak up
havnt you heard? we are going to be done with iraq by june, everything is fine.
i really do feel bad for raging dave though, poor baby
Posted by justin @ 11/15/2003 10:57 PM NY
the thing that pisses me off is that they are calling the iraqi resistance terrorists. since when is it an act of terrorism to attack the soldiers of an enemy invasion force, last i heard that was called WAR not terrorism. just 'cause we say the war is over doesnt make it so. i can call myself a doctor all i want, but if i remove your appendix, your gonna die, because i have my degree in painting. it doesnt matter how many times you say something, it doesnt just start being true. these assholes have made the word terrorism completely meaningless. as charles manson said "in my day, it used to mean something to be crazy, now everyone's crazy"
Posted by justin @ 11/16/2003 04:30 PM NY
