Duke of York
Correspondent:: König Prüß, GfbAEV
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 02:17:22 GMT
--------
The Grand Old Duke of York
He had 10,000 men
He marched them all right up the hill
And marched them down again
Some 10,000 Troops Amass Around Fallujah
Updated 4:18 PM ET November 5, 2004
By JIM KRANE
NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - More than 10,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines
have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as U.S.
jets pummeled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.
Iraq's prime minister warned the "window is closing" to avert an
offensive.
Insurgents struck back, killing one U.S. soldier and wounding five in a
rocket attack. Clashes were reported at other checkpoints around the
city and in the east and north of Fallujah late in the day.
For the past three nights, long convoys of American soldiers from
Baghdad and Baqouba have rolled onto a dust-blown base on the outskirts
of Fallujah, a city that has become the symbol of Iraqi resistance. U.S.
commanders here have been coordinating plans either to fight their way
into the city or isolate it from the rest of Iraq's Sunni Muslim
heartland.
If they fight, American troops will face an estimated 3,000 insurgents
dug in behind defenses and booby traps. Military planners believe there
are about 1,200 hardcore insurgents in Fallujah _ at least half of them
Iraqis. They are bolstered by insurgent cells with up to 2,000 fighters
in the surrounding towns and countryside.
In Brussels, Belgium, Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, warned
that the "window is closing" to avert an assault on Fallujah, 40 miles
west of the capital. Allawi must give the final go-ahead for the
offensive, part of a campaign to curb the insurgency ahead of national
elections planned for January.
Sunni clerics have threatened to boycott the election if Fallujah is
attacked, and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has warned U.S., British
and Iraqi authorities that a military campaign and "increased insurgent
violence" could put elections at risk.
U.S. aircraft struck targets around Fallujah five times in 12 hours,
starting late Thursday and continuing into the morning Friday. Targets
included a system of barriers rigged with bombs, a command post,
suspected fighting positions and a weapons cache, according to Lt.
Nathan Braden of the 1st Marine Division.
Late Friday, U.S. jets went into action again, striking several targets
in the Jolan sector of northern Fallujah, residents said. Jolan is
considered one of the most heavily defended neighborhoods in the city.
Mortar shells exploded on a small U.S. base at Saqlawiyah west of
Fallujah, the military said. U.S. troops returned fire, killing a number
of insurgents, the military said.
Iraqi authorities closed a border crossing point with Syria, and U.S.
troops set up checkpoints along major routes into the city. Marines
fired on a civilian vehicle that did not stop at a checkpoint in
Fallujah, killing an Iraqi woman and wounding her husband, according to
the U.S. military and witnesses. The car didn't notice the checkpoint,
witnesses said.
"Marines fire upon vehicles only as a last resort when verbal and visual
warnings to stop fail. Such was the case today," the Marines said in a
statement.
The violence came a day after two Marines were killed and four were
wounded in fighting west of Baghdad. The Marine command gave no further
details, citing security.
A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded when a roadside bomb hit
their vehicle north of Baghdad on Thursday.
Elsewhere, U.S. Cobra attack helicopters fired Friday on insurgents
operating an illegal checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing or wounding an
"unknown number" of people, the military said.
Allawi has demanded that Fallujah hand over foreign extremists,
including Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his
followers, and allow government troops to enter the city.
"We intend to liberate the people and to bring the rule of law to
Fallujah," Allawi said in Brussels after meeting with European Union
leaders. "The window really is closing for a peaceful settlement."
Allawi, a secular Shiite Muslim with strong ties to the CIA and State
Department, urged the Europeans to forge a "close and strategic
partnership" with Iraq and called on NATO to step up plans to train
1,000 officers a year for the Iraqi military.
EU leaders responded with a nearly $40 million offer to fund elections,
including training for Iraqi vote monitors.
