Iraq: 11 HIGH LEVEL ANSAR AL SUNNA TERRORISTS CAPTURED

In one week's time, Coalition Forces captured 11 suspected senior-level terrorists of Ansar al Sunna during a series of raids in north-central Iraq during mid-November.

During the raids, Coalition Forces captured the terrorist emirs of Iraq, Ramadi, Baqubah, Tikrit, al Qa’im, Bayji and Baghdad. They also captured two terrorist facilitators, a courier, an explosives expert and a financier.

The detention of these terrorists delivers a serious blow to the AAS network that is responsible for improvised explosive device attacks and suicide attacks and on Iraqi government, Coalition Forces and Iraqi civilians. The AAS network is also responsible for multiple kidnappings, small arms attacks and other crimes in the central and northern part of Iraq.

AAS is considered by some to be a leading terror organization in Iraq as al-Qaida’s leadership continues to crumble and it loses its ability to function due to Iraqi and Coalition Forces systematic dismantling efforts.

Although some AAS senior leadership allegedly hide in Iran, they continually plan attacks to disrupt Iraqi reconstruction efforts. This allows the AAS leadership to attempt to disrupt Iraqi reconstruction progress using their followers, while keeping the leadership out of harms way.

The Iraqi people deserve to live in country free from terror. Coalition and Iraqi Forces will continue to disrupt terrorist networks by killing and capturing terrorists, intercepting and destroying VBIEDs and suicide vests and continuously degrading terror cells operating within Iraq.
(Above taken from Press Release #A061129b by Multi-National Force-Iraq – Combined Press Information Center)

Photo for the Day - November 30, 2006

Patrol Sulihiyah
Iraqi army Capt. Tamal Slaar Ahmeed, platoon leader for the 2nd Platoon, 2nd Company, 4th Battalion, 4th Iraqi Army Division, hands a child a storybook during a joint patrol in Sulihiyah, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua R. Ford
Courtesy of DoD

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

No. 1216-06 November 30, 2006
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Nov. 28 in Logar, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Michael A. Shank, 31 of Bonham, Texas.
Spc. Jeffrey G. Roberson, 22, of Phelan, Calif.

For further information related to this release the media can contact the 21st Theater Support Command Public Affairs Office at 011-49-631-413-8184.

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 1215-06November 30, 2006
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Jeannette T. Dunn, 44, of Bronx, N.Y., died Nov. 26 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related injury. She was assigned to the 15th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas The incident is under investigation.
For further information related to this release the media can contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993.

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 1214-06 November 30, 2006
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Christopher E. Mason, 32, of Mobile, Ala., died Nov. 28 in Bayji, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire while on patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
For further information related to this release the media can contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at (910) 907-1946.

AubreyJ.org - I'm Back on Blogger

Yep, I'm back on BBlogger!!!

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And No Sir... The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence.

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I had to fire GoDaddy... Their Blog Program and Service on my Blog were very... very disappointing. Not to mention an unjustified Billing I couldn't live with.

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I was charged for way more traffic than I ever use and got not much more than a "sorry" when I asked about it. Closed everything I had with GoDaddy down... but kept my Domain Names. Got to keep them with GoDaddy... at least for now.

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Anyway... I'm back at this site and I will keep on doing what I do... Supporting my Party... supporting the troops and supporting my President and the fight on the War on Terror.

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Thanks for putting up with me!

Your friend...

AubreyJ.........

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.If you don't mind - Bookmark/Change Out old link to:

http:www.aubreyj.org

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Note: Sorry... but all my post at my GoDaddy Blog have been lost forever.

*This post will stay on top today - Scroll for newer post below*

Air Force Pilot Identified - Officially listed as "duty status: whereabouts unknown."

Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Defense officials have identified the pilot of an Air Force F-16C that crashed outside Baghdad Nov. 27 as Maj. Troy L. Gilbert.

Gilbert is assigned to the 309th Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and deployed to the 332nd Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Force Base, Iraq.

He is officially listed as "duty status: whereabouts unknown."
An investigation is ongoing.
(Taken from Press Release from DoD - American Forces Press Service - Multinational Corps Iraq)

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 1211-06 November 29, 2006
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of one soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
1st Lt. Benjamin D. Keating, 27, of Shapleigh, Maine, died Nov. 26 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle turned over. Keating was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Target Acquisition), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. The incident is under investigation.For further information related to this release the media can contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at (315) 772-5461.

Bush, Maliki Put Off Meeting Until Thursday

The White House announced today that President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will be putting off their meeting until tomorrow, (Thursday, November 30th.)

WRAL.com has this report. It goes in part as follows... Iraqi lawmakers and cabinet ministers loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr suspended their participation in the parliament and government in protest over al-Maliki's summit with Bush.
Read the story in full at link below:
U.S.-Iraq Summit Put Off Until Thursday

Another Example of the MSM Trying To Make the News, Not Report It

Curt, over at Flopping Aces... has done some great... GREAT REPORTING on the facts of how a bogus Iraqi Police Officer has been supplying quotes to the AP.

Curt writes in part... So the AP prints a report in which “police” are quoted as saying the US fired on the civilians but the Iraqi police reported NO coalition involvement to the MoI.

Gang... This is a long read... but very much worth the time.
Click it out at the two links below:
Getting The News From The Enemy, Update
Getting The News From The Enemy, Update II

Thanks to Little Green Footballs and to Michelle Malkin for bringing Curt’s great reporting to our attention.
AubreyJ.........

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