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NOTE: I have no stance on the war in Iraq. I don't really care, because I don't know enough to. However, as I saw that this wasn't a topic which was brought up here, I thought I'd post it, to encourage discussion. Most here really love an Iraq thread.
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Iraqi Sacrifices Self to Save U.S. Troops.
Thursday, August 23, 2007 4:47 PM
An Iraqi sacrifices his own life to save the lives of U.S. Troops.
Chances are, you will not hear about this on CNN, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, or any of the other supposedly unbiased news media sources. It wouldn’t fit their agenda. Despite them, you are about to hear about it anyway …
In the town of al-Arafia, near Jisr Diyala, a group of Iraqi citizens tired of extremist activity and violence joined together to form a group called the “Concerned Citizens”. This completely volunteer group forms a neighborhood watch working in twelve-hour shifts. Its vigilance has already lead to the discovery of anti-tank mines and 107 mm rockets, which could very well have been used by the extremists to cause massive casualties.
It was during a meeting between the Concerned Citizens group and American troops on August 18th that their meeting came under attack by a suspected al-Qaeda suicide bomber. One of the Iraqi Concerned Citizens, seeing the bomber running toward the American troops immediately launched himself at the suicide bomber, pushing him away from the soldiers as, at the sacrifice of his own life, the suicide bomber's vest detonated.
Staff Sergeant Sean Kane, Troop B, 3-1 Cavalry witnessed his sacrifice, "I have no doubt the bomber was trying to kill American Soldiers. It was very calculated the way the bomber tried to do it. If he hadn’t intercepted him, there is no telling how bad it could have been. He could have run behind us or away from us, but he made the decision to sacrifice himself to protect everyone. Having talked with his father, I was told that even if he would have known the outcome before hand, he wouldn’t have acted differently."
Capt. Brian Gilbert, Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, currently attached to 3-1 Cavalry, said, "I spoke with the father," Gilbert said. "He said he has no remorse in his son’s death because he died saving American Soldiers."
It’s a shame this hero’s sacrifice probably won’t ever make it to your television set, but I’m sure his sacrifice will not be forgotten by the American soldiers he gave his life to protect. Kudos to Military.com for carrying the story.
Jonathan RF Cooke
August 23rd, 2007
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Iraqi Sacrifices Self to Save U.S. Troops.
Thursday, August 23, 2007 4:47 PM
An Iraqi sacrifices his own life to save the lives of U.S. Troops.
Chances are, you will not hear about this on CNN, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, or any of the other supposedly unbiased news media sources. It wouldn’t fit their agenda. Despite them, you are about to hear about it anyway …
In the town of al-Arafia, near Jisr Diyala, a group of Iraqi citizens tired of extremist activity and violence joined together to form a group called the “Concerned Citizens”. This completely volunteer group forms a neighborhood watch working in twelve-hour shifts. Its vigilance has already lead to the discovery of anti-tank mines and 107 mm rockets, which could very well have been used by the extremists to cause massive casualties.
It was during a meeting between the Concerned Citizens group and American troops on August 18th that their meeting came under attack by a suspected al-Qaeda suicide bomber. One of the Iraqi Concerned Citizens, seeing the bomber running toward the American troops immediately launched himself at the suicide bomber, pushing him away from the soldiers as, at the sacrifice of his own life, the suicide bomber's vest detonated.
Staff Sergeant Sean Kane, Troop B, 3-1 Cavalry witnessed his sacrifice, "I have no doubt the bomber was trying to kill American Soldiers. It was very calculated the way the bomber tried to do it. If he hadn’t intercepted him, there is no telling how bad it could have been. He could have run behind us or away from us, but he made the decision to sacrifice himself to protect everyone. Having talked with his father, I was told that even if he would have known the outcome before hand, he wouldn’t have acted differently."
Capt. Brian Gilbert, Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, currently attached to 3-1 Cavalry, said, "I spoke with the father," Gilbert said. "He said he has no remorse in his son’s death because he died saving American Soldiers."
It’s a shame this hero’s sacrifice probably won’t ever make it to your television set, but I’m sure his sacrifice will not be forgotten by the American soldiers he gave his life to protect. Kudos to Military.com for carrying the story.
Jonathan RF Cooke
August 23rd, 2007
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