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I was in the fight. I was at Barwana on 3 August 2005. I was two vehicles back from the AAV that blew up. I felt the heat of the blast on my face. I saw the bodies of the two insurgents my weapons platoon killed as they seized the Barwana Bridge. I directed the F-18 to drop a 500lbs bomb on a house across the Euphrates that killed 5 insurgents. I saw the video from my tank section of them killing 8 insurgents across the Euphrates in Haqlaniyah from Barwana with their M2.50Cal Machinegun. I talked with the Operations Officer of 3/2 on how many insurgents they killed. Conservatively it was 40 total between 3/25 and 3/2. You honestly do not think for one minute that the insurgents are super-human and invincible, do you? They bleed and die like anyone else and we are pretty good at killing them.

Where do you get your information? New York Times, MSNBC? None of those guys were with us. I was the commanding officer of Lima Company, 3/25 and I know. Just because it is not in the media, does not mean it did not happen. Eyewitness testimony should count. No offense but, I honestly do not remember any of the authors of this article who rejected my edits as being in Barwana, Iraq unless they were insurgents we missed.

Oh, one final thing, if you want to talk the Battle of Hadithah here are the real dates: March 2003 - Present. What is reported in this article is not factual. I lost the AAV, my 14 Marines, and my terp Neal in Barwana on 3 August 2005. We had just commenced Operation Quick Strike (3-11 August 2005). We were never in Hadithah and what did happen in Hadithah was part of Quick Strike.

Tinian6

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[edit] RE.Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration

just to let you know your request for arb has been answered [1]Marshalbannana 18:54, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Karbala provincial headquarters raid

The reason I removed the content was that it was unsourced and I initially had trouble finding the sources. I have now, however, found sources that cover almost all of the statements made. (I've highlighted those statements for which I've not yet been able to find sources in red--I will keep looking for them as I'm sure I read them a few days ago; I just can't remember where. If you have the source(s), would you please post it/them (in the article or here)?) So now that the sources are available, I will simply merge the two versions of the "The raid" section together. Basically, the version I had saved excluded the following details of the raid:

  • "The the attackers first used flash grenades to confuse the Americans. They then captured two U.S. soldiers who were guarding the front and proceded to storm into a room where Americans and Iraqis were making the security plans, capturing two more soldiers."
  • "No Iraqi policeman or soldier were injured in the incident, as the only target of the insurgents were the American soldiers."
  • "shot at guards at a police checkpoint as they passed it. At this point the men were being followed by Iraqi security forces and all major routes of escape were blocked by the Iraqi police and Army. The insurgents, seeing no way out, then dumped the vehicles, uniforms and weapons"
  • "Two soldiers were found handcuffed together and dead in the back of one of the SUVs. A third soldier was found shot and dead on the ground."

Please let me know (here, my talk page, or the article's talk page) if I've overlooked anything. I do appreciate your contribution to the article (as the description of the raid was really too short), my removal of the content was simply a matter of verification and what I perceived to be possible copyvio--maybe I was too overcautious (I did note that the wording of many of the sentences was different). Cheers, Black Falcon 07:29, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Top Gun

Your account was permanently blocked. You will not be allowed to edit again until you stop with the copyright violations and agree to clean up after yourself. I suggest you log in and appeal on your talk page. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 03:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sa'dah conflict

I have reverted your two edits to Sa'dah conflict. The Al Jazeera source confirms a total casualty figure of >700. Although updating the casualty figure is certainly appreciated, you should also provide a new source that confirms the figures of 1500 or 1800. If you can provide a source, please reinstate your figures. Cheers, Black Falcon 20:12, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

I know the figure of "greater than 700" is outdated and have no problem with updating the figure, but an update requires a new source. An out-of-date but sourced casualty figure (especially one that only specifies a lower limit) is better than an updated but unsourced one. Again, I'm all for the casualty figure being changed, it's just that a change requires a source. If you know of a source, please add it; I too will try to look for one. Per my knowledge, almost 700 died in the fighting in 2004 alone. -- Black Falcon 23:10, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] originally sent to TOPGUN re VBIEDS...

