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From: John Cuccia
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:28:25 -0500, "Geo." wrote:
>You mean like kent state?
I know those days are kind of hazy, but I don't think that was a Bush.
>Geo.
>
>"John Cuccia" wrote in message
>news:1le4t21tvt1fnca48mtqt84bhhom5btgmu{at}4ax.com...
>> Bush would never invade a state with a Republican governor.
>>
>> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:46:26 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=JPKY4R41A1KIBQFIQMGCFF
4AVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2007/02/13/wiran13.xml
>>>Austrian sniper rifles that were exported to Iran have been discovered in
>>>the hands of Iraqi terrorists, The Daily Telegraph has learned.
>>>
>>>More than 100 of the.50 calibre weapons, capable of penetrating body
>>>armour,
>>>have been discovered by American troops during raids.
>>>
>>>The guns were part of a shipment of 800 rifles that the Austrian company,
>>>Steyr-Mannlicher, exported legally to Iran last year.
>>>
>>>The sale was condemned in Washington and London because officials were
>>>worried that the weapons would be used by insurgents against British and
>>>American troops.
>>>
>>>Within 45 days of the first HS50 Steyr Mannlicher rifles
arriving in Iran,
>>>an American officer in an armoured vehicle was shot dead by an Iraqi
>>>insurgent using the weapon.
>>>
>>>Over the last six months American forces have found small caches of the
>>>œ10,000 rifles but in the last 24 hours a raid in Baghdad brought the
>>>total
>>>to more than 100, US defence sources reported.
>>>
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