December 19, 2003
Well, Sometimes I'm Right

About two weeks ago on this very site we speculated about the significance of the ambushes that made up what is now known as the battle of Samarra:

Let's for the moment posit that this whole thing wasn't some massive, extremely clever setup. This means the CPA has been penetrated, and probably pretty deeply. Convoys filled with currency don't have swinging yellow "Billions On Board" signs attached to them. Someone dropped a dime on this one.
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They've got leaks, serious ones, and need to find them.

And now, we have this:

Among the documents found in Saddam's briefcase when he was captured last weekend was a list of names of Iraqis who have been working with the United States — either in the Iraqi security forces or the Coalition Provisional Authority — and are feeding information to the insurgents, a U.S. official told ABCNEWS.

Of course, even a broken clock is right twice a day, so I'm not crowing too much.

Posted by scott at December 19, 2003 07:25 AM

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That's funny, because at the time I figured the exact opposite about Samarra: that we had intentionally leaked the info about the currency transfer in order to lure the Ba'athists into ambushing a prepared, forewarned, and heavily armed convoy and rack up a bodycount. Tanks and AH-64s were on hand for that little dust up, so the idea made some sense.

Posted by: J. Wilde on December 19, 2003 07:34 PM

Yeah, that's one angle I considered. But this is the army. You know, the ones who pay $500 for a toilet seat? They're great at what they do, don't get me wrong, but subtlety is not a requirement in their line of work.

Posted by: scott on December 19, 2003 08:21 PM
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