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illbill Donating Member (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-08-05 08:41 PM
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US forces 'used chemical weapons' during assault on city of Fallujah
<snip> {Washington Post} Powerful new evidence emerged yesterday that the United States dropped massive quantities of white phosphorus on the Iraqi city of Fallujah during the attack on the city in November 2004, killing insurgents and civilians with the appalling burns that are the signature of this weapon.

Ever since the assault, which went unreported by any Western journalists, rumours have swirled that the Americans used chemical weapons on the city.

On 10 November last year, the Islam Online website wrote: "US troops are reportedly using chemical weapons and poisonous gas in its large-scale offensive on the Iraqi resistance bastion of Fallujah, a grim reminder of Saddam Hussein's alleged gassing of the Kurds in 1988."<snip>



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drduffy Donating Member (739 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-08-05 08:49 PM
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1. thanks for this post
maybe a little bit is hitting msm.
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