Alert: 10,000 Troops Storm Diyala

June 18th, 2007 Posted By Pat Dollard.

The crime here is, this was all predicted on this website since mid-April, but not in the MSM. They gave us only body counts without context, instead of the narrative of the campaign that was leading to this final showdown with Al Qaeda in Diyala. See the links in the opening sentence of the post below to see how long I’ve been laying this out. Mid April. As exploding bridges and other horrific acts of violence ripped Baghdad and its environs, we knew that they were the violent, desperate acts of the cornered Al Qaeda beast. But the MSM and Congress wanted you to believe they were all just signs of more of the same, of hopelesness, instead of the darkly ironic signs of true hope that they were. This is a dark, shameful age in America.

AP News Alert

Jun 19 02:13 AM US/Eastern

BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military says about 10,000 American troops have launched an offensive against al-Qaida in Iraq in Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad. The assault, dubbed “Operation Arrowhead Ripper,” took place in Baqouba, the capital of Diyala province, and involved air assaults under the cover of darkness, the military said in a statement. The operation was still in its opening stages, it said. On Monday, military officials said U.S. and Iraqi forces had launched attacks on Baghdad’s northern and southern flanks to clear out Sunni insurgents, al-Qaida fighters and Shiite militiamen who had fled the capital and Anbar during a four-month-old security operation.


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40 Responses

  1. John Cunningham

    I love the names they give these operations. I’d love to have that job, but, on second thought there’d be a lot of (expletive deleted) spaces no one would know what I was talking about. I don’t even know what I’m talking about. What am I doing up in the middle of the night?

  2. TJ

    time for Allah to go on vacation! club gitmo is full. :lol:

  3. David M.

    Thanks Pat, This is great news.
    Yesterday I heard that the Brits were in a major battle
    south of Baghdad, killing/capturing about 130 terrorists and
    destroying a major Iranian cell bringing in EFPs.
    I monitored British news broadcasts on TV yesterday.
    Did they say a word about it?
    No.
    I’m American - my British wife asked me, “Why don’t our soldiers
    ever get any mention or credit?”
    I said “Because they’re winning”.
    Their media, our media, are disgusting.

  4. Janica

    Yep, get some sleep…you can be the tagman here, ‘kay? Pat, love reading this loveitloveitloveit….God go with them. My heart is.
    j

  5. Michael

    Pat,

    Once again, you have given us the straight scoop, and have also reinforced the ignorance and anti-American bias of the MSM. Thank you for all that you do, and please keep up the good work. Also, please thank all the troops for me…God bless them. On a side note, I recently received my t-shirt, and it is sweet!

  6. Steve in NC

    at 700 am est time fox & friends covered this story for about 6 seconds! but a lady got hit with a fish last year that got 2 blocks of time!

    assholes

  7. Steve in NC

    a little off topic :
    Interesting article about the growing iranian influence in South and Central America.

    http://online.wsj.com/public/page/8_0004.html?bcpid=86195573&bclid=212338097&bctid=1024450240

  8. JammieWearingFool

    U.S. Forces Storm Diyala…

    If you want any real idea of what’s going on in Iraq, forget the lame drive-by media and go directly to Pat Dollard, in particular here and here….

  9. Sandy K.

    God Bless our highly trained and skilled warriors! (The mainstream media always has taken the other side in their reporting on this war.) Many things will come to light in time once our forces and the Iraqi forces have routed al Qaeda. MSN, New York Slimes, and others will have to eat their words. Thank you for this Pat!

  10. John in PA

    I don’t have time to do it myself - its a large undertaking to portray say - a December to now comparison. It would be powerful to have a two column table with a “short blurb” comparison btwn MSM & Pat’s reporting here. a short blurb that includes two elements - the headline and the story’s essence. To have these side by side using say NBC??

    What a picture that would be!

  11. freevolition

    It’s about time they set loose the dogs of war and let them get the job done.

  12. WarBicycle

    Show no mercy, wipe them off the face of the earth.

  13. SSGDUKE54

    :wink: I am very glad they are now on the offensive to take out the Insurgents and Al Qaeda. My only gripe is that they should have done this years ago! The best defense is a good offense!

