Civilian cost of battle for Falluja emerges

[LynnTheDem]

The full cost of the battle of Falluja emerged last night as large numbers of wounded civilians were evacuated to hospitals in Baghdad, as insurgents stepped up retaliatory attacks in other cities.

As the first Red Crescent aid convoy was allowed into Falluja, Iraq's Health Minister, Alaa Alwan, said ambulances had begun transferring a 'significant number' of injured civilians out of the battle zone, although he did not specify how many.

Although many of Falluja's 200,000 to 300,000 residents fled the city before the assault, between 30,000 and 50,000 are believed to have remained during the fighting.

The horrific conditions for those who remained in the city have begun to emerge in the last 24 hours as it became clear that US military claims of 'precision' targeting of insurgent positions were false.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1350926,00.html

Gee...didn't bush-puppet Baghdad Allawi just say there were NO CIVILIAN CASUALTIES??? The Guardian is hinting that the number of civilian casualties in the US assault on the city is enormous and will only come out as hospital authorities begin counting the dead and wounded.

[corker]

1. This is a war crime!!!

[DELUSIONAL]

2. Here are some photos (worth thousands of words)

http://fallujapictures.blogspot.com/

This one is of children





To be "fair and balanced"



here's another "insurgent"

[eleonora]

3. disgusting DISGUSTING!

How can Bush supporters sleep at night I DON'T KNOW. How can they PRAY I DON'T KNOW.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. dupe

of http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=988711

[Moderator]

5. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=988711