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April 08, 2003
US Forces Explore Underground Bunker Near Baghdad Airport
The road led to what looked like a carport -a really long one, but a carport nonetheless. At the rear, though, was something far more interesting to U.S. forces. A door. And behind it, lined with moss, a cave entrance - another mysterious, potentially dangerous gateway into the murky world of Baghdad Underground. Was this a path to one of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's notorious hideouts? Were booby traps - or, worse, Iraqi soldiers lurking inside? "We wanted to know if there was enemy in there. We thought there was enemy in there," said Lt. Col. Lee Fetterman, commander of the 101st Airborne's 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade. (AP) Comments
That's a perfect description of the Bat Cave! Pow! Blammo! Whuff! Posted by: jerry at April 8, 2003 11:05 PMBoo? Boo Radley? That you Boo? Posted by: FOG at April 8, 2003 11:14 PMOops. Forgot to say that was a line from To Kill A Massacrist. Posted by: FOG at April 8, 2003 11:15 PMplayed by Robert Duvall ;-) Posted by: Frank G at April 8, 2003 11:22 PMThat's a PBS documentary worth waiting for...Hope they saved the cigarette butts and teabags...There's your DNA. Posted by: cassun at April 8, 2003 11:42 PMHow the heck do you fight down there in concrete tunnels and rooms? A burst of gunfire would buzz like bees around in there for a long time and you'd likely shoot yourself and buddies. Anyone with experience know? Posted by: MaxDarkSide at April 9, 2003 12:00 AMRule 1: stay away from the walls - bullets will follow the walls (glancing ricochets). Rule 2: stay out of the middle of the tunnel - people shoot down the middle of the tunnel. Rule 3: profligate expenditure of munitions is usually recommended once you suspect the enemy to be near. Rule 4: but be quiet about it. Rule 5: you have to have a lot more guts than I do to do tunnel work. Posted by: TacJammer at April 9, 2003 12:06 AMThey could use robots to scan these, didn't we use some bots in Afghanistan for the caves? Posted by: ElCapitanAmerica at April 9, 2003 12:15 AMBravo 6 to Alpha 6 on the radio: Bravo 6: "We are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike !' Alpha 6: "Look" Bravo 6: "There is a door!" Alpha 6: "Open Door" Bravo 6 "Nothing Happens!" Alpha 6: "Plugh" Posted by: CERDIP at April 9, 2003 12:37 AMBravo 6: xyzzy Posted by: jerry at April 9, 2003 12:47 AMPost a comment
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