March 17, 2007

Terrorists Use More Chemical Weapons in Iraq

Via AP:

BAGHDAD (AP) - Three suicide bombers driving chlorine-laden trucks struck in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Anbar province, killing two policemen and forcing about 350 Iraqi civilians and six U.S. troops to seek treatment for exposure to the gas, the military said Saturday.

The attacks came after back-to-back bombings last month released chlorine gas, prompting the U.S. military to warn that insurgents are adopting new tactics in a campaign to spread panic.

Just after 4 p.m. Friday, a driver detonated explosives in a pickup truck northeast of Ramadi, wounding one U.S. service member and one Iraqi civilian, the military said in a statement.

That was followed by a similar explosion involving a dump truck south of Fallujah in Amiriyah that killed two policemen and left as many as 100 local citizens showing signs of chlorine exposure, with symptoms ranging from minor skin and lung irritations to vomiting, the military said.

Bill Roggio has more here.
While the attacks haven't been claimed by al Qaeda, the attacks show the hallmarks of an al Qaeda operation. The attacks were carried out within hours of each other, used methods designed to cause mass casualties and mass media attention, and targeted a tribal leader opposed to al Qaeda's operations in the region. Multinational Forces Iraq breaks down the timing and targets:
Who can doubt that if al-Qaeda had more spophisticated chemical weapons, they would use them?

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1 They are singing it's prases But it looks like a fake to me for instance,  take a look at this stills taken from the video:
 
 
http://up-p.net/uploads/52d0f01659.jpg
http://up-p.net/uploads/d25c8c0be4.jpg
 
Note the cut out and layover  in both stills,  there is a verticle line on the left side of the Bradely going down to the bottom of the pic. also at the top of that line there is another line goes right "cutting off" the lower half of the Bradely.   

Posted by: Rubin at March 17, 2007 08:24 PM (8Om78)

Posted by: Rubin at March 17, 2007 08:26 PM (8Om78)

3 FAKE!!  ;-)

Posted by: Rubin at March 17, 2007 08:27 PM (8Om78)

4 to be clear: Fake Jehadi  Video

Posted by: Rubin at March 17, 2007 08:50 PM (MIwOF)

5 Thx.

Posted by: greyrooster at March 17, 2007 09:29 PM (XDiqx)

6

Rubin,


I wish I could agree, but I'm more convinced it's real images. Although even real images can tell a lie. The shmuck with the bomb was actually not trying that hard to hide his movements. I doubt that the Bradley was even occupied.


Note the bomber, and the camera angle are at the front of the vehicle, and that the drivers 'window' is in a position where the movements, if not his reflection, should have been visible. The engine wasn't running as far as I could tell, so the (loud eough to be picked up by a cameraman) 'prayers' should have been audible to the occupants, if any. It's not like he was a ninja, thats for sure!


Also the cannon position is straight on to the camera, so anyone at the weapon should have had a decent chance of spotting the cameraman, or the bomber, and that would have been a likely tip-off.


I think the reflections in the water do establish the presence of the 'vehicle'. The shakiness of the camera would make an edit job very difficult if some images were faked.


I think we need to be carful at declaring a fake, because it weakens belief in very genuine fakes that are already getting to litle attention. I believe a vehicle was blown uo, but I believe it was empty. All that gunfire proves nothing so far as I can tell. Maybe the splashes could tell us what angle the fire is coming from, but so far, I can't tell.


Anyway, for Islamo-imperialists this will remain a useful recruiting tool no matter if it is fake or not. Clearly, we need to take away thier internet priveleges. And ground them.


USA, all the way!


Posted by: Michael Weaver at March 17, 2007 10:16 PM (2OHpj)

7 Why didn't they include the part where the terrorist climbed in and gave all the crew atomic wedgies first. Fake or and empty vehicle.

Posted by: Randman at March 18, 2007 12:08 AM (Sal3J)

8 thanks for the feed back Michael.   I think vetting my ideas or any-one's theories is the only way to go, it is our strength,  so by all means thanks for asking or telling me what your analysis is.   I did say "... But it looks like a fake to me for instance.."  but next time I'll put the idea or case up for a review by all.   ;-)  
 
 
 
 
 
Michael do you have any thoughts as to what the artifacts are in the jpgs? The straight lines that describe a frame like section squared around the Bradely?
 
US all the way...
 
 
greyrooster,  CAP RULES!  ;-)

Posted by: Rubin at March 18, 2007 04:39 AM (z37im)

9

Rubin


OK, I watched the vid again, and I think the artifacts from the jpeg's are layers, and seams from the brickwork in the background. I'd guess that there are steps behind the wall edge on the vehicles right (our left) and they lead to the structure in the background.
 
I do have to take back my hasty conclusion about the praying. It seems the cameraman himself was doing the praying. My bad. Additionally, I am unsure what the secondary explosions from any cannon ammo would be like, so I can't tell if that is what we here later, after the main explosion. Lots to guess at here. Anyway, I'm glad you took my opinion in the correct light, as I'm just scratching my head like the rest of us.


USA, all the way!


Posted by: Michael Weaver at March 18, 2007 05:23 AM (2OHpj)

10 Rubin: Did you know that in 1957 to 1960 Capuchino never lost a game in any major sport? We sent 2 to major league ballball and 4 to College football scholarships.  We was bad. We would always win the football game but South City who always win the fight after the game. Nailed my first preachers daughter on old lake road up near the reservoir.  Ah memories. One of my life long best friends lives on Rosalita Lane next to Cap. When you drive down El Camino in Burlingame he owns most of the apartments on the left. Also many complexes in San Bruno and Millbrae. I'm mentioning this because the guy gone off the boat from Greece with $70.00 in his pocket and no place to go. At his son's 21st birthday party he received a check for $5,000,000 and a new top of the line BMW.  Only in America! Why do some reap the benefits and some cry the blues. Probably Bush's fault. Or Greyroosters racism. Whenever I'm in San Francisco I always take the drive on El Camino all the way to San Mateo. In the 50's my group ruled those lanes from Daly City to San Mateo. The area was the fat of America.  American Graffeti at its very best. America's best place in the 50's-60's isn't the same anymore. Now all the signs are in some foreign language.But I still have the memories.

Posted by: greyrooster at March 19, 2007 05:33 AM (jNRRK)

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