US Attack in Sadr City: 'the victims were civilians killed in their homes'

[leftchick]

maliki sure seems damn impotent doesn't he?.....



Iraqi kids stand by their damaged house in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City Saturday, June 30, 2007. U.S. soldiers killed 26 suspected insurgents before dawn Saturday in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, the military said. Iraqi police and hospital officials said the victims were civilians killed in their homes. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

BAGHDAD - American soldiers rolled into Baghdad's Sadr City slum on Saturday in search of Iranian-linked militants and as many as 26 Iraqis were killed in what a U.S. officer described as "an intense firefight."

But residents, police and hospital officials said eight people were killed — all civilians in their homes, and angrily accused U.S. forces of firing blindly on the innocent. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki condemned the raids and demanded an explanation for the assault into a district where he has barred U.S. operations in the past.

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American troops entered the Shiite enclave in search of militants suspected of helping Iranian terror networks fund operations in Iraq, the statement said. There were no U.S. casualties, it said.

Witnesses said U.S. forces rolled into their neighborhood before dawn and opened fire without warning.

"At about 4 a.m., a big American convoy with tanks came and began to open fire on houses — bombing them," said Basheer Ahmed, who lives in Sadr City's Habibiya district. "What did we do? We didn't even retaliate — there was no resistance."





Iraqis clean up after a U.S. raid in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City Saturday, June 30, 2007. U.S. soldiers killed 26 suspected insurgents before dawn Saturday in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, the military said. Iraqi police and hospital officials said the victims were civilians killed in their homes. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)



An Iraqi boy injured in a U.S. raid stands in front of his house in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Saturday, June 30, 2007. U.S. soldiers killed 26 suspected insurgents before dawn Saturday in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, the military said. Iraqi police and hospital officials said the victims were civilians killed in their homes. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)



A boy stands on a damaged rooftop after a raid by the U.S. military in Baghdad's Sadr City, June 30, 2007. The U.S. military said it killed about 26 militants believed to have ties to 'Iranian terror networks' in the early hours of Saturday in the Baghdad Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City. (Kareem Raheem/Reuters)

[leftchick]

1. imagine being asleep and the Occupiers come calling

what a nightmare! :(



Children are seen from behind a destroyed steel gate after a raid by the U.S. military in Baghdad's Sadr City June 30, 2007. The U.S. military said it killed about 26 militants believed to have ties to "Iranian terror networks" in the early hours of Saturday in the Baghdad Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City. REUTERS/Kareem Raheem (IRAQ)



A boy carries a broken chandelier and an aircon cover after a raid by the U.S. military in Baghdad's Sadr City June 30, 2007. The U.S. military said it killed about 26 militants believed to have ties to 'Iranian terror networks' in the early hours of Saturday in the Baghdad Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City. (Kareem Raheem/Reuters)



Residents stand near a damaged steel gate after a raid by the U.S. military in Baghdad's Sadr City, June 30, 2007. The U.S. military said it killed about 26 militants believed to have ties to 'Iranian terror networks' in the early hours of Saturday in the Baghdad Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City. (Kareem Raheem/Reuters)

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. The sweet taste of democracy delivered to your door. K&R

“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy.” - Gandhi

[malaise]

2. Kill all males

then call them terrorists. That's the old plan.

Fuck Bush!

[lonestarnot]

3. "How to grow al Queda."

[genie_weenie]

4. You can be assured they were all Al Qaeda

trying to destroy Apple Pie and your Grandma and 100% of the bombs hit 100% of their targets with 100% accuracy.

[spanone]

6. bu$h* would call this 'collateral damage'. it's a sick world.

you can kill kids but not embryos.

[onethatcares]

7. winning the hearts and minds I see, by the look on

that boys' face, he's just in love with the United States of America at this time.

[leftchick]

8. the young girl in the first photo

with her arms folded. She looks pretty defiant for a young child. And people wonder how woman can become sucide bombers.

[MountainLaurel]

9. I thought almost the exact same thing

You can bet your ass that little girl, if she manages to survive, will be teaching her kids about the evils of the American occupation and the day her house got bombed.

[leftchick]

10. another photo

and I agree.....

[Edweird]

11. Our media and government can lie to us about who is or is not a terrorist.

And I will never know for sure. But these kids know whether or not the destruction of their home and death of their family is just or not. We are creating a nation of America haters like never before. This is terrible from every angle. And it guarantees a future of terror attacks on our soil.