American Troops Kill Children in Cowardly Attack

[Oneironaut]

http://www.infoshop.org/inews/articl...60315075846322

Frightened after being fired upon during one of their infamous pre-dawn raids on the village of Ishaki, U.S. troops ran back to the safety of their armored vehicles and called in an airstrike. Five children, two women, and two men were slaughtered as their house collapsed under American bombs.

BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A U.S.-led raid on a suspected site of terror network al Qaeda in Iraq killed 11 civilians -- including five children -- according to Iraqi police, but the U.S. military said the death toll from the strike north of Balad was four.

In addition to the children, the youngest of whom was 6 months old, the dead included four women and two men, police said.

A U.S. military spokesman said a suspected insurgent, two women and a child were killed.

U.S.-led forces came under fire as they raided the building, said Maj. Tim O'Keefe. Air support fired on the site, and the targeted building and a vehicle were destroyed, O'Keefe said.

A man suspected of being a "foreign fighter facilitator" was taken into coalition custody and is being questioned.

Police Capt. Laith Mohammed told The Associated Press that U.S. warplanes and armor were involved in the strike, which flattened a house and killed the 11 people inside.

An AP reporter at the scene said the roof of the house collapsed, three cars were destroyed and two cows killed.

AP photographs showed the bodies of two men, five children and four other covered bodies arriving at a hospital in Tikrit accompanied by grieving relatives.

Oneironaut Reviewed by Oneironaut on 03-15-2006. American Troops Kill Children in Cowardly Attack http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060315075846322 Frightened after being fired upon during one of their infamous pre-dawn raids on the village of Ishaki, U.S. troops ran back to the safety of their armored vehicles and called in an airstrike. Five children, two women, and two men were slaughtered as their house collapsed under American bombs. BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A U.S.-led raid on a suspected site of terror network al Qaeda in Iraq killed 11 civilians -- including five Rating: 5

[Myth1184]

Show a credible link..like AP or BBC, not some Tinfoil hat which looks to be posted by a random person. The CNN Article that is pasted on their tells nothing cept that US/Police forces doubt the body count.

[mont974x4]

Some folks are far to quick to look for anything they can blame the US on. Their intolerance and hate is disgusting.

I do pray that whoever is truly responsible for that is brought to swift and harsh justice.

[Oneironaut]

You only trust things that are said by large capitalist media corporations? And you expect the US military to be completely honest about body counts? Well, even if for some reason somebody completely fabricated this story and doctored some pictures so it looks like some children were killed, you can't deny that the United States Army is murdering innocent children in Iraq. Then instead of apologizing they go ahead and insult them by calling them "collateral damage". For what? Supposedly to install a government that will follow the majority opinion in Iraq. But we know that's just as much a lie as the first excuse for setting their country on fire (WMDs). If they really cared about the majority opinion in Iraq, they would leave immediately like the Iraqis want them to.

[Oneironaut]

Some folks are far to quick to look for anything they can blame the US on. Their intolerance and hate is disgusting.

I do pray that whoever is truly responsible for that is brought to swift and harsh justice.

I do not hate the US. I am not intolerant of America or Americans. I hate the American government, the largest terrorist organization in the world, and the administration bent on world domination that is in charge of it.

Let's face it. This is terrorism. No matter how much you want to deny it, children are dying in Iraq as a result of the actions of the US military. If we define terrorism as violence against civilians for political purposes, I don't see how the whole war isn't a huge act of terrorism.

[mont974x4]

How about figuring out a way to not support the government without totally insulting American troops?

[Psycho4Bud]

Frightened after being fired upon during one of their infamous pre-dawn raids on the village of Ishaki, U.S. troops ran back to the safety of their armored vehicles and called in an airstrike. Five children, two women, and two men were slaughtered as their house collapsed under American bombs.

How bout calling it the way it is? The troops were FIRED UPON then called in an airstrike. How the fuck are the "American troops acting cowardly"? Maybe the insurgents using kids as human shields or at least putting them in harms way are the cowards. That kind of title wouldn't sell shit for articles though!!!:thumbsup:

[mont974x4]

Sadly, the truth doesn't sell very well these days.

[Return of the redi]

"That kind of title wouldn't sell shit for articles though!!!"


And that is the really sad thing. People only want to know what is wrong with western society nowadays. We are committing cultural suicide.

[Fengzi]

How bout calling it the way it is? The troops were FIRED UPON then called in an airstrike. How the fuck are the "American troops acting cowardly"? Maybe the insurgents using kids as human shields or at least putting them in harms way are the cowards. That kind of title wouldn't sell shit for articles though!!!:thumbsup:

My thoughts exactly Psycho. What are they supposed to do?

"Hmmm, someone in that building is shooting an AK-47 at us but there could be women and children in the building so we'll just forget about it and move on..."

LOL

If the insurgents,terrorists, freedom fighters, camel jockeys, or whatever the hell you want to call them, use a building filled with women and children for cover they are to blame. Not the soldiers trying to defend themselves.

If you have to balme somebody blame that cocksucker president that we have for sending them there, not the soldiers. They're just good kids doing their job.:thumbsup: