Our military never seems to own up when they kill innocents in Iraq.

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or, anywhere else . . .

US, Iraqis differ on casualties in Ramadi battle

04 May 2006 14:53:03 GMT
Source: Reuters
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04731714.htm

RAMADI, Iraq, May 4 (Reuters) - Iraqi doctors and neighbours in the Sunni Arab city of Ramadi accused U.S. troops of killing children in a missile strike on Thursday but the military said there had been no civilian casualties in the clash.

Local television footage showed the body of a boy lying in the rubble of a house. Hospital and police officials gave death tolls ranging from five to 13, with up to another 15 wounded.

Muhannad al-Fahadawi, a doctor at the main hospital, said two girls and a boy aged 8 were among at least 11 people he believed had been killed in the violence. A teenage girl was shown to reporters being treated for wounds in the hospital.

In an e-mail response, U.S. military spokesman Sergeant Doug Anderson said: "There were no Coalition or civilian casualties."

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04731714.htm

they always report 20, 50, 100 insurgents killed with no accountability as to the dead's actual identity.

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1. US Military Definition of Insurgent:

"A person killed by the US Military."

[Left_Winger]

2. Or...

"Anyone who runs is an insurgent. Anyone who stands still is a well-disciplined insurgent."

[harlinchi]

3. How can you shoot women? Children?

Easy! 'Ya just don't lead 'em so much!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. Nothing new - see graphics.

Sioux "insurgents" at Wounded Knee




Vietnamese "insurgents" at My Lai




Iraqi "insurgents" at Falujah

[porphyrian]

5. While there are soldiers in battle, the lie must be maintained.

Most humans have to be brainwashed into killing other humans. Admitting civilian casualties is contrary to this programming. If the soldiers start having a conscience about what they're being ordered to do, they might not do it, or they could start losing moral, getting depressed and going crazy. This is part of what the "support our troops" bullshit was speaking to, although it was used by political strategists to silence any public opposition to the war.