VBIEDs

Hey again, re the April6 2007 attack... VBIED does indeed mean "vehicle borne improvised explosive device," i.e. a bomb that is carried (borne) in a vehicle such as a car / bike / boat; however, there is NO implicit assumption that such attacks involve suicide bombers, merely that they are carried in vehicles. The US military frequently uses the term as a euphemism because the acronym sounds less brutal than simply "car bomb", it does NOT use the term as a synonym for "suicide car bomb."

Read the article at http://www.nationalhomelandsecurityknowledgebase.com/Research/International_Articles/VBIED_Terrorist_Weapon_of_Choice.html for verification of this - non-suicide attacks such as the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 are included in this discussion of VBIEDs. If you added other entries citing merely VBIEDs you should delete / re-research them, as they are likely not suicide bombings. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Barflyuk (talk • contribs) 19:51, 15 April 2007 (UTC).

As elements of the above article have some ambiguities, and I want to avoid a long drawn-out debate, check also these pages... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb & http://www.combatfilms.com/cfrtv_archive_0007.asp . Both support my view. To qualify as a VBIED the vehicle in question must actually be used as part of the attack; i.e. in a VBIED attack involving an explosives-rigged car, the car itself should be what transports the bomb to the target (as opposed to a car being found by the roadside, and having a bomb placed inside it); but once again, there is no specific requirement that the driver of the vehicle die in the attack. He is free to drive the car bomb to the target, exit the vehicle, and detonate it once he's reached a safe distance. This is still a VBIED attack, therefore the term VBIED is not sufficient detail to warrant inclusion on the Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003 page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Barflyuk (talk • contribs) 20:17, 15 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] VBIEDs

You are selectively interpreting the information on that page to support your stance, and you also make no reference to the other two pages which irrefutably support my view on the matter. However, as we're not going to agree on this will the following edit be acceptable?

A VBIED attack on an American military patrol in Baghdad killed one soldier.

At least that way there is no explicit reference to a suicide bomber, and it will be up to future contributors to determine whether or not the citation implies a kamikaze mission.

I can tell you though, I am 100% certain that VBIED does not equal SUICIDE BOMBING. Unless you can find an authoritative website that proves otherwise, I will continue to query the addition of VBIED attacks on the page, as I believe they are detracting from the accuracy of the compendium. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Barflyuk (talk • contribs) 08:01, 16 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Identity Confirmation

I'm not saying you're not Major Stephen Lawson, but if you're looking for help it would be nice if you would confirm your identity on your Wikipedia page. We've got a Portal up and are always looking for new devil dogs. There are also a bunch of motivated historians over at the WikiProject Military history who could help you with your edits. Semper, Palm_Dogg 06:06, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding edits made during May 12, 2007 (UTC)

Please do not replace Wikipedia pages or sections with blank content. It is considered vandalism. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. If this is an IP address, and it is shared by multiple users, ignore this warning if you did not make any unconstructive edits. --♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ walkie-talkie 10:53, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] June 2007

Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to List of insurgents killed in Iraq. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. --Mschel 18:28, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, my bad. --Mschel 18:38, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to Operation Phantom Thunder. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Sneaky vandal bibliotheque (Talk) 04:59, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of List of insurgents killed in Iraq

An article that you have been involved in editing, List of insurgents killed in Iraq, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of insurgents killed in Iraq. Thank you. D4g0thur 09:42, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kontakt

Ej,

Sve poruke ću ti ostaviti na talk page od Top Gun, tako mi je lakše, pa ga pokušaj molim te pratiti. Poz, --TheFEARgod (Ч) 17:02, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

i pazi da te ne optuže za sokpapetri --TheFEARgod (Ч) 17:03, 19 July 2007 (UTC)