British Army blunders Iraq home raid

[Charlie Brown]

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=a4a146976067afe2

The British army has apologized for raiding the home of a prominent Iraqi politician based on flawed intelligence, The Telegraph reported Thursday.

The blunder occurred Monday night in Basra, when the home of Iraqi Member of Parliament Mansour Abdulrazzaq Mansour was swarmed by troops and surrounded by tanks and helicopters. Mansour has long been a staunch ally of coalition forces.

They smashed the windows of the cars parked in the garage, smashed the computer to the ground and took $260,000 from the house, an angry Mansour said.

[CanuckAmok]

1. Wow, a native ally of coalition forces with a quarter million in his house

what are the odds?

[tubbacheez]

2. The victim's name is familiar. I don't think this if the first time

he's gotten the shaft from the Coalition Of The Smashing.

[UpInArms]

3. oopsie!

so what's with the "smashing" of car windows, computer, etc?

Is that what they're supposed to be doing?

Guess that the "staunch supporter" might start thinking about who/what he was supporting. Wonder if he'll come up with a different conclusion.

Does Tony the Sock Puppet Blair have a "Karen Hughes" or a "Charlotte Beers" on his payroll? Better get the PR wheels churning up some spin! :sarcasm:

[izzie]

4. Odd story and the money?

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[xchrom]

5. where'd he get all that money?

i'm doing something wrong.

[VegasWolf]

6. being a staunch supporter of bush. Now bush is just taking it back. n/t

[Karenina]

7. Fuckin' Sandniggers all look alike

How the HELL was I 'spossa know he was on OUR SIDE??? :shrug: