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The War Profiteers
- War Crimes, Kidnappings, Torture and Big Money |
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Iraq: Car Bomb Attack (II) Against U.S. Military
Post in Mosul - December 29th, 2004 |
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Background “[…] Insurgents tried to ram a truck with a ton of explosives into a U.S.
military post in the northern city of Mosul on Thursday then ambushed
reinforcements in a huge gunbattle in which 25 fighters and one American
soldier were killed. Warplanes fired missiles and strafed gunmen during the
fight. The assault on the outpost, which U.S. soldiers finally repulsed,
appeared to be better coordinated than past attacks, with guerrillas
apparently pulling out their strongest assaults in an effort to derail Jan.
30 elections, U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Paul Hastings said. […] “Wednesday’ clashes began when a truck approached the base and
American troops opened fire. The truck, laden with 1,000 pounds of
explosives, blew up just outside, Hastings said. […]” Excerpt of an
Associated Press article
from December 30th, 2004. |
A car bomb explodes in Mosul |
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The Video |
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External view: link file format: .wmv |
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War Scenes from Mosul |
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Rumsfeld visits U.S. troops |
U.S. troops search a car |
After an IED attack |
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Video & Photo Credits The video The video, documenting the planning and execution of the attack
against the U.S. military post in Mosul, was distributed by the Iraqi insurgent
group “Al-Tawhid”. War Scenes from Mosul 1) Secretary of
Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld shakes hands with a soldier from the Army's 1st
Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Mosul, Iraq. Rumsfeld is in Iraq to meet
with troops and thank them for their service and their sacrifice during this
holiday season. - December 24th, 2004 - Master Sgt. James M.
Bowman, U.S. Air Force; 2) U.S. Army 1st
Battalion, 24th Infantry soldiers search cars around an auto repair shop in
Mosul, Iraq, in an area plagued by car bombs and other insurgent attacks. The
Mosul area has emerged as a major flashpoint between U.S. and Iraqi forces
and the insurgents, raising fears that the upcoming election cannot be held
in much of the city, Iraq's third largest. - January 16th, 2005 -
Associated Press/Jim MacMillan; 3) U.S. Army 1st
Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment soldiers gather around the crater left by a
roadside bomb attack on a U.S. Army convoy in Mosul, Iraq. Several other
bombs were also located, but there were no casualties. - February 17th,
2005 - Associated Press/Jim MacMillan; |
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