Troops Blast Music in Siege of Fallujah

[ASUmusicMAN]

CRAZY story...our guys don't F around...sheeesh

Troops Blast Music in Siege of Fallujah

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By JASON KEYSER, Associated Press Writer

FALLUJAH, Iraq - In Fallujah's darkened, empty streets, U.S. troops blast AC/DC's "Hell's Bells" and other rock music full volume from a huge speaker, hoping to grate on the nerves of this Sunni Muslim city's gunmen and give a laugh to Marines along the front line.

Unable to advance farther into the city, an Army psychological operations team hopes a mix of heavy metal and insults shouted in Arabic ? including, "You shoot like a goat herder" ? will draw gunmen to step forward and attack. But no luck Thursday night.

The loud music recalls the Army's use of rap and rock to help flush out Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega after the December 1989 invasion on his country, and the FBI (news - web sites)'s blaring progressively more irritating tunes in an attempt to end a standoff with armed members of the Branch Davidian cult in Waco, Texas in 1993.

The Marines' psychological operations came as U.S. negotiators were pressing Fallujah representatives to get gunmen in the city to abide by a cease-fire.

Six days after negotiations halted a U.S. offensive against insurgents in the city, the Marines continue carving out front line positions and hope for orders to push forward. Many are questioning the value of truce talks with an enemy who continues to launch attacks.

"These guys don't have a centralized leader; they're just here to fight. I don't see what negotiations are going to do," said Capt. Shannon Johnson, a company commander for the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. Word of truce talks last week forced his battalion to halt its plunge into the northeast section of the city just hours after arriving to back up other Marines.

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[Shawn]

Hell's Bells. I can't make up my mind if that's funny or just reinforcing stereotypes.

[ASUmusicMAN]

Hell's Bells. I can't make up my mind if that's funny or just reinforcing stereotypes.

Oh thats sooo bad

[MxRob]

They should play some speed metal like Slayer or Pantera and really piss off the neighbors, I dont think Hells Bells is gonna do it.lol

Unable to advance farther into the city, an Army psychological operations team hopes a mix of heavy metal and insults shouted in Arabic — including, "You shoot like a goat herder" — will draw gunmen to step forward and attack. But no luck Thursday night. :gigglin:

Edited April 17, 2004 by MxRob

[ASUmusicMAN]

My roommate is in ROTC so he knows lots peeps in the army and he said when some infantry division rolled off on the initial attack (for the life of me I can't remember which division), they blarred Drowing Pool's "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor" through all of their radios

[Ken]

Maybe they should play some spice girls.

Kind of like a change-up, in baseball.

I bet they'd get really befused and confuddled by that.

[Bombardier]

They should blast some Slim Whittman music.

No wait, that only kills aliens in Mars Attacks![/b]

Some blaring Metallica or Dr. Dre crap would have the enemy in tears begging the US to shut it off!