Thursday, June 19, 2003

Burying The Number Of Civilian Deaths In Iraq
By Derrick Z. Jackson, The Chicago Tribune, Monday June 16, 2003
"Whenever reporters asked about civilian deaths in the invasion of Iraq, U.S. military officials reflexively plunged into a numbing prattle about the precision of our weaponry, precaution to avoid needless carnage and promises to investigate possible mistakes."

Two Killed When U.S. Troops Fire on Iraqi Demonstrators
Gunmen Kill U.S. Soldier in Separate Hit-and-Run Shooting
The Associated Press, Wednesday 18 June 2003
"Gunmen killed an American soldier and wounded another in a hit-and-run shooting at a Baghdad propane gas station Wednesday, and U.S. troops opened fire on a demonstration outside coalition headquarters in the capital, killing two protesters."

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Monday, June 16, 2003

US troops ambushed amid drive to extinguish resistance
Soldiers are injured in guerrilla attack as Americans tackle renewed loyalist activity that has claimed 40 soldiers since 1 May
www.independent.co.uk, By Patrick Cockburn in Baquba, 16 June 2003
"Guerrilla fighters ambushed an American convoy in a hostile region north of Baghdad yesterday, wounding several soldiers, as the US army stepped up search-and-destroy operations against fighters loyal to Saddam Hussein.
"The convoy was ambushed as the US military launched Operation Desert Scorpion, a mission intended to root out Saddam loyalists - including suspected foreign fighters - after a spate of attacks that have killed more than 40 American soldiers since major combat was declared over on 1 May."

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By Ted Rall:
They impeach murderers, don't they?"
"Bush Must Step Down
"George W. Bush told us that Iraq and Al Qaeda were working together. They weren't. He repeatedly implied that Iraq had had something to do with 9/11. It hadn't. He claimed to have proof that Saddam Hussein possessed banned weapons of mass destruction. He didn't. As our allies watched in horror and disgust, Bush conned us into a one-sided war of aggression that killed and maimed thousands of innocent people, destroyed billions of dollars in Iraqi infrastructure, cost tens of billions of dollars, cost the lives of American soldiers, and transformed our international image as the world's shining beacon of freedom into that of a marauding police state. Presidents Nixon and Clinton rightly faced impeachment for comparatively trivial offenses; if we hope to restore our nation's honor, George W. Bush too must face a president's gravest political sanction."

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War may have killed 10,000 civilians, researchers say
Simon Jeffery, The Guardian, Friday 13 June 2003
"At least 5,000 civilians may have been killed during the invasion of Iraq, an independent research group has claimed. As more evidence is collated, it says, the figure could reach 10,000."

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As U.S. Fans Out in Iraq, Violence and Death on Rise
By Patrick E. Tyler, New York Times, Saturday 14 June 2003
"American troops fanning out to reinforce allied control of Iraq came under attack again today in at least three separate places north of Baghdad. Retaliating, they killed at least seven people, military officials said. ..."

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The Next War
By Michael R. Gordon, New York Times, Friday 13 June 2003
"After American M-1 tanks rolled into Baghdad to depose Saddam Hussein, a question was raised as to where the United States might fight next. Would American forces continue their march to Syria? Or would the Bush administration step up the military and political pressure on Iran?
If the last week is any guide, the answer is: in Iraq."

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