U.S.-Led Forces Hold Central Falluja-Residents

[maddezmom]

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An American soldier wounded in Falluja said he had seen two of his colleagues killed.


"A buddy of mine and another soldier were killed and I have seen about 50 other wounded (U.S.) soldiers since the fighting began," he told Reuters while awaiting medical evacuation. He declined to give his name.


A Reuters reporter saw about five wounded soldiers being flown out by helicopter and a U.S. military ambulance driver also said he had witnessed many casualties.


Among the Iraqis killed was a nine-year-old boy, severely injured by shrapnel in the abdomen when his home was bombarded by U.S. jets overnight. His parents were unable to get him to hospital and he died hours later of blood loss, they said.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=721&e=4&u=/nm/20041109/wl_nm/iraq_dc

[htuttle]

1. They say they hold central Fallujah

But they seem to have lost central Ramadi this morning.


BTW, the Pentagon is only admitting about 10 US wounded this morning. I think they're lying.

[maddezmom]

3. I know they are lying

The military has given no figures for U.S. casualties since the assault on Falluja began on Monday evening.


There has also been no word on the total number of civilian casualties. Falluja residents said a U.S. air strike hit a clinic in a central district, killing some medical staff and patients.

[eleonora]

4. of course they're lying

why else would they cease an hospital first? Because they know the wounded are going to head there and the doctors will talk to journalists.

[maddezmom]

7. 14 killed in last 2 days, 11 on Monday

A total of 14 Americans have been killed in the past two days across Iraq (news - web sites) — including three killed in Fallujah combat on Tuesday and 11 others who died Monday, most of them as guerrillas launched a wave of attacks in Baghdad and southwest of Fallujah, a senior Pentagon (news - web sites) official said.


The 11 deaths were the highest one-day U.S. toll in more than six months.


As fighting raged in Fallujah, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi declared a nighttime curfew in Baghdad and its surroundings — the first curfew in the capital for a year — a day after a string of insurgent attacks in the city killed nine Iraqis and wounded more than 80.



http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=535&ncid=535&e=2&u=/ap/20041109/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[maddezmom]

8. Two US military personnel killed Tues- Mosul

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=8&u=/afp/20041109/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_us_mosul_attacks_toll_041109163614

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[Bridget Burke]

5. "US Forces surrounded in Central Falluja"

Just another way to phrase it. What about the rest of the city?

[HEIL PRESIDENT GOD]

6. Good news: there are smart leaders in the world

Bad news: they all seem to be in the Sunni resistance.

Ever heard of rope-a-dope? Only this rope is jerking directly on our wallets. Every time a single one of those bombs or rockets goes off it's like blowing up a new luxury car.

These "terrorists" are playing our "leaders" like a fucking violin... And bully for them that we kill a lot of innocent civilians, too.