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To: ild who wrote (21544)	11/8/2004 5:31:19 PM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

Early today, U.S. troops surrounded the area of Fallouja General Hospital, just outside the city on the western bank of the Euphrates River. Iraqi forces swept into the facility, blasting open doors and handcuffing patients, who were pulled into the halls in a search for gunmen. [handcuffing patients while searching for gunmen - yeah that makes sense] At the hospital, four foreigners, including two Moroccans and two unidentified people, were captured, the U.S. military said. [Damn - that capture ratio could have gone way up if we just captured more patients. Why didn't we capture all the patients?] One main goal for taking the hospital first was likely to control information. The facility was the main source of Iraqi death tolls during the first U.S. siege of Fallouja in April, and U.S. commanders accused doctors there of exaggerating numbers, fueling public outrage that eventually forced the Marines to pull back from the city at that time. [Those reporting death tolls will be shot on sight]

To: ild who wrote (21544)	11/9/2004 12:52:25 PM
From: Proud Deplorable	Respond to of 110194

That's TERRIBLE news. Why don't those bullies leave those poor people alone and go home? ----------------------------------------------------- US army chased out of Ramadi Iraqi insurgents mass in centre of Ramadi as US snipers withdraw Tue Nov 9, 8:42 AM ET Mideast - AFP RAMADI, Iraq (AFP) - Rebel fighters massed in the centre of the restive Iraqi city of Ramadi after US military snipers withdrew from their positions following 24 hours of clashes, an AFP correspondent said. AFP Photo Latest headlines: · Night curfew to descend over Baghdad after deadly attacks AFP - 5 minutes ago · US troops seize third of Fallujah in battle to retake rebel city AFP - 18 minutes ago · Russia, U.N. Voice Fallujah Concerns AP - 19 minutes ago Special Coverage The US military could not immediately be contacted for comment. US snipers left a hotel from where they were able to control most of Ramadi's main roads, but the military remained in its headquarters in the governor's office nearby, the correspondent said. Other US soldiers left the city for their bases in the east and west of the city. As the snipers departed, large crowds of armed rebels, their faces hidden by scarves, began dancing in the street and shooting in to the air, yelling "Allah Akbar" (God is great). Banners proclaiming solidarity with insurgents in Fallujah, where US-led forces launched a massive offensive to retake the city on Monday, were hung in the streets. "The residents of Ramadi condemn the attack against Fallujah and we appeal to the inhabitants of Ramadi to wage jihad against the American occupants who want to eradicate Islam," said one man who did not want to be named. Seven Iraqis were killed and 24 were injured during the previous day's fighting, said Dr Saad Dulaimi at Ramadi's main hospital, although he said it was unclear how many of the casualties were rebels.