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Politics : Stop the War! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (3670)	3/27/2003 8:01:46 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21614

The article didn't say anything about casualties Would it not be mentioned if there were indeed casualties? Wounded? Nothing? Don't you think that is a little strange if Iraqis really shot at a queue of civilians??? Re. the marketplace in Baghdad, it actually isn't known whether that was ours or an Iraqi SAM falling back. Are you in denial? Your army is not saying "It was definitely not us", just that they "cannot confirm", and "don't know". Very convincing, indeed. Read below for the exact comments: abc.net.au US 'knows nothing' of Baghdad market strike The United States has sidestepped a report that an errant US missile killed at least 15 people in Baghdad, but says its invasion of Iraq is on schedule. Brigadier General Vincent Brooks told a briefing at US Central Command's forward headquarters in Qatar he could not confirm reports that the United States had bombed a residential neighbourhood in the Iraqi capital, spurring anger in the streets. Television reports of the attack showed a shattered apartment building and the dead and wounded in a rubble-strewn street crowded with agitated, shouting Iraqis. Reuters correspondents at the scene said they counted at least 15 bodies, many burned or dismembered. A pregnant woman was among the dead. Some of the bodies lay in the smouldering wreckage of mangled cars. Iraq's government accused the US of bombing the neighbourhood, but General Brooks says it is too early to say. "We don't have a report that corroborates it, so I can't confirm it," he said. "We don't know that they were ours. We can't say that we had anything to do with that." The general was pressed by reporters who reminded him that he opened the briefing with videos touting the precision of US and British bombs and missiles. He acknowledged that "mistakes can occur," but insisted that he did not yet have enough information to comment. -------------------------------------- Oh and take a look at these as well: The US Defence Department has denied that they targeted a Baghdad market where Iraq says 14 civilians were killed, but the Pentagon has left open the possibility that an errant US bomb or missile did land there. itv.com US refuses to admit it fired deadly missile In a later statement, US Central Command then seemed to confirm that the market in Baghdad had been hit by coalition missiles. “The missiles and launchers were placed in a civilian residential area, most positioned less than 300ft from homes. A full assessment of the operation is ongoing. The missiles were a threat to coalition forces.” timesonline.co.uk

To: Brumar89 who wrote (3670)	3/28/2003 5:02:27 PM
From: Spytrdr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21614

more lies and doublespeak? it's well known it wasn't "a marketplace" but a tv station, intentionally targeted by american missiles, "in the name of peace and democracy" (always!). just like this whole "liberation" farce, it's all about liberating/parting iraqis from their huge untapped (due to sanctions) oil wealth, their souls, their pride, their territory, and their independence. ___ <<Re. the marketplace in Baghdad, it actually isn't known whether that was ours or an Iraqi SAM falling back.>>