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To: ig who wrote (48400)	4/11/2004 3:43:45 PM
From: energyplay	Respond to of 74559

Very useful post. Besides helping Kerry, why so much spin ? A chance to pick ujp US assets cheap ? Sometime after the June 30 handover, it will be seen that not all the sky has fallen. This cold be as late as the Fall, or even post election.

To: ig who wrote (48400)	4/11/2004 7:19:01 PM
From: ForYourEyesOnly	Respond to of 74559

Totally disproportionate response --- to revenge 4 deaths, over 600 killed and thousands injured. This will certainly only create stronger anti-American feelings throughout the Muslim world. ***** Falluja toll tops 600 Sunday 11 April 2004, 22:33 Makka Time, 19:33 GMT Sporadic clashes shattered the apparent clam in Falluja More than 600 Iraqis have been killed in fighting in Falluja since US forces launched an offensive against resistance fighters in the town a week ago, say hospital sources. "I can say more than 600 have been killed, but the number may not be totally correct as many families have already buried their dead in their gardens", Dr Rafa Hayad al-Issawi, the director of Falluja's hospital, told Aljazeera. As well as the dead, al-Issawi estimated that around 1200 people had been injured in the fighting, some of the fiercest that Iraq has seen since US-led forces invaded the country last to overthrow Saddam Hussein. Aljazeera's correspondent in in Falluja reported that 11 people were killed and about 50 others wounded by US gunfire, despite the ceasefire agreed upon between the US occupation forces and the Iraqi resistance. An assessment by five international non-governmental organisations on Friday said that 470 people had been killed in Falluja. Of 1200 injured, it said 243 were women and 200 children. The groups warned their estimate may be too low. "Dead bodies are lying in the streets. Ambulances are being shot at by snipers. Medical aid and supplies have been stopped by US Occupation Forces," a statement from the NGOs said. The Marines conducting the week-long operation in Falluja have been accused of firing indiscriminately on people in the city, killing women and children. Soldiers killed US military spokesmen have strenuously denied those accusations, saying troops are trained to ensure all their actions are extremely precise and only combatants are killed. Meanwhile the US military announced on Sunday that eight US soldiers in various attacks in the past two days. Four 1st Armored Division soldiers were killed in two separate attacks on April 9 in Baghdad, the statement said, while three 1st Infantry Division soldiers were killed and two wounded in an ambush near Tikrit, north of Baghdad the same day. On April 10th, a Marine was killed as a result of fighting in the al-Anbar province west of Baghdad. No further details on the incident were provided. The deaths and attacks had not previously been reported.