AFP: US civilian dies in Iraq ambush

[bluestateguy]

http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8696767%255E1702,00.html

A US civilian with a religious group was killed and three others were wounded when their taxi was ambushed by gunmen as they were returning to Baghdad from the ancient city of Babylon, the US military said today.

[still_one]

1. Boy it took a long time for that story to come out

Thi happened about 12 hours ago:

Gunmen opened fire Sunday on US convoy on Baghdad highway. Witnesses saw American soldiers pulling 3 foreigners out of blazing vehicle

I am amazed how the news is filtered

[burrowowl]

2. Have you been welcomed yet?

In not :hi:
Yes, it is interesting how news is filtered.

[Robbien]

3. The story has not come out in the US yet,,, not sure if it ever will

Australia is the only one reporting the civilian death. Sure makes one wonder.

[Mari333]

4. if it was a group of OBNOXIOUS missionaries

they only put OUR troops in harms way!!! morons!

[fizzana]

5. I'm sure it was.

The fundies think that Iraq is the best proseletyzing opportunity since the last Crusade.

Welcome to Iraq fundies. If you think you're devoted to the cause, you've seen nothing yet. These people don't want to save you, they just want to kill you.

[Mari333]

6. If ANYthing happens to even ONE of our soldiers because these KNUCKLEheads

wander over there with their bibles the army should throw them all out on their sanctimonious asses! put them in a brig and tell them to shut the fuck up!! Dont put my kid in jeopardy because you think you need to preach , you fucks! GOD these people are so fucking clueless..!

[diamond14]

7. these are probably the 'pat robertson' crusaders.....bush*'s good

friend and financial/TV supporter pat robertson (religiously-insane radical christian fundamentalist) promised the pResident that he would send millions of bibles over to Iraq, along with his missionaries...

welcome to bush*s AmeriKKKa....bush* wasn't kidding when he called this a 'crusade'....

[starroute]

8. Baptist fundamentalists from New England

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/047/region/South_Kingstown_pastor_reporte:.shtml

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) A South Kingstown missionary was killed in Iraq when gunmen opened fire on his vehicle in an attack that also wounded three other New England pastors, according to a family spokesman and the daughter of one of the injured men.

John Kelley, 48, was traveling near Baghdad with three other pastors when a white sedan pulled up alongside them and opened fire, said Roland Vukic, of Charlestown, a member of Curtis Corner Church, who is serving as the family's spokesman.

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Vukic described Curtis Corner as an independent, fundamentalist Baptist church whose members regularly ''preach the Gospel'' in their communities and seek to establish new churches around the world. He said Kelley and about 10 other pastors from the New England area left on Feb. 6 to help start a church in Baghdad.

[DrWeird]

9. Wow, I'm suprised.

There actually are crazy religious fundamentalist terrorists in Iraq.