US blames 'foreign fighters' for raid

[La_Serpiente]

US blames 'foreign fighters' for raid

IRAQI police and coalition forces were still counting the cost yesterday of the most daring guerrilla raid since the end of the war, in which 22 Iraqi police officers died and scores of prisoners were freed.

The United States administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, yesterday blamed "foreign fighters" for Saturday’s raid on Fallujah. But one of his own military officials disagreed, claiming the co-ordinated attack pointed to crack former members of Saddam Hussein’s military.

Meanwhile, the Iraqi police who remained in the restless town called for protection from local tribal leaders, saying they were ill-equipped by the coalition to fight such well armed militants.

Saturday’s assault involved groups of guerrillas deftly mounting simultaneous operations - pinning down civil defence forces on one side of Fallujah while raiding the jail on the other, storming Fallujah’s police headquarters, civil defence building and mayor’s office in the process.

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US blames 'foreign fighters' for raid

[dawgman]

1. Hmmm....Saddam's forces or Foreign Mujahedeen

How long before they start blaming commies?

[POed_Ex_Repub]

2. And again Bremer is lying...

Check this out...


Iraqis Blamed for Deadly Fallujah Raid

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A senior U.S. officer said Monday it appeared all the attackers wounded or killed in a weekend raid in Fallujah were Iraqis, despite initial reports that foreigners including Lebanese and Iranians were involved.

Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt also said a number of Iraqis were being questioned in connection with the attack, including the mayor of Fallujah who had submitted his resignation a few days before the Saturday assault.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=10&u=/ap/20040216/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_fallujah_attack

[alcuno]

3. And today they said it appears they were all Iraqis.

Hmmm.