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...there were a lot of men arrested. Also, if they were normal people?and not fasting or on drugs, as I suspect many of them were?they would probably not have died." The men were taken to the military base at Pattani 150 km away. By the time the convoy arrived about six hours later, 78 of the men in the trucks had suffocated to death...
...military's initial report on the incident stated that the soldiers "raised some valid concerns" about the convoy mission. The commanding general ordered an inspection of the vehicles as well as an investigation to determine whether any of the soldiers violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Meanwhile, a coalition-forces spokesman denied families' claims that the reservists were being detained. Says Lieut. Colonel Steven Boylan: "Things are getting a little out of control and have been exaggerated a little bit." --By Julie Rawe. With reporting by Christopher Allbritton, Alice Jackson Baughn and Constance E. Richards
...Ryan steers through the smoke, red tracers streak through the air and bounce along the ground. RPGs fly from both sides of the road, and AK-47 fire crackles. Rapicault's gunner returns fire with the mounted .50-cal. machine gun; his counterparts in other vehicles do likewise. The convoy U-turns en masse, back to Michigan, then back to sanctuary in the government center. No one is injured. One humvee has a flat tire, and another has been hit with two RPGS, which were deflected by the armor. A Marine says his crew saw an RPG team running down...
...machine gun moving in from the west. From above comes a deep rumbling sound. "Basher took it out," says a radio operator in Chontosh's carrier. Insurgents seen trying to set up a mortar position are killed with a TOW missile fired by another company. Around midnight, as the convoy approaches the factory, the Americans take gunfire from the upper floors and off both flanks. The shooters are immediately silenced by tank shells and heavy machine guns. India Company grunts dismount and move through the factory and surrounding buildings. There are no further exchanges...
Bush and Kerry: why the race is so close; mutiny on the convoy; Arnold vs. the girly states; Senator Dayton runs for cover...