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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Huang who wrote (3470)	11/2/2003 11:26:39 AM
From: Ed Huang	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

American casualties for the neocon's war are accelerating, 15 soldiers killed, 21 wounded. --------------------------------- U.S. Helicopter Shot Down in Iraq, 15 Soldiers Die Sun November 2, 2003 10:56 AM ET (Page 1 of 4) By Michael Georgy BAISA, Iraq (Reuters) - Guerrillas shot down an American helicopter in Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 15 U.S. soldiers and wounding 21 in the deadliest single strike on U.S.-led forces since they invaded Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein. The crippled Chinook helicopter came down in farmland at 9 a.m. (1 a.m. EST) near the village of Baisa, south of Falluja, a fiercely anti-U.S. town 30 miles west of the capital. U.S. helicopters circled above the smoking wreckage. Other helicopters and U.S. Humvee vehicles were parked nearby. U.S. Army spokesman Colonel William Darley told reporters the cause of the crash was under investigation. Other U.S. officials and witnesses said the helicopter, carrying troops on a rest and recreation break, had been shot down. Some Iraqis were jubilant. "The Americans are pigs. We will hold a celebration because this helicopter went down -- a big celebration," said wheat farmer Saadoun Jaralla near the crash site. "The Americans are enemies of mankind." It was the third time guerrillas had brought down a U.S. helicopter since President Bush declared major combat over in Iraq on May 1. The Americans invaded in March. "Clearly it is a tragic day for Americans," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told ABC television. "In a long hard war we are going to have tragic days." Continued ... 1\| 2\| 3\| 4 Next reuters.com