French President Jacques Chirac _ who opposed the Iraq war _ skipped a
meeting with Allawi to fly to Abu Dhabi to pay his respects to the new
president of the United Arab Emirates, who took over after the death of
his father. Many saw it as a snub of Allawi, although Chirac denied
that, describing his relations with the new Iraqi authorities as
"excellent."
Allawi faces strong opposition to a Fallujah offensive from the Sunni
minority. The Sunni clerical Association of Muslim Scholars has
threatened to boycott the January election and mount a nationwide civil
disobedience campaign.
A public outcry over civilian casualties prompted the Bush
administration to call off the siege of Fallujah in April, after which
the city fell under control of radical clerics and their followers.
Those warnings were echoed by Annan in a letter dated Oct. 31 to
American, British and Iraqi leaders. A copy was obtained by The
Associated Press.
"I have in mind not only the risk of increased insurgent violence, but
also reports of major military offensives being planned by the
multinational force in key localities such as Fallujah," Annan wrote.
Nevertheless, U.S. and Iraqi authorities appear committed to a showdown
with the city of an estimated 300,000 residents.
In hopes of assuaging public outrage, Iraqi authorities have put
together a team of administrators to run Fallujah after the offensive
and have earmarked $75 million to repair the damage, Marine Maj. Jim
West said.
The strategy is similar to one used when U.S. troops restored government
authority in the Shiite holy city Najaf last August after weeks of
fighting with militiamen.
The attack force includes one battalion from the Army's Texas-based 1st
Cavalry Division, which has been placed under Marine command. The
division's 2nd Brigade is relieving Marines of control of surrounding
farmland and villages.
The Army's 1st Infantry Division also sent a battalion from its base
near Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, that is expected to join the
Marine-led assault.
Troops from the Army's 2nd Infantry Division are expected to seal off
western approaches to the city. Also, an Army Military Police battalion,
based at Fort Carson, Colo., and a tank platoon and battalion of the
Army's new Stryker armored vehicles, from the 25th Infantry Division's
Stryker Brigade, based at Fort Lewis, Wash., have been earmarked for the
operation.
The massed forces also include scattered Army logistics units, a
Military Intelligence company, Psychological Operations troops and Air
Force forward air controllers to help pinpoint airstrikes.
Copyright 2004
Correspondent:: "Michael"
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 03:02:00 GMT
--------
Yeeeeeeeeeehaaaaa Arab sun will be red tonight, ALL PRAISE J1.
From the Book of Numbers Verse 31:
7 They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every
man. 8 Among their victims were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba-the five kings
of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword. 9 The
Israelites captured the Midianite women and children and took all the
Midianite herds, flocks and goods as plunder. 10 They burned all the towns
where the Midianites had settled, as well as all their camps. 11 They took
all the plunder and spoils, including the people and animals, 12 and brought
the captives, spoils and plunder to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the
Israelite assembly at their camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across
from Jericho. [1]
13 Moses, Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the community went to
meet them outside the camp. 14 Moses was angry with the officers of the
army-the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds-who returned
from the battle.
15 "Have you allowed all the women to live?" he asked them. 16 "They were
the ones who followed Balaam's advice and were the means of turning the
Israelites away from the LORD in what happened at Peor, so that a plague
struck the LORD's people. 17 Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who
has slept with a man, 18 but save for yourselves every girl who has never
slept with a man.
mmm Virigins
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> The Grand Old Duke of York
> He had 10,000 men
> He marched them all right up the hill
> And marched them down again
>
> Some 10,000 Troops Amass Around Fallujah
> Updated 4:18 PM ET November 5, 2004
>
>
> By JIM KRANE
>
> NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - More than 10,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines
> have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as U.S.
> jets pummeled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.
> Iraq's prime minister warned the "window is closing" to avert an
> offensive.
>
> Insurgents struck back, killing one U.S. soldier and wounding five in a
> rocket attack. Clashes were reported at other checkpoints around the
> city and in the east and north of Fallujah late in the day.
