18 injured in helicopter landing in Iraq

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine helicopter carrying 21 people made a hard landing in Anbar Province on Monday, injuring 18, the military said.

Hostile action did not appear to be the cause of the problem suffered by the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter while conducting a routine passenger and cargo flight at noon, it said.

Eighteen people were injured, including nine who were treated and returned to duty, the U.S. command said in a brief statement.

link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_helicopter_down

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[rocktivity]

2. All we can do is hope that they're telling the truth about the hostile action

I'm still trying to keep a straight face about the military's referral to a copter making an "emergency landing on a lake."

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rocknation

[maddezmom]

3. I highly doubt they are telling the truth

a couple of links about this area:
http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-33/1165844102274190.xml&coll=6

How Local Papers Reported Latest Deaths in Iraq
http://editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003495372&imw=Y

http://asia.news.yahoo.com/061208/ap/d8lsjoag1.html

[Robbien]

4. Out of 18, nine returned to duty, does that mean the other nine

were hurt so bad they were incapable of returning to duty?

What horrible reporting all this is.

[TheWraith]

5. It may have simply meant that they were relieved for a day or two due to sprains, concussions, etc.

However, there's no real way to be sure.