http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/01/no_deaths_in_mraps_in_ir aq.asp
No Deaths in MRAPs in Iraq? The New York Times reported today an attack on the MRAP, or Mine Resistant Armored Vehicle, resulted <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/world/middleeast/22vehicle.html?_r=4&hp&o ref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin> in the first death of a U.S. soldier inside the vehicle. This is categorically false. Three U.S. Army soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Ramadi and Karmah in early 2007, and other soldiers were killed in MRAPs in 2006. Earlier today I forwarded the article to my friend, Captain Eric Coulson, who is currently serving his second consecutive tour in Iraq (voluntarily). Before moving to Tallil Air Base, Captain Coulson commanded a company of Army engineers dedicated to route clearance in and between Ramadi and Fallujah, and outlying areas like Karmah during the end of 2006 and throughout 2007. Captain Coulson's company from Task Force Badger cleared some of the toughest roads in Iraq. In February 2007, Captain Coulson's Badgers lost three soldiers in a complex deep-buried IED ambush. His troops were clearing the roads to facilitate the rescue of a helicopter downed by an al Qaeda anti-aircraft team. Captain Coulson posted <http://badgersforward.blogspot.com/2008/01/setting-record-staright-regardin g.html> about the inaccurate New York Times report at his blog, Badgers Forward. The New York Times gets it wrong. Corporal <http://badgersforward.blogspot.com/2007/02/distant-death-hits-home.html> Stephen Shannon of Company C, 397th Engineer (Task Force Pathfinder) was killed in Ramadi in January 2007 while riding in an RG-31 and of course Sergeant <http://badgersforward.blogspot.com/2007/02/badgers-down-8-february-2007.htm l> James Holtom, Sergeant Ross Clevenger, and Private First Class Ray Werner of Company A, 321st Engineer (Task Force Pathfinder) were killed 8 February 2007 while riding in an RG31. A Soldier form the unit we replaced had a Soldier killed while riding in an RG31 in July of 2006 and there have been several incidents of Soldiers getting killed while riding in Buffaloes. Captain Coulson said either the New York Times failed to do its research, or the Marines failed to report on the Army casualties: There are two possibilities (1) crummy research on the part of the New York Times <http://www.nytimes.com/> or (2) lack of information at the MNF-I Press Center. The reason I was never able to post articles like this <http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080116/FOREIGN/913002127&SearchID= 73306042626520> one is the MNF-W deemed our mission too sensitive to have press riding along. Of course they <http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2005/12/on_route_michigan.php> let Bill Roggio do it and it was going on else where in theater as demonstrated by the above article, so I have other thoughts I why they would not let the press ride with us. MNF-W might never have let MNF-I know that people had been killed in MRAPs. The record should stand corrected. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
