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July 15, 2005
Close call, cool head and a job well done. . .
The Army times reports the story of Pfc. Stephen Tschiderer in Iraq. Private Tschiderer was shot in the chest by an enemy sniper.
Tschiderer's body armor stopped the bullet and allowed him to recover quickly, locate the sniper's position, and apprehend the sniper who had fired upon him.
The enemy sniper was wounded in the engagement and Tschiderer actually wound up rendering first aid to the man who only moments before had tried to kill him.
H/T to SondraK for first pointing me at the video.
Michelle Malkin has it to, so there's hope this will hit the MSM.
UPDATE: It appears that the snipers overhead in the video are speaking Dutch. I've asked a Dutch speaker that I know for a translation, as soon as I get a translation from a trusted source, I'll post it.
2ND UPDATE: Gannett has stopped serving the video apparently. So I've updated the link and will serve it myself as long as I can do so with my limited bandwidth. Please right-click and "Save As. . " if you would like to distribute it outside my blog.
3RD UPDATE: I asked for translation from a Dutch speaker that I trust and got it. There are two voices on the tape:
1> Allah Akbah (not dutch)
1> Allah Akbah
1> Allah Akbah
2> Heb'we 'em? (Hebben we hem?) (transl: Did we get him)
1> Allah Akbah
2> Heb'we 'em geraakt? (Hebben we hem geraakt?) (transl: Did we hit him?)
1> Allah Akbah
2> Heb'we 'em geraakt? (Hebben we hem geraakt?) (transl: Did we hit him?)
1> Ja (transl: yes)
Now I'm not going to get into the speculation game much, but this seems to be great evidence that we're not fighting the Iraqis over there, but rather helping them oust "foreign fighters" from their midst who have come to the call of jihad. Trey Jackson points out that these guys aren't fighting for a free Iraq.
WHEN IS THIS GOING TO HIT THE MSM?????? It's a damn near a crime that this hasn't led ever major newscast.
--Jason
Posted by JasonColeman at July 15, 2005 7:11 PM
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Comments
Amazing. Thanks for posting this, I somehow doubt I'd have seen it otherwise.
Posted by: Kyle at July 16, 2005 2:39 PM
Neat story.
I've finally responded, been away for awhile. I think we're finally in agreement.
Posted by: William at July 18, 2005 12:07 AM