>
> For the past three nights, long convoys of American soldiers from
> Baghdad and Baqouba have rolled onto a dust-blown base on the outskirts
> of Fallujah, a city that has become the symbol of Iraqi resistance. U.S.
> commanders here have been coordinating plans either to fight their way
> into the city or isolate it from the rest of Iraq's Sunni Muslim
> heartland.
>
> If they fight, American troops will face an estimated 3,000 insurgents
> dug in behind defenses and booby traps. Military planners believe there
> are about 1,200 hardcore insurgents in Fallujah _ at least half of them
> Iraqis. They are bolstered by insurgent cells with up to 2,000 fighters
> in the surrounding towns and countryside.
>
>
>
> In Brussels, Belgium, Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, warned
> that the "window is closing" to avert an assault on Fallujah, 40 miles
> west of the capital. Allawi must give the final go-ahead for the
> offensive, part of a campaign to curb the insurgency ahead of national
> elections planned for January.
>
> Sunni clerics have threatened to boycott the election if Fallujah is
> attacked, and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has warned U.S., British
> and Iraqi authorities that a military campaign and "increased insurgent
> violence" could put elections at risk.
>
> U.S. aircraft struck targets around Fallujah five times in 12 hours,
> starting late Thursday and continuing into the morning Friday. Targets
> included a system of barriers rigged with bombs, a command post,
> suspected fighting positions and a weapons cache, according to Lt.
> Nathan Braden of the 1st Marine Division.
>
> Late Friday, U.S. jets went into action again, striking several targets
> in the Jolan sector of northern Fallujah, residents said. Jolan is
> considered one of the most heavily defended neighborhoods in the city.
>
> Mortar shells exploded on a small U.S. base at Saqlawiyah west of
> Fallujah, the military said. U.S. troops returned fire, killing a number
> of insurgents, the military said.
>
> Iraqi authorities closed a border crossing point with Syria, and U.S.
> troops set up checkpoints along major routes into the city. Marines
> fired on a civilian vehicle that did not stop at a checkpoint in
> Fallujah, killing an Iraqi woman and wounding her husband, according to
> the U.S. military and witnesses. The car didn't notice the checkpoint,
> witnesses said.
>
> "Marines fire upon vehicles only as a last resort when verbal and visual
> warnings to stop fail. Such was the case today," the Marines said in a
> statement.
>
> The violence came a day after two Marines were killed and four were
> wounded in fighting west of Baghdad. The Marine command gave no further
> details, citing security.
>
> A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded when a roadside bomb hit
> their vehicle north of Baghdad on Thursday.
>
> Elsewhere, U.S. Cobra attack helicopters fired Friday on insurgents
> operating an illegal checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing or wounding an
> "unknown number" of people, the military said.
>
> Allawi has demanded that Fallujah hand over foreign extremists,
> including Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his
> followers, and allow government troops to enter the city.
>
> "We intend to liberate the people and to bring the rule of law to
> Fallujah," Allawi said in Brussels after meeting with European Union
> leaders. "The window really is closing for a peaceful settlement."
>
> Allawi, a secular Shiite Muslim with strong ties to the CIA and State
> Department, urged the Europeans to forge a "close and strategic
> partnership" with Iraq and called on NATO to step up plans to train
> 1,000 officers a year for the Iraqi military.
>
> EU leaders responded with a nearly $40 million offer to fund elections,
> including training for Iraqi vote monitors.
>
> French President Jacques Chirac _ who opposed the Iraq war _ skipped a
> meeting with Allawi to fly to Abu Dhabi to pay his respects to the new
> president of the United Arab Emirates, who took over after the death of
> his father. Many saw it as a snub of Allawi, although Chirac denied
> that, describing his relations with the new Iraqi authorities as
> "excellent."
