Pentagon ADMITS use of white phosporus but 'not against civilians'

[Bluebear]

Pentagon officials acknowledged Tuesday that U.S. troops used white phosphorous as a weapon against insurgent strongholds during the battle of Fallujah last November. But they denied an Italian television news report that the spontaneously flammable material was used against civilians.

Lt. Col. Barry Venable, a Pentagon spokesman, said that while white phosphorous is most frequently used to mark targets or obscure a position, it was used at times in Fallujah as an incendiary weapon against enemy combatants.

"It was not used against civilians," Venable said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051116/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/iraq_white_phosphorous&printer=1

[Bluebear]

1. Is this old news for yahoo?

[devilgrrl]

2. Uh huh, yeah right, sure...

:eyes:

[ignatius 2]

3. Oh Jeez,here we go again. Like Poppy and his smart bombs that only went

down "bad" peoples chimneys but never killed civilians.

Freakin' LIARS, just how dumb do they think we are?

[Spinzonner]

4. Those are "Collateral Civilians"

please watch your language