Iraqis killed in anti-US protest

Post #99,220 by bluke 4/29/03 7:29:52 AM 4/29/03 7:38:57 AM Reply	Iraqis killed in anti-US protest [link\|http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2984663.stm\|Iraqis killed in anti-US protest] "At least 13 Iraqis are reported to have been killed in the town of Falluja when US forces opened fire on demonstrators on Monday night. ... A US spokesman said soldiers started shooting after people in the crowd fired on them - but Iraqi witnesses said the protesters were unarmed." [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Iraq-Shooting.html\|Another account] "Dr. Ahmed Ghanim al-Ali, director of Fallujah General Hospital, said there were 13 dead, including three boys under 11 years old. He said his medical crews were shot at when they went to retrieve the injured, which he said numbered 75 people. ... Bray said there were infiltrators in the crowd, including some who were armed and on nearby rooftops. "Which kind of schoolboys carry AK-47s?" Bray said. ... Outside the school Tuesday afternoon, people chanted for U.S. forces to leave Iraq. "Go, go USA!" they said in Arabic, adding some English at the end: "Go away!" Thousands of distraught people were attending funerals for the victims Tuesday" Does this sound familiar? Just substitute Palestinians for Iraqis and this could be an incident in the West Bank and Gaza. The Iraqis are ven using the same cowardly tactics of exploiting children. Where is the US State Department spokesman deploring the death of civilians and calling on the military to exercise more care and to ease up on civilians? Where is the call for a UN investigation of the "massacre"? Edited by bluke April 29, 2003, 07:38:57 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #99,223 by marlowe 4/29/03 8:26:08 AM Reply	To narrow down the suspects... first we must ask which factions would stoop to using schoolchildren as human shields. Actually, that doesn't narrow it down much in this part of the world. Say, how common is it to have a protest demonstration at night? That's a time for demonstrations, but not the peaceful political kind. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Victory was the answer - to a great many problems. When the facts speak for themselves, only a fool insists on having a debate. The future is leaving the station, the US is at the throttle, and the Left isn't on board. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfire...arlowe/index.html]
Post #99,231 by rcareaga 4/29/03 8:59:23 AM Reply	Marlowe's Magic Formula "America...Can Do No Wrong" Rinse and repeat until the bloodstains are washed away. cordially, "Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist."
Post #99,402 by bluke 4/30/03 5:58:11 AM Reply	U.S. Troops Fire on Iraqi Protesters Again [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Iraq-Shooting.html\|U.S. Troops Fire on Iraqi Protesters Again] "U.S. troops opened fire on anti-American demonstrators for the second time this week as Iraqis marched Wednesday to protest the previous shooting. The local hospital said one person was killed and at least 16 others wounded. ... Protesters started throwing rocks and shoes at the compound and troops opened fire about 10:30 a.m., scattering the demonstrators. Protesters then returned to pick up the wounded." Firing at rock throwers?
Post #99,483 by altmann 4/30/03 1:34:08 PM Reply	We trained with the best! -- Chris Altmann

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