Napalm in Iraq? CNN reporter said Yes 3/22/03

underpants

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Tue Nov-30-04 12:49 PM
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Napalm in Iraq? CNN reporter said Yes 3/22/03

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/21/otsc.irq.savidge/

From Martin Savidge
CNN
Saturday, March 22, 2003 Posted: 1107 GMT ( 7:07 PM HKT)

There is a lookout there, a hill referred to as Safwan Hill, on the Iraqi side of the border. It was filled with Iraqi intelligence gathering. From that vantage point, they could look out over all of northern Kuwait.

It is now estimated the hill was hit so badly by missiles, artillery and by the Air Force, that they shaved a couple of feet off it. And anything that was up there that was left after all the explosions was then hit with napalm. And that pretty much put an end to any Iraqi operations up on that hill.

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medeak

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Tue Nov-30-04 12:51 PM
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1. great research!

so it's not so off base to think it was used in Fallujah

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underpants

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Tue Nov-30-04 12:54 PM
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2. This was on the first page of google

"Napalm Iraq"

If you remember in Farenheit 9/11 one soldier says something like "Yeah so we called Napalm in on them"

When I heard that I was shocked that we (the US) would still use that. As I have seen the Daily Mirror threads I thought-Well that really isn't anything new.

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dolo amber

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Tue Nov-30-04 12:56 PM
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3. Hey, that's my birthday!

:hi:

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underpants

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Tue Nov-30-04 01:00 PM
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4. Happy Birthday

Napalm baby

Mine is 5 days later.

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davsand

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Tue Nov-30-04 01:05 PM
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5. I remember one of the networks talking about the psych factor of napalm.

Hubby and I both commented on it at the time. We both felt that the use of napalm would most certainly guarantee a whole new group of young terrorists. I find it entirely believable that we used napalm in Fallujah in light of that "fear factor" the analysts were so happy to describe.

Laura

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pk_du

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Tue Nov-30-04 01:08 PM
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6. Also here

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/08/1060145835413.html?oneclick=true

..and here

http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2003/030810-napalm-iraq01.htm

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