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Re: Hotel Palestine
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Tue, 8 Apr 2003 20:22:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Pedro Silva writes:
> http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/04/08/sprj.irq.hotel/index.html
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> "U.S. military officials said U.S. forces fired on the Palestine Hotel in
> response to sniper fire from various floors. It is not clear if the
> explosion was the result of the U.S. response."
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> Comments to this:
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> a) the hotel was across the river from the US forces, which happened to be
> *tanks* - those snipers must have had powerful guns, to harm those crews!
> b) "unclear", my @$$. European network EuroNews has shown images of a M1A1
> tank firing roughly towards the camera, and one second later a big shake on
> the hotel. Coincidence?
> c) if warning was given to journalists when the Ministry of (dis)Information
> was to be hit, how come none was issued now that the journalist were "at base"?
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> Absurd. And grotesque.
It's hard to second-guess battlefield conditions, though I agree that it
would have to be an impressive rifle to damage an Abrams. Were there
unprotected soldiers or civilians on the ground near the tank? That might
change the priority.
A reporter from NPR was stationed on the 11th floor, and she indicated
that they heard an explosion and felt the building shake, but they didn't
think it was any more severe than recent bombing in the vicinity. The
building was evacuated thereafter, apparently without significant additional
incident.
Dave!
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| (...) From what I could see on the footage, there were at least two tanks and no visible ground troops. I assume the camera, which was located at the hotel, to have about the same viewpoint as the alleged sniper. (...) The RTP reporter was (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (URL) military officials said U.S. forces fired on the Palestine Hotel in response to sniper fire from various floors. It is not clear if the explosion was the result of the U.S. response." Comments to this: a) the hotel was across the river from (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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