Still working on zeno's book, but this is passed along from former CIA office Larry C. Johnson:
"It Was Not An Ambush
by Larry C Johnson
If we are going to understand anything about the war underway in Iraq we have got to get the terminology right. The news media--CNN in particular--continue to call last week's attack on small U.S. Army outpost in the Mahmoudiyah area (wihch is south of Baghdad) an "ambush". This was not an ambush.
An ambush is defined as:
1. The act of lying in wait to attack by surprise.2. A sudden attack made from ... more »
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