Speaking of a good offense, it looks like the Iraqi freedom fighters just scored a twofer:
Copter Crashes in Iraq Kill 17 Soldiers
chicagotribune.com
By MARIAM FAM
Associated Press Writer
Published November 15, 2003, 9:37 PM CST
MOSUL, Iraq -- Two Black Hawk helicopters collided and crashed Saturday night, killing 17 American soldiers in the U.S. military's worst single loss of life since the Iraq war began.
Five soldiers were injured and one was missing, the military said. One helicopter smashed into the roof of a house, witnesses said, and there were reports one of the aircraft was shot down.
As the U.S. death toll in Iraq passed the 400 mark, the Iraqi Governing Council endorsed a U.S. plan Saturday that would create a provisional government by June. The transfer of power would provide Washington with an "exit strategy" in the face of escalating guerrilla warfare.
The two Black Hawks, which belonged to the 101st Airborne Division, went down in the Borsa residential neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq's third-largest city.
A statement by the U.S. command said one helicopter was carrying a quick reaction force and the other ferried soldiers on a transport mission in northern Iraq.
The statement did not give the cause of the crash, although some soldiers at the scene said at least one of the Black Hawks may have been hit by ground fire.
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sandy, how do you think Little King George is going to try to spin this one? Or is he going to keep quiet about it while he plans to meet the English families of fallen soldiers while avoiding the American families like a plague? |
