CTV.ca U.S. claims success in pacifying Fallujah
American military experts are lavishing praise on the speedy invasion and pacification of Fallujah, and international media are echoing that praise--despite troubling reverberations just beyond the official information horizons. Some observers claim that American forces automatically counted among "insurgents" anyone who was killed. Consequently, there are no "civilian casualties." Don't hold your breath for journalistic investigations of this story, beyond the brief quotes and soundbites already offered by the mainstreamers.
An excerpt:
Reports out of the city describe utter destruction, with mosques and homes smashed. Bodies can be seen lying in the street.
Despite that, Iyad Allawi, Iraq's interim prime minister, said there were no civilian casualties –- a claim disputed by those living in Fallujah.
Compare this account with the one below, offered by a member of the "coalistion of the willing."
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