>
> Allawi faces strong opposition to a Fallujah offensive from the Sunni
> minority. The Sunni clerical Association of Muslim Scholars has
> threatened to boycott the January election and mount a nationwide civil
> disobedience campaign.
>
> A public outcry over civilian casualties prompted the Bush
> administration to call off the siege of Fallujah in April, after which
> the city fell under control of radical clerics and their followers.
>
> Those warnings were echoed by Annan in a letter dated Oct. 31 to
> American, British and Iraqi leaders. A copy was obtained by The
> Associated Press.
>
> "I have in mind not only the risk of increased insurgent violence, but
> also reports of major military offensives being planned by the
> multinational force in key localities such as Fallujah," Annan wrote.
>
> Nevertheless, U.S. and Iraqi authorities appear committed to a showdown
> with the city of an estimated 300,000 residents.
>
> In hopes of assuaging public outrage, Iraqi authorities have put
> together a team of administrators to run Fallujah after the offensive
> and have earmarked $75 million to repair the damage, Marine Maj. Jim
> West said.
>
> The strategy is similar to one used when U.S. troops restored government
> authority in the Shiite holy city Najaf last August after weeks of
> fighting with militiamen.
>
> The attack force includes one battalion from the Army's Texas-based 1st
> Cavalry Division, which has been placed under Marine command. The
> division's 2nd Brigade is relieving Marines of control of surrounding
> farmland and villages.
>
> The Army's 1st Infantry Division also sent a battalion from its base
> near Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, that is expected to join the
> Marine-led assault.
>
> Troops from the Army's 2nd Infantry Division are expected to seal off
> western approaches to the city. Also, an Army Military Police battalion,
> based at Fort Carson, Colo., and a tank platoon and battalion of the
> Army's new Stryker armored vehicles, from the 25th Infantry Division's
> Stryker Brigade, based at Fort Lewis, Wash., have been earmarked for the
> operation.
>
> The massed forces also include scattered Army logistics units, a
> Military Intelligence company, Psychological Operations troops and Air
> Force forward air controllers to help pinpoint airstrikes.
>
> Copyright 2004
>
>
>
Correspondent:: König Prüß, GfbAEV
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 03:34:46 GMT
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God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son!"
Abe said, "God, you must be puttin' me on!"
God said, "No!" and Abe said "What?"
God said, "You can do what you want, Abe; but!"
"Next time you see Me comin', you better run!"
Abe said, "Where do you want this killin' done?"
God said, "Out on Highway 61!"
whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
"Of Keturah's six sons (all probably born early in Abraham's thirty-five year
period with her), Midian is the only one whose descendants, the Midianites, are
adequately identified. The others probably mixed with the various descendants of
Ishmael, Lot and Esau to become the modern Arabic peoples. Abraham sent them
"eastward" (Genesis 25:6) with adequate gifts to begin their own tribes, and
this would correspond to Arabia" (Dr. Henry M. Morris, The Defender's Bible).
So, the Midianites are the tribe that herd goats in
the middle part of the Interstate?
"Of Keturah's six sons (all probably born early in Abraham's thirty-five year
period with her), Midian is the only one whose descendants, the Midianites, are
adequately identified. The others probably mixed with the various descendants of
Ishmael, Lot and Esau to become the modern Arabic peoples. Abraham sent them
"eastward" (Genesis 25:6) with adequate gifts to begin their own tribes, and
this would correspond to Arabia" (Dr. Henry M. Morris, The Defender's Bible).
Michael wrote:
> Yeeeeeeeeeehaaaaa Arab sun will be red tonight, ALL PRAISE J1.
>
> From the Book of Numbers Verse 31:
>
> 7 They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every
> man. 8 Among their victims were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba-the five kings
> of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword. 9 The
> Israelites captured the Midianite women and children and took all the
> Midianite herds, flocks and goods as plunder. 10 They burned all the towns
> where the Midianites had settled, as well as all their camps. 11 They took
> all the plunder and spoils, including the people and animals, 12 and brought
> the captives, spoils and plunder to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the
> Israelite assembly at their camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across
> from Jericho. [1]
> 13 Moses, Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the community went to
> meet them outside the camp. 14 Moses was angry with the officers of the
> army-the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds-who returned
> from the battle.
