On Wednesday hundreds of angry people hit the streets demanding an end to the U.S. occupation. A U.S. convoy opened fire on the demonstrators for the second time this week. Three people were killed, and a hospital administrator said 18 were wounded.

When the convoy of occupation troops arrived at the scene, Iraqi demonstrators threw stones at them. An occupation Army officer said soldiers in the convoy passing the demonstrators were shot at, and so returned fire... witnesses on the scene reported no gun fire except that of the U.S. soldiers (All photos - AP Hussein Malla)

In a perfect world, the Iraqi's could've done this to Sadam without our help, now they hate us, for trying to help fix what we started, while killing their children nonetheless, and profiting all the more. Those soldiers were scared I bet, but it doesn't justify firing on a protest. This is their land. Why do we keep forgetting. I can't wait till someone comes into your home and sits down and says I'm not leaving and I'll shoot you if you tell me too.

Note to stupid people everywhere:

Don't throw stones at people with guns.

Thank you.

Note to people outraged at rape.

Don't throw stones at invaders with guns.

Uh, does anyone know why our little friend is screaming "rape"?

...writes Psymon's paycheck?

Note to society:

For the sake of humanity, I urge you to take this simpleton Simon out of the gene pool!

Hate to dissapoint you Derwood, but Simple Simon helps to keep liberals on line and off the streets where they can't harm others or steal hubcaps.

Well, except for San Francisco. And Portland. And NYC. And DC. And...aw hell I'm a fucking idiot. My arguments never seem to hold any water. I am a conservative.

...a paid Shill. His job is disinformation, character assassination, and chaos.

>His job is disinformation

That job is already filled by IMC's and those who buy into its propaghanda.

It is WE who hire such people.

As bloodthirsty as some of you seem to think the US Killbots (tm) are, they are not going to fire on people armed only with rocks.

...does that line come before or after the one that says we were invading because of Iraq's "Massive Horde of WMDs© (2001 The White House)"?

...veteran.

Were you trained to kill civilians throwing rocks?

Simple and Daveman, I guess even we not very bright radicals can figure out what side you two birds would have been on if you were in Boston at the time of the Boston Massacre before the Revolution. Hell, those riff-raff got what was coming to them; besides, they should have known that you don't throw things at troops who have guns. Probably Lord Cornwallis would have given both of you loyal subjects jobs cleaning his boots and his chamber pot.

Probably some of those troops are glad to

be in Iraq because it will put off for a while

their indictments for sexual assault back

at Twentynine Palms or Camp Pendleton.

I think he must be already out of it; the man shortage can't be so great that someone with his degree of charm, wit and intelligence could interest anyone.

Your comparison of Iraq to the American Revolution is interesting...but why do you not want the Iraqis to have the same chance at freedom that we had?

As for your characterization of Marines as murderers and rapists, I have to tell you that "JAG" is fiction...it's not reality television.

You really do need to get out of the house more.

Boston Massacre??

There's HUGE difference between people trying to throw off the chains of tyranny

and become independent and a people attacking those who helped free them

from tyranny. If a very small number of Iraqi citizens haven't figured out that we're there

to help them stabalize after 30 years of Saddam and then we're outta there to leave them

to their own self-determination, maybe they need to have a little talk with Germany

and Japan and ask how the US troops in their country assisted them and how much

better things have been in their countries since post-WW2.

i admit before daveman or anyone else snaps at me i spelled government wrong i just slapped the thing together in a sec sorry for that ppplz

peace out

mkj

Mamma Leone’s

Wanna make sure I spelled it right. Great Italian restaurant in NYC, or it used to be there anyway. Heard they were bringing it back but not sure it ever reopened. If it did, go. You won't be sorry. You'll lay awake all night cause your so damn full, but worth it.

Pretty soon some mentally challenged officer will explain that "we had to destroy Baghdad in order to save it." In fact, they have already destroyed much of it.

Stick to the topic, you fascist buffoon.

Food's more interesting.

So is this:

If the Vikings were around today, they would probably be amazed at how much

glow-in-the-dark stuff we have, and how we take so much of it for granted.

That WAS me, you paranoid schizo. Go look underneath your bed for a Muslim.

Talking to the wrong guy there faker. Eric & I go back to the SF-IMC days. Try it on someone who don't know no better, like Diogenes or Sheepdog or mjk or KPC or Darwin/occasional writer/dozen other names. They're easy to fool.

Should you ever go to a job interview, a good question you'll likely need to ask them is if they ever press charges.

Whatever. Let me know when you decide to come back to Earth.

Wake up Meyer.

The line "we had to destroy the village in order to save it" is a myth.

It stems from an incident that occurred during the first Tet offesive in 1968. The soldier who was interviewed by the reporter was commenting on the attack on the town of Ben Tre, Vietnam. Ben Tre was attacked by the Viet Cong and largely destroyed in a 5 day battle.

The Viet Cong attacked the town and are thus responsible for it's destruction.

Oh, and the reporter who quoted the "unnamed U.S. Major"?

Peter Arnett.

I doubt that Arnett would agree that it is a myth. Sorry about the out of the gene pool remark, though - that was going way too far even for a reactionary. It seemed irresistable at the time, though.

Are you into scat or bukkake?

Meyer, don't worry about it.

It's a relatively mild suggestion compared to much of what I've seen around here - and you can't blame a man for scoring a zinger when he's got the chance.

Simon, you're a sicko.

I didn't post that, Simon.

I did not post the above comment.

I didn't pose this remark.

I did not post the above comment.