Hmmmm?

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Do you think they were going to blame the deaths on U.S. forces?

MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Five people were injured Sunday when a convoy of vehicles with 25 Russian diplomats and journalists trying to flee Iraq was attacked as it headed for the Syrian border, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/04/06/sprj.irq.russian.convoy.attacked/index.html

 

[Gonz]

US has already said we're not responsible, "not even our secret black forces" were in the area.

 

[Professur]

US is already denying it.

 

[A.B.Normal]

I know, the article contains a statement that Russia knows it wasn't US forces.If they had been killed and the bodies disposed of though .Was it the Iraqis intent to do this and blame the U.S. thereby bringing the Russians into the Fray ??

 

[Gonz]

or somebody deciding to fire at anything that moves. With the Russian nuclear sub on it's way, your question is a distinct possibility.

 

[Ardsgaine]

Holy shit! I'm glad they were only injured and not killed.

Do you think they were going to blame the deaths on U.S. forces?

I doubt they even knew who they were shooting at. I think that if the Iraqi government were plotting something like that, they would've put some heavier fire power into the ambush to make sure there were no survivors. The fact that only five people were slightly injured makes me think that it was small arms fire from poorly trained militia forces who thought they were firing on an American convoy.