> 15 "Have you allowed all the women to live?" he asked them. 16 "They were
> the ones who followed Balaam's advice and were the means of turning the
> Israelites away from the LORD in what happened at Peor, so that a plague
> struck the LORD's people. 17 Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who
> has slept with a man, 18 but save for yourselves every girl who has never
> slept with a man.
>
> mmm Virigins
>
> "König Prüß" <=?iso-8859-1?Q?K=F6nig=20Pr=FC=DF?=>; "GfbAEV"
> wrote in message
> news:418C342E.6C97B28F@ranunculus.org...
> > The Grand Old Duke of York
> > He had 10,000 men
> > He marched them all right up the hill
> > And marched them down again
> >
> > Some 10,000 Troops Amass Around Fallujah
> > Updated 4:18 PM ET November 5, 2004
> >
> >
> > By JIM KRANE
> >
> > NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - More than 10,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines
> > have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as U.S.
> > jets pummeled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.
> > Iraq's prime minister warned the "window is closing" to avert an
> > offensive.
> >
> > Insurgents struck back, killing one U.S. soldier and wounding five in a
> > rocket attack. Clashes were reported at other checkpoints around the
> > city and in the east and north of Fallujah late in the day.
> >
> > For the past three nights, long convoys of American soldiers from
> > Baghdad and Baqouba have rolled onto a dust-blown base on the outskirts
> > of Fallujah, a city that has become the symbol of Iraqi resistance. U.S.
> > commanders here have been coordinating plans either to fight their way
> > into the city or isolate it from the rest of Iraq's Sunni Muslim
> > heartland.
> >
> > If they fight, American troops will face an estimated 3,000 insurgents
> > dug in behind defenses and booby traps. Military planners believe there
> > are about 1,200 hardcore insurgents in Fallujah _ at least half of them
> > Iraqis. They are bolstered by insurgent cells with up to 2,000 fighters
> > in the surrounding towns and countryside.
> >
> >
> >
> > In Brussels, Belgium, Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, warned
> > that the "window is closing" to avert an assault on Fallujah, 40 miles
> > west of the capital. Allawi must give the final go-ahead for the
> > offensive, part of a campaign to curb the insurgency ahead of national
> > elections planned for January.
> >
> > Sunni clerics have threatened to boycott the election if Fallujah is
> > attacked, and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has warned U.S., British
> > and Iraqi authorities that a military campaign and "increased insurgent
> > violence" could put elections at risk.
> >
> > U.S. aircraft struck targets around Fallujah five times in 12 hours,
> > starting late Thursday and continuing into the morning Friday. Targets
> > included a system of barriers rigged with bombs, a command post,
> > suspected fighting positions and a weapons cache, according to Lt.
> > Nathan Braden of the 1st Marine Division.
> >
> > Late Friday, U.S. jets went into action again, striking several targets
> > in the Jolan sector of northern Fallujah, residents said. Jolan is
> > considered one of the most heavily defended neighborhoods in the city.
> >
> > Mortar shells exploded on a small U.S. base at Saqlawiyah west of
> > Fallujah, the military said. U.S. troops returned fire, killing a number
> > of insurgents, the military said.
> >
> > Iraqi authorities closed a border crossing point with Syria, and U.S.
> > troops set up checkpoints along major routes into the city. Marines
> > fired on a civilian vehicle that did not stop at a checkpoint in
> > Fallujah, killing an Iraqi woman and wounding her husband, according to
> > the U.S. military and witnesses. The car didn't notice the checkpoint,
> > witnesses said.
