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Iraq
Sunni faction alleges 350 dead in US military operation
2007-07-02
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Islamic Party, a Sunni political faction in Prime Minister Nuri Al MalikiÂ’s cabinet, published a statement on Sunday alleging that more than 350 people have been killed by a US military operation in Baquba to hunt down Al Qaeda-affiliated members.
Camp-followers, I'm guessing.
They termed the operations ‘collective punishment’ in Baquba, the capital of Diyala province which lies 57 kilometres north-east of Baghdad.
If that's the case, are you getting the message?
‘Neighbourhoods in western Baquba have witnessed, since last week, fierce attacks by occupation forces within Operation Arrowhead Ripper,’ the party said in a statement received by the independent news agency Voices of Iraq. ‘The forces shelled these neighbourhoods with helicopters, destroying more than 150 houses and killing more than 350 citizens, their bodies still under wreckage, in addition to arresting scores of citizens,’ the statement added.
Soon to be distributed without further verification by the AP and thence to be a subject of a screed in a Daily Kos diary.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  Even assuming that the U.S. operation against murderous militias and insurgents resulted in 350 civilian deaths (proof?), it would not have taken those groups more than a week or two to massacre that number of civilians anyway. Pacifying that country is ultimately the only hope for saving Iraqi lives.
Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723   2007-07-02 18:32  

#3  destroying more than 150 houses and killing more than 350 citizens, their bodies still under wreckage,

Analysis of above statement:

1)THEY HAVE NO BODIES! JUST ASSUMING!
2) Calculation which assumption is based upon:
150 houses assumed destroyed
Must be a man and woman in each one giving 300 dead.
300 is too small a number so they added 50.

So there is no proof that anybody is dead based on this story but they managed to spin it into 350 dead.

Pretty good for a mornings fiction writing!

Posted by: 3dc   2007-07-02 10:43  

#2  If this is supposed to piss me off...it doesn't.
Posted by: tu3031   2007-07-02 08:54  

#1  To me, you hold all of the wreckage of all of civilization in you bloody hands.
Posted by: newc   2007-07-02 01:41  

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