Tim Blair

THERE'S a reason why they're

THERE'S a reason why they're called irregular forces. CNN reports:

Irregular Iraqi forces, some wearing women's clothing, ambushed a U.S. Marine platoon of light-armored vehicles Monday in the central Iraqi city of Ab Diwaniyah, but the U.S. unit escaped without casualties, Marines in the firefight said.

(Thanks to Planet Mongo.)

Posted by Tim Blair at April 9, 2003 12:05 AM