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The Liberation of Safwan

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Friday March 21, 2003 16:04

by Good News

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Not really the monsters you morons think. Discuss. customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WAR_RDP?SITE= CODEN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (copy and paste link)

As respite from your prefunctory dark pessimism regarding the motives of the US in Iraq and how ordinary Iraqis feel about their arrival, have a read through the following paragraphs lifted from AP stories:

Waving Iraqi civilians greeted members of the 1st Marine Division as they entered the town of Safwan. Using winch chains, some of the troops hauled down giant portraits of Saddam overlooking a street.

"We're very happy... Saddam Hussein is a butcher," said a man in the back of a pickup truck, identifying himself only as Abdullah. A woman fell at the feet of the Americans and embraced them, touching their knees.

Maj. David "Bull" Gurfein, pumping his fist in the air, led a milling crowd of citizens in chants of "Iraqis, Iraqis, Iraqis!" A young man in a headscarf told Gurfein: "No Saddam Hussein. Bush!"

See? And no innocents killed either. Now kids, try to think of REAL criticisms of these stories, the usual sneers and tantrums will just hop off.

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Comments (13 of 13)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Illegal is illegal is illegal	Gordon	Fri Mar 21, 2003 16:23
2	Go Good News!	Avi H.	Fri Mar 21, 2003 16:30
3	Why don't you answer the question yourselves you armchair generals	the watchman	Fri Mar 21, 2003 16:36
4	What AP are actually saying	Andrew	Fri Mar 21, 2003 16:55
5	Moreover ....	the watchman	Fri Mar 21, 2003 16:59
6	sleep safe and sound lickle ladies	Sargent Beefy bulldog	Fri Mar 21, 2003 16:59
7	Hi Sergeant ....	Mrs. Beefy Bullbitch	Fri Mar 21, 2003 17:03
8	a bit like making love to a beautiful woman, not my wife though	Sargent Beefy bulldog	Fri Mar 21, 2003 17:04
9	Iris wears alot of eye makeup	Sargent Beefy bulldog	Fri Mar 21, 2003 17:09
10	Delighted to see intelligent debate and conversation thriving....	LordFlash	Fri Mar 21, 2003 17:25
11	Catch-22	silo	Fri Mar 21, 2003 18:08
12	RE: Watchman	Good News	Fri Mar 21, 2003 18:19
13	Re: Good News	the watchman	Fri Mar 21, 2003 19:47

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