Do Not Worry About Those Iraqi Civilian Deaths. The US Uses "MARTHA STEWART Bombs"!

[leftchick]

Men pray during the funeral of an Iraqi couple and their son killed when the U.S. military stormed their house, official said.


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq6feb06,1,5202962.story

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The United Nations' most recent human rights report on Iraq recorded 88 civilian deaths caused by U.S. airstrikes during the March-through-June period last year. It urged the U.S. to pursue a "vigorous" investigation of the events leading to the deaths.

Asked whether the request had led to changes, Air Force Brig. Gen. Burt Field said, "No, I'm afraid not, and the reason is that we are doing everything humanly possible to avoid the death of innocent people."

Among the weapons in use, he said, were 500-pound guided missiles intended to create extremely targeted explosions. "One of the bombs we are using has been dubbed the 'Martha Stewart Bomb' because you can drop it, and it will blow up a house and not even touch the buildings to the left or the right," Field said.

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"It's a very scientific process," he said.

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One incident leading to the U.N. call for investigation occurred in October; 15 civilians were killed during an airstrike in the Tharthar Lake area, about 50 miles northwest of the capital.


:puke:

[knitter4democracy]

1. Maybe Martha will sue for copyright infringement.

That would be an interesting case. Anything to hold the military-industrial complex in check.

[KG]

2. and yet people think that the iraqis will forgive all this and be pacified.

[leftchick]

4. including some candidates

like all of them. :(

[KG]

5. true. there is no anti-war candidate still in the race.

[NNN0LHI]

3. Imagine yourself living under military occupation

Where the occupiers come kicking in your doors in the middle of the night based on information that the occupiers tortured out of some other poor bastard.

Don

[slipslidingaway]

6. K&R so we do not forget....

2008 will be the sixth summer without electricity for many, small things we take for granted. And four to five million people displaced...


"Today is better than tomorrow."


A saying in Iraq reported in a news article a year or two ago :(