Iraqi "wedding" party...
There seems to be more to this story than meets the eye...
Kim DuToit points to a link from the
USA Defense Department who reports on some of the items found at the site of the purported "wedding" party (you know, the one held at 3:00am - blogged about it
here and
here).
From the DOD news article:
bq. "Contrary to media reports, there was no wedding tent and no nuptial tent in the area," Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy operations director for Multinational Force Iraq said during a Baghdad news conference.
bq. "To the allegation that there was a wedding going on, there was no evidence of a wedding," Kimmitt reiterated. "There were no decorations, no musical instruments found, no large quantities of food or leftover servings one would expect from a wedding celebration and no gifts.
bq. "The men were almost all military-aged, no family elders that one would expect to see at an event of this type," he said.
bq. To help substantiate his comments, the general showed reporters slides of items found at the site, which included a significant number of weapons, battery packs used to power improvised explosive devices and a host of other non-wedding-related items.
bq. "What was interesting is that the building seemed to be somewhat of a dormitory," Kimmitt pointed out. "There were more than 300 sets of bedding gear in it and about 100 sets of prepackaged clothing. It's suspected that when foreign fighters come in from other countries they change their clothes into typical Iraqi clothing sets.
bq. "We also found a significant number of identity cards, ID-making machines, the capability to make exit visas for Iraq and a couple of passports," the general noted. "And we found a waist-high medical table for examination and treatment."
Say what you may about the US Military, they hold themselves accountable - if they put on their website that they have the photos and documentation, they do...
Also,
Kim's website is worth checking out -- it's one of those that I visit regularly.
His Wife (Connie) writes very well too -- her
site is here
Posted by DaveH at May 23, 2004 11:38 PM