  14. RENO

    Well said SSGDUKE54, best defense IS (hey, how do you guys post in italics? oh probably paste from Word huh. well whatever) a good offense.

    I always like to say “It is hard to piss in my gas tank if your house is burning down.” Nothing like good neighbor relations. Fortunately my neighbors and I get along.

    Strike first, strike hard, no mercy, Sir! :twisted:

  15. bd

    Pat, my thanks again for the REAL news, and not the MSM LIES…

    Finally, offense, offense, offense!!! Never let up on these monsters. Our enemy is a bunch of beheading, child targeting, women raping monsters, all in the name of allah.

    F allah!! F that pig F’ing mohamed, and all the spawns of satan he’s created! I know we need prisoners for intelligence gathering purposes, but I know I wouldn’t be averse to take no prisoners style campaigning. If they won’t respect POW rules, them let them live without it.

    It makes my heart fill up when I see the good ‘ole US Army and Marines in action against blood thirsty tyrannies.

    I encourage you all to email the MSM’s various communist mouthpiece’s as to why they won’t show the context of battle. The BBC just had an internal report done that show’s what they are, a liberal trash rag. Why can’t the NY times do the same? The War, the Duke Lacrosse boys, everything.

    Pat, you do such a real service to us all here and the boys overseas. I’d like to thank you once again for your bravery in leaving your very comfortable life, to brave enemy fire so the truth comes out about the war. In such a place as Hollywood, how you rose above yourself to be something and do something so good for us all here in the U.S. and by extension the rest of the world, you should get a Medal of Freedom. I wish I could shake your hand and buy you a beer! :beer:

    For all of us here, we need to talk more with everybody we know about the War and the communist insurgency at home. Plain, honest to goodness talk. Don’t sound much, but people need to know. Give out Pat’s website. And don’t back down from our value’s and belief’s. Ever.

    In the larger picture of things, it also does my heart good to see so many military and ex-military guys (and girls?) on this site. All of you, us, spread the word and Pat’s site. Anything and everything helps. Cause I sure don’t want to live in a communist or sharia law society.

    It’s a good day my fellow Americans!

  16. Scotty

    Shit, they knew it was coming, like you said they are smarter than we take them for, the fact its posted on sites likes this doesnt affect anything, America, when on a full out assault, on not just patrolling can waste these guys… It would be different if the enemy was informed about top secret operations, but this isnt anything like that..

  17. Ralph in NC

    God Bless the best fighting men on the planet! That they are fighting for us makes me feel so fortunate to be an American. I love this site Pat. Your efforts are invaluable and most appreciated.

  18. Scotty

    Apologize for the above post, it is posted in the wrong area by mistake, can be deleted by a mod.

  19. HJ in VA

    Pat, you are truely a blessing for many. Your web site is so refreshing. Thank you again for telling it like it really is :smile:

  20. House 6

    I can’t begin to tell you how good it feels to start the day off knowing it’s the last day on earth for some really evil people.

    Thanks, Pat, for your tireless efforts to inform and educate those of us begging for the truth.

  21. Lamplighter

    I am so happy we are finally on the offensive. All thoughts and prayers are with our troops. :smile:
    The MSM is reporting only the bare minimum–they are invested in defeat and in electing a Dem. as president. Defeat is essential to a Dem winning in ‘08.

  22. Wendy

    I am so glad we are finally moving against Iran even if it is in Iraq. I am increasingly becoming more concerned with Russia’s involvement with the Middle East. I think we should all start keeping an eye on that developing situation esp. now that Russia has sold Syria fighter planes as well as supporting Iran’s desire for a nuclear program. I have read a book; Epicenter: Why Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future: Book: by Joel C. Rosenberg.
    This has very scary predictions, which seem to be happening. I just hope we can stop the evil that is in the Middle East before it is too late. I hope our politicians and MSM wake up soon.

  23. Jewish Odysseus

    I sure hope this means that “catch & release” is FINISHED.

    ‘Course, I have nothing against releasing a room-temp body to the next of kin. And it’s hard to “catch” ‘em when they’re in 50 pieces… :twisted:

    TAKE NO PRISONERS. WE ARE FIGHTIN ON GOD’S SIDE, AGAINST THE FORCES OF SATAN.

