US SOLDIER BLASTS SAMARRA FIREFIGHT 'LIES' Dec 6 2003

[Judi Lynn]

US SOLDIER BLASTS SAMARRA FIREFIGHT 'LIES' Dec 6 2003




By Mark Ellis, Foreign Editor


US claims to have killed 54 guerrillas in an Iraqi firefight were exposed as lies yesterday by one of the soldiers who took part.

Giving a graphic account of trigger-happy troopers raining down massive firepower on anybody who moved, the experienced combat leader said: "Most of the casualties were civilians, not insurgents or criminals.

"Tanks, Brads (Bradley Fighting Vehicles) and armoured Humvees hosed down houses, buildings and cars.

"This is done knowing there are people inside these buildings who may not be connected to the insurgents." (snip/...)

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[Terwilliger]

1. wonderful

roving gangs of gun-nuts killing and destroying at random!

[Born Free]

2. Give this man a medal for honesty

It takes a lot of intestinal fortitude to do the right thing, I am glad their are Americans willing to risk their futures to tell the truth. I get angry when people insist Americans don't have the will power to accept loses, when I believe their is a greater will power that moves Americans, and that is the will to do what is right. It's not the casulties that will bring our troops home , it is the American people learning that what we are doing is wrong. The majority of working Americans will always choose right from wrong.

[Moderator]

3. Dupe... locking.

Please continue discussion within the original LBN thread on this topic, which can be found here:

US forces accused of 'massacre' in disputed Iraq battle

The Mirror link comes up blank for me, but if you find a working link, it would be very helpful if you could post it as an "update" within the original thread.

Thanks!

DU Moderator