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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: FaultLine who wrote (129182)4/14/2004 3:50:31 AM
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Many believe insurgents indiscriminately killing civilians and blaming Americans.

Do insurgents have access to missiles?

BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 13 — The memories were so raw that the boy's words tumbled out of his mouth on Tuesday, a day after he survived an American attack that destroyed his house outside Falluja.

"The house shuddered," said Haider Abdel-Wahab, a 6-year-old taken to a Baghdad hospital after being dug out of the rubble. "The room turned red."

His father died of a bullet wound to the head and his mother was shot and killed while hanging laundry, he said. After that, he said, a "missile fell on us." His brothers were crushed, but he said he was dug out by neighbors using shovels.


War Reports From Civilians Stir Up Iraqis Against U.S.
By Christine Hauser
NYT April 14, 2004
nytimes.com
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