Make Bombs, Not Lollipops
The workers fled as the military closed in
U.S.-Iraqi Forces Raid Lollipop Factory
Jun 12 05:17 PM US/Eastern
By KIM GAMEL
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi forces on Tuesday raided a lollipop factory being used to make bombs, finding boxes of explosives and two tons of fertilizer in the basement of the facility in northern Iraq, an Iraqi officer said.
The entry room to the al-Arij factory was booby-trapped and the building was empty because the workers fled after apparently being tipped off to the raid, according to the officer, army commander Brig. Gen. Nour al-Din Hussein. He said an anti-aircraft gun was hidden on the roof.
Hussein, commander of Iraq’s 4th Brigade, said the Christian owner of the lollipop factory was killed three years ago. He said the facility was currently rented to people whom police refused to identify for security reasons.
The troops, who found candy boxes filled with explosives, oxygen cylinders and two tons of fertilizer in the basement, spent three hours destroying the payload in controlled blasts in an industrial area of Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad. Bodies are often found in the area, located in the city’s eastern section.
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You want “Baby Milk” with that?
June 12th, 2007 at 2:25 pmPat, forgive me if I am not allowed to link to other websites but I think you and the people here should see some of these videos if you have not already. It’s a thread from militaryphotos …
“Captured Terrorist Interrogation videos”
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=114050
June 12th, 2007 at 2:26 pm[…] Niiiice…. Hussein, commander of Iraq’s 4th Brigade, said the Christian owner of the lollipop factory was killed three years ago. He said the facility was currently rented to people whom police refused to identify for security reasons. […]
June 12th, 2007 at 3:16 pmHmm… is this how Saddam’s WMD are being hidden from us?
June 12th, 2007 at 9:14 pmCathy, good thought, maybe we should start excavating children’s playgrounds. Wouldn’t put if past them.
June 13th, 2007 at 2:34 amThose terrorist interrogation videos were revealing. It seems Syria is playing a huge role in the insurgency in Iraq. Maybe that’s where the WMD’s are.
Good post Joshua.
June 13th, 2007 at 11:26 am