Posted on 11/07/2005 9:43:40 AM PST by jmc1969
A documentary to be aired on Tuesday by Italian state satellite TV channel RAI News 24 alleges that US troops used chemical weapons during their assault on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah in November last year. The documentary - 'Fallujah - the hidden massacre' - uses witness accounts from former US soldiers, Fallujah residents, video footage and photographs, to support its claim that contrary to US State Department denials, white phosphorous was used indiscriminately on the city, causing terrible injuries to civilians, including women and children.
"I heard the order being issued to be careful because white phosphorous was being used on Fallujah. In military slang this is known as Willy Pete. Phosphorous burns bodies, melting the flesh right down to the bone," says one former US solider, interviewed by the documentary's director, Sigfrido Ranucci.
"I saw the burned bodies of women and children. The phosophorous explodes and forms a plume. Who ever is within a 150 metre radius has no hope," the former soldier adds.
The evidence in 'Fallujah - the hidden massacre' claims to show the US forces did not use phosphorous in the legitimate way - to highlight enemy positions - but dropped the substance indiscriminately on the city, and on a massive scale.
Equally disturbingly, a document in the report claims to prove that the U.S. forces have used the MK77 form of Napalm - the chemical used with devastating effect on civilians during the Vietnam war - on civilians in Iraq.
"I had gathered testimonials on the use of phosphorous and Napalm in Iraq from several refugees from Fallujah, and wanted to tell the world about it, but my kidnappers would not allow me to," said Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, held hostage in Iraq earlier this year, during the documentary.
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If we tried, she'd be dead.
The leftists will lie thru their teeth at every turn. I'm sure the NY Times will run with this next.
Follow the money.
Thank You George W. Bush.
Name please? This must be verified because you, Sigfrido have no credibility.
I highly doubt it. It would simply be stupid, given that WMD was one of the main reasons for the war, for us to use it.
This was reported last year. Reports that American troops were using Agent Orange.
good..... use more
And de-bunked as well.
Uh huh. Sure, and your kidnappers motive in supressing this information was what?
LOL! That's a defoliant that hasn't been made in 30 years.
Also I urge everyone to buy "No True Glory" the book by Bing West on the Battle of Fallujah today, its a incredible book.
Yep. But it doesn't stop them from dredging it up again. When you have nothing else, try anything I suppose.
I wonder if Timmy Russert's wife (at Vanity Fair) makes more than Timmy? Or do the Dems (Hillary) do: "One for you, one for you".
Italians, watching what is happening in France, wish to plug the hole in the dike (dam to those in Rio Linda.)
Since when has Willi-Pete been a Chem-weapon?
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Italy better be careful. They are right next door to France. France only bought itself 2 measley years by siding with the terrorists rather than the US. Look at France now.
Did the raghead sh*tbags not BRAG about having Chem weapons in Fallujah? Did they not threaten their use if we didn't stop kicking their asses? Yet again the friggin moron lefties drink the kool-aid.
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