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To: SARMAN who wrote (251745)	12/19/2007 8:28:16 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 281500

Torture house, mass graves discovered in Iraq * NEW: Military: Complex believed to be an al Qaeda in Iraq safe haven * Coalition forces say they made the discovery during operations in northern Iraq * Military: Evidence of torture and murder against local villagers found * Bed wired to an electrical device, mass graves, 26 bodies discovered BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Coalition forces found 26 bodies buried in mass graves and a bloodstained "torture complex" with chains hanging from walls and ceilings and a bed connected to an electrical system, the military said Wednesday. art.bodies.usa.jpg Twenty-six bodies were found in mass graves near a "torture complex" discovered by Coalition forces. The troops were conducting an operation north of Muqdadiya, Iraq, when they made the discovery. From December 8-11, the troops who found the complex also killed 24 people they said were terrorists and detained 37 suspects, according to a statement issued by Multinational Division North at Camp Speicher in Tikrit. The moves were part of an operation called Iron Reaper that has been in progress across northern Iraq for the past few weeks. The complex was in an area thought to be an al Qaeda in Iraq safe haven and operating base, the military said. Iraqis had told the military about the site during an earlier operation. "Evidence of murder, torture and intimidation against local villagers was found throughout the area," the military statement said. Ground forces first found what appeared to be a detention facility. As they cleared the area, they found several bodies. Eventually, 26 bodies were uncovered in mass graves next to what were thought to be execution sites, the military said. The detention facility was one of three connected to the torture complex, Multinational Division North said. One of the facilities appeared to have served as a headquarters building and a torture facility, it added. Photos given to the news media show a filthy bed wired to an electrical system, with an outlet hanging from wires on the wall. Other photos show an entrance to the underground bunker and barbed wire stretched outside it. advertisement The operation netted nine weapons caches, which have been destroyed, the military said. They included anti-aircraft weapons, sniper rifles, more than 65 machine guns and pistols, 50 grenades and a surface-to-air missile launcher and platform, the statement said. Also found were mines, pipe bombs, rocket-propelled grenades, mortar tubes and rounds and 130 pounds of homemade explosives.

To: SARMAN who wrote (251745)	12/20/2007 9:32:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Some TALIBAN ONE-LINER JOKES for today: Q:Why does Osama always carry a piece of shit in his pocket? A: It's his photo ID Q: What do Bin Laden and Hiroshima have in common? A: Nothing, yet. Q: How do you play Taliban bingo? A: B-52...F-16...B-1... Q: What is the Taliban's national bird? A: Duck Q: How is Bin Laden like Fred Flintstone? A: Both may look out their windows and see Rubble. Q: Why does the Iraqi Navy have glass bottom boats? A: So they can see their Air Force. Q: What does osama bin laden and General Custer have in common? A: They both want to know where those Tomahawks are coming from! Q: What's the difference between the Taliban and a bucket of shit? A: the bucket Q: What's the five day forecast for Afghanistan? A: Two days. Q: Why don't bin laden's people eat shit sandwiches? A: they can't stand bread Q: Why doesn't the Taliban have drivers ed and sex ed classes on the same day? A: because the camels can't handle it