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To: Grainne who wrote (91680)	12/17/2004 10:59:05 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Respond to of 108807

They didn't "take out" the hospital, they took control of it to prevent it from being used by the insurgents. There IS NO war crime except in your imagination.

To: Grainne who wrote (91680)	12/19/2004 9:33:17 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Of course not. They didn't destroy it.

To: Grainne who wrote (91680)	12/20/2004 3:18:09 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 108807

"Okay, so the American troops DELIBERATELY took out Falluja's hospital the first day of their assault. So are you saying that would be a war crime?" What you claimed never happened........ Defense Department Operational Update Briefing ...If the camera will turn over here to the map, obviously we commenced the attack -- we cordoned off the entire city with a combination of Iraqi security forces and coalition forces. We then commenced the attack by securing the peninsula and the hospital, which was being used for command and control at the tip of the peninsula. That was taken down by Iraqi commando forces.... dod.mil ...In Fallujah, a force of about 2,000 Iraqis helped kick off the invasion by raiding a hospital on the city's west side that had served as a terrorist command center.... washingtontimes.com 11/9/2004 Reporters' log: Battle for Falluja - From BBC US forces storm the main HOSPITAL in the city of Falluja ...Quil Lawrence :: EMBED with US forces in Falluja :: 0935GMT I'm just across the river on the west side of the city near the main HOSPITAL, seized by the US and Iraqis two nights ago.... Message 20749557 11/10/04 ...U.S. and Iraqi forces are attacking on multiple axes, keeping the terrorists off balance. Key sites within the city already have been seized — including a HOSPITAL that cared more about propaganda than its patients.... Message 20756357 ...NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. forces stormed into western districts of FALLUJAH early Monday, seizing the main city HOSPITAL and securing two key bridges over the Euphrates river in what appeared to be the first stage of the long-expected assault on the insurgent stronghold.... Message 20744890 ...As the day cleared, the Task Force began striking targets and moving into final attack positions. As the invasion force commenced its movement into attack positions, 3rd LAR led off RCT-1's offensive with an attack up a peninsula formed by the Euphrates River on the west side of the city. Their mission was to secure the FALLUJAH HOSPITAL and the two bridges leading out of the city.... Message 20790610 November 7, 2004 ...A compound used by the main FALLUJAH HOSPITAL to store medical supplies in the central Nazzal district was destroyed. HOSPITAL officials confirmed all its contents were ruined. The compound is not near the HOSPITAL itself.... Message 20741594