> >
> > "Marines fire upon vehicles only as a last resort when verbal and visual
> > warnings to stop fail. Such was the case today," the Marines said in a
> > statement.
> >
> > The violence came a day after two Marines were killed and four were
> > wounded in fighting west of Baghdad. The Marine command gave no further
> > details, citing security.
> >
> > A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded when a roadside bomb hit
> > their vehicle north of Baghdad on Thursday.
> >
> > Elsewhere, U.S. Cobra attack helicopters fired Friday on insurgents
> > operating an illegal checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing or wounding an
> > "unknown number" of people, the military said.
> >
> > Allawi has demanded that Fallujah hand over foreign extremists,
> > including Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his
> > followers, and allow government troops to enter the city.
> >
> > "We intend to liberate the people and to bring the rule of law to
> > Fallujah," Allawi said in Brussels after meeting with European Union
> > leaders. "The window really is closing for a peaceful settlement."
> >
> > Allawi, a secular Shiite Muslim with strong ties to the CIA and State
> > Department, urged the Europeans to forge a "close and strategic
> > partnership" with Iraq and called on NATO to step up plans to train
> > 1,000 officers a year for the Iraqi military.
> >
> > EU leaders responded with a nearly $40 million offer to fund elections,
> > including training for Iraqi vote monitors.
> >
> > French President Jacques Chirac _ who opposed the Iraq war _ skipped a
> > meeting with Allawi to fly to Abu Dhabi to pay his respects to the new
> > president of the United Arab Emirates, who took over after the death of
> > his father. Many saw it as a snub of Allawi, although Chirac denied
> > that, describing his relations with the new Iraqi authorities as
> > "excellent."
> >
> > Allawi faces strong opposition to a Fallujah offensive from the Sunni
> > minority. The Sunni clerical Association of Muslim Scholars has
> > threatened to boycott the January election and mount a nationwide civil
> > disobedience campaign.
> >
> > A public outcry over civilian casualties prompted the Bush
> > administration to call off the siege of Fallujah in April, after which
> > the city fell under control of radical clerics and their followers.
> >
> > Those warnings were echoed by Annan in a letter dated Oct. 31 to
> > American, British and Iraqi leaders. A copy was obtained by The
> > Associated Press.
> >
> > "I have in mind not only the risk of increased insurgent violence, but
> > also reports of major military offensives being planned by the
> > multinational force in key localities such as Fallujah," Annan wrote.
> >
> > Nevertheless, U.S. and Iraqi authorities appear committed to a showdown
> > with the city of an estimated 300,000 residents.
> >
> > In hopes of assuaging public outrage, Iraqi authorities have put
> > together a team of administrators to run Fallujah after the offensive
> > and have earmarked $75 million to repair the damage, Marine Maj. Jim
> > West said.
> >
> > The strategy is similar to one used when U.S. troops restored government
> > authority in the Shiite holy city Najaf last August after weeks of
> > fighting with militiamen.
> >
> > The attack force includes one battalion from the Army's Texas-based 1st
> > Cavalry Division, which has been placed under Marine command. The
> > division's 2nd Brigade is relieving Marines of control of surrounding
> > farmland and villages.
> >
> > The Army's 1st Infantry Division also sent a battalion from its base
> > near Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, that is expected to join the
> > Marine-led assault.
> >
> > Troops from the Army's 2nd Infantry Division are expected to seal off
> > western approaches to the city. Also, an Army Military Police battalion,
> > based at Fort Carson, Colo., and a tank platoon and battalion of the
> > Army's new Stryker armored vehicles, from the 25th Infantry Division's
> > Stryker Brigade, based at Fort Lewis, Wash., have been earmarked for the
> > operation.
> >
> > The massed forces also include scattered Army logistics units, a
> > Military Intelligence company, Psychological Operations troops and Air
> > Force forward air controllers to help pinpoint airstrikes.
> >
> > Copyright 2004
> >
> >
> >