    AND REMEMBER FOUTY, JIMENEZ & ANZACK. :mad:

  24. John Cunningham

    Steve in NC, if Ortega’s going to act up again we’ll send Oliver North after him, again.

  25. FTL

    I’m w/ ya J.O. —>
    (Catch & Release is for fishing & when there’s a species worth saving)

    “…I have nothing against releasing a room-temp body to the next of kin. And it’s hard to “catch” ‘em when they’re in 50 pieces”

    Furthermore, I have zero problems w/ mix & match body parts either.
    :razz:

  26. RonF

    Reno:

    To post in Italics, it’ll probably work if you put [i] just before where you want them to start and [/i] just after; except, and very important, use the angle brackets that are shift-comma and shift-period instead of square brackets. I’d have used them in my example, but they wouldn’t have printed.

    If this is in italics, then I’m right.

    And if so, then using “b” instead of “i” will give you bold print.

  27. RonF

    I have been reading a book on the Civil War. The author presents the idea that the Union was busy losing the war for quite some time until it got commanders that decided to fight for keeps and use the available resources to their fullest extent.

    Of course, that meant more people died, on both sides. But that’s what won the war.

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  29. C

    TJ said
    “time for Allah to go on vacation! club gitmo is full.”

    And in worse news, the Prophet hisself declared back in 630AD or thereabouts that Paradise only holds 77,000…

    oh well
    PIF

  30. Oldroyd

    Thanks for the truth Pat!
    J.O. & B.D. you guys kick ass!
    I just hope our troops aint reined in till they lay waste
    to the whole nest. It’s like termites.
    kill kill kill kill KILLLLLLL!!!!

  31. bd

    Unfortunately Oldroyd, that’s what this has come down to… because you can’t negotiate with these animals. They don’t care what happens, even to themselves. It’s their way or death to all. How do you negotiate with that? Only one choice remains, and that’s War. And thanks for the complement.

  32. C-Low

    Never fear the Media has been “balancing” this news and staying on thier agenda meme with the fact all is for nawt since AQ the all mighty undefeatable super enemy was able to kill 20 or so women and children randomly on the street today in a car bomb attack.

    The media running unchallenged along with the LLL’s is outright criminal neglegence for the leadership Bush sepcifically. Damm we need a leader that is not scared to let his balls swing and take the Domestic enemies head on.

  33. just posting

    Operation shit down their throat

  34. Duncan Winn

    I hope the rules of engagement are such that none of those $(#&((*# get away! When the MMM does finely get around to reporting on it, the only news will be the increased American deaths that can be expected in such an offensive. They can make the greatest victory seem like a defeat.

  35. Steve_Montana

    Quote from Michael Yon’s website:

    Whereas we failed with the restoration of services and government, AQ has raped too many women and boys in Anbar Province, and cut-off too many heads everywhere else for anyone here to believe their claims of moral superiority. And they don’t even try to get the power going or keep the markets open or build schools, playgrounds and clinics for the children. In addition to destroying all of these resources, and murdering the Iraqis who work at or patronize them, AQ attacks people in mosques and churches, too. Thus, to those listening into the wind, an otherwise imperceptible tang in the atmosphere signals the time for change is at hand.

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  37. Sta's Peterson

    The terrorsits are losing the Iraqi war in every province except NYC, Hollywood, and the Capitol where they have total control.

  38. For country and glory

    Hopefully this is the beginning of the end. Al qaeda are running like little skinny bitches.

  39. Brian H

    // C
    … the Prophet hisself declared back in 630AD or thereabouts that Paradise only holds 77,000…

    oh well//

    Jeez! That’s barely more than half the 144K slots the (10s of millions of) JWs and Mormies and 7DAs are competing for! Kind of the flip side of http://chickenmafia.com/pictures/muhammad.jpg !!

  40. Brian H

    The Coalition & ISF troops should show ultimate respect for the AQ by encouraging and helping them to choose Death Before Dishonor (capture).

    Even if Mohammed has run out of virgins.
    http://chickenmafia.com/pictures/muhammad.jpg

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