Mass grave found north of Baghdad: police - Whats Bush been doing with all the bodies?

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1880448320080206

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces found a mass grave containing about 50 bodies, some badly decomposed and others killed more recently, during a hunt on Tuesday for al Qaeda militants north of Baghdad, police said.

Police and members of a neighborhood security unit raided a house thought to be used by Sunni Islamist al Qaeda in an area near Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, when they found 10 people who had been kidnapped from a nearby town.

Police said information from some of the people freed from that house led to the discovery of the grave nearby.

Local families had identified some of those buried in the grave but little other information was available, police said. Three car bombs were also found in the area.

[DemoTex]

1. The "official" post-battle tally of the VC's Tet-68 pogrom in Hue was 300-400.

By 1970-71 that 1968 massacre revision had grown to over 2000 (approx) confirmed executed, with almost 1800 (approx) otherwise missing. Intellectuals, professionals, religious leaders, and foreign volunteers and diplomats (including some USA).

That is almost 5000 victims of the VC (probably not the NVA) pogrom in or near Hue. The US downplayed the numbers to keep the heat off the LBJ administration, the Pentagon (in transition from a spent Robert McNamara), the JCS, etc., during the hell that was Tet '68.

Forty years ago today the fight was raging in Hue. Never forget!

Big Story, Peter Baestrup, Presidio, 1977

[madokie]

2. I will never forget

as that was what made me make the decision to go there myself because at the time I was brainwashed like most were into thinking I was doing a good thing. Turned out it wasn't though, it only took me a few days in country to realize that, 15 months later I come home a very different man than the kid I went over there as.

[DemoTex]

3. Lest I have never said it ..

Welcome home, brother. Thanks for your service. I know what it means.

[madokie]

5. Indeed you do and thanks

Welcome home to you. Who would have believed back then that we would be going throught the same fight again only this time its our children doing the fighting.

[madrchsod]

4. jesus we are getting old....

40 years ago we were at war and now we trade with them...just what was it all about?

[madokie]

6. 40 years ago we were slaughtering them as we are the Iraqi today actually

I have some clothes that are made in Vietnam and I will say they are the best quality best fit and that they are a top quality product.

[wildbilln864]

7. Hey guys...

thank you both. :patriot:
It's like they start a war for every generation. :shrug:
Are those clothes are made of hemp, btw? :hi:

[madokie]

9. I know thats why I like em so.

some of the softest cloth I've ever worn, let me just say real comfortable

[madrchsod]

8. yes they are...

the chinese are pissed because the vietnamese work cheaper and produce better clothes...

[madokie]

10. I don't have a link but did you know that the Vietnamese are the most productive ethnic group

to emigrate to America. well they are.