Murder in Falluja
We will never know how many died in Falluja.
The army did not allow aid into the devastated city, because it claimed it could take care of the civilians there. It is precisely their "taking care" of the civilians they do not want reported to the outside world. They know that the Red Crescent would tell us what they found.
Bombing and shelling neighbourhoods cannot be described as "precision strikes". The US had no idea where the insurgents actually were before they went in, but they still bombarded the town. They described what they did as "pounding insurgent positions" but guerrillas do not have "positions". These are guys who have an RPG in their living room and mobilise quickly. They don't sit around in barracks waiting to be killed.
The US claims it killed 1200 insurgents in Falluja. It does not have anything to say about civilian casualties. Allawi says there were no civilian casualties. However, there are plenty of eyewitness reports of civilian deaths, including those of doctors in a clinic, as reported in the Guardian. And Allawi seems to have ignored his own health minister's reporting the evacuation of civilian casualties.
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At practically the same time that the Americans announced they had control of Falluja, we found out that Bush had sacked Colin Powell... sorry, let me rephrase that, that Powell had resigned "by mutual agreement". ("I think you should go, Colin." "I agree, boss.")
Powell was disillusioned by the "fucking crazies" that push the policy agenda in the States but he was still willing to front for them and lie on their behalf at the UN. He is thought to have been a moderating voice in the administration but I can only note that even when he found out that he had been used as a stooge, he stayed in the job. The loyal soldier aye, he was only followink orders right up to the end of the term.
posted by Dr Zen @ 9:03 am
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