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Mission 4 - News Coverage
Samarra Bank Heist, Part 1

Firsthand account of the incident
iAfrica.com	Staff sergeant: Samarra battle was 'extremely scary'
Event Reporting
CNN.com	S. Details of Iraq convoy attack emerge
CNN.com	US, Iraqi police dispute death toll in ambushes
defenselink.mil	4th ID Follows up Big Catch with Operation in Samarra
Daily Record (UK)	46 Iraqi gunmen killed as America hits back
The Guardian (UK)	Troops kill 46 in Iraq as violence spreads
China View	US forces kill 46 attackers in Iraq
Times Argus	Firefight leaves 46 Iraqis dead
CNN.com	Ambushers killed in battles with U.S. forces
BBC	Big Iraq ambush 'was bank heist'
news.com.au	46 Iraqis dead in US counter-attack
Washington Post	Battle Reveals New Iraqi Tactics
Official after action reports
defenselink.mil	Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing
Opinions and Editorials from newspapers and TV
Pro	Fighting a Culture of Gangsterism
Pro	Casualty balance sheet
Con	Iraqi Resistance Report: The Battle of Samarra
Con	Samarra massacre could lead US to failure or success
Con	True Story of the Battle of Samarra
Con	Spare the Rod, Save the Nation
Con	Samarra Massacre Will Haunt U.S. in Iraq
"Grassroots" websites
	International Action Center
	SNAFU (Support Network for an Armed Forces Union)
	A.N.S.W.E.R (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)