[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

So say they. What say you, those of you over there?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

What say you?

[SE Mom]

Amazing, eh?

[newcthem]

And exactly WHY? are supposed to believe this guy (besides the fact that he is not American and not military).

[lonestar67]

I say a regime of brutality reigned in Haditha at the time of the US raid. I say the media is covering up this reality.

I say read the London Telegraph article from August 2005 that details the elaborate brutality that locals were being inflicted with.

The full story is not being told-- that is for sure.

the article notes that men were being shot for wearing shorts. Terrorists were performing public excutions in Haditha, filming them, and children in the community watched them like cartoons.

It was a horrendous environment.

[Argus]

Consider the source, terrorist sympathizers and George Soros-y propaganda mill "press service".

[caisson71]

I hope these people exhaust the available supply of virgins in their eternity.

[dhs12345]

Wondering how many Hadithas happened during WWII, WWI, Korean War, Civil War?

War is hell. No justification for what happened if it did. But I wonder if most people could restrain themselves under similar circumstances. Even those with the best training.

[ozzymandus]

I'm sick of this lying bullshit.

[Tzimisce]

Yeah, you shouldn't attack hospitals - even if we are shooting at you...

[in hoc signo vinces]

I think they get their news/information from the tooth fairy...

[tongue-tied]

"In one of these attacks, the U.S. soldiers used live ammunition inside the hospital.

As opposed to blanks?! In a war zone?!

This is so stupid, all I can say is YGBSM.

[kellynla]

[FlingWingFlyer]

Somebody needs to start making sure these commie libs are taking their meds everyday. This whole Zarqawi thing has them all on the brink of suicide.

[jazusamo]

This Dr. Ishy sounds like he was probably Zarks PR man.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

There's nothing to hide.

Haditha is a lie.

[kellynla]

"The Pentagon admitted last week that U.S. Marines killed 24 civilians -- including a 66-year-old woman and a four-year-old boy -- in the Western Iraqi town last November.

This is a lie!

[Zhang Fei]

Inter Press Service is related to the Institute for Policy Studies, which is in turn related the Nation. This press service generates opinion pieces rather than news articles. AP and Reuters are pretty bad. Inter Press Service is basically the Nation's news service. Think Pravda, Tass or Xinhua.

[RSmithOpt]

The lies recently laid upon our troops, for the most part, have been dismissed after investigations. In general, at large, some investigations are continuing.

That was good news.

An F-16 smoked AZ at 6:15 pm Baghdad time. And that was great news. Betcha AZ was armed the time too....no mention of that. The terrorist sympathizers had to respond with more false accusations.

[Radix]

"In one of these attacks, the U.S. soldiers used live ammunition inside the hospital. They handcuffed all the doctors and destroyed the entire contents of the medical storage. It ended with the killing of one of the patients in his bed."

BS!

[eyespysomething]

Copyright 2005 States News Service
States News Service

October 6, 2005 Thursday

LENGTH: 325 words

HEADLINE: OPERATION RIVER GATE CONTINUES

BYLINE: States News Service

DATELINE: WASHINGTON

BODY:
The following information was released by the Marine Corps:

Approximately 350 Iraqi Security Force soldiers and 2,500 Marines, soldiers and sailors from Regimental Combat Team - 2 continued Operation Bawwabatu Annaher (River Gate) in the cities of Haditha, Haqlaniyah and Barwana.

Iraqi Security Forces and Marines were attacked with a roadside bomb in Haditha late this afternoon. Examination of the blast site revealed electrical wiring leading to Qaryat Al Khadfah mosque. Iraqi soldiers and Marines discovered the initiating device for the explosive inside the mosque. In addition, numerous artillery rounds, pre-wired and ready to use as roadside bombs, were hidden on the mosque grounds. No Iraqi soldiers or Marines were injured by the bomb's blast.

Iraqi soldiers and U.S. Marines and soldiers are clearing the three Euphrates River Valley cities. In the past 24 hours, the combined Iraqi and U.S. forces have discovered two weapons caches, one in Haqlaniyah and the other in Haditha, consisting of more than 40 mortar and artillery rounds, two complete mortar systems, small-arms and thousands of rounds of ammunition.

This morning, Marines discovered an insurgent-planted improvised explosive device. Upon conducting a controlled detonation of the device, electrical service was disrupted in Haqlaniyah and Bani Dahir due to the bomb's proximity to an electrical source. Marines are working with local officials to restore electrical service in those towns.

Iraqi soldiers are continuing to provide security for Haditha General Hospital's patients and personnel.

Since Operation River Gate began, Iraqi soldiers and U.S. forces have located 10 improvised explosive devices.

The operation's goal is to deny Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) the ability to operate in the three Euphrates River Valley cities and to free the local citizens from the insurgents' campaign of murder and intimidation of innocent women, children and men.

LOAD-DATE: October 11, 2005