| DBear |
04-19-2004 12:33 AM |
From The Houston Chronicle
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Associated Press
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 so far.
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's blaring progressively more irritating tunes in an attempt to end a standoff with armed members of the Branch Davidian cult in Waco 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. The only development Friday was the military agreeing to reposition troops to give residents better access to the city's hospital.
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