Boston Globe reports on white phosphorous use by US in Iraq

npincus

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:31 AM
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Boston Globe reports on white phosphorous use by US in Iraq

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/11/09/us_fired_phosphorus_in_iraq_tv_reports/

I know that the foreign media has reported this story, now it's surfaced in our media.

ROME -- Italian television aired a documentary yesterday alleging that the United States had used white phosphorus shells ''in a massive and indiscriminate way" against civilians in the November 2004 offensive in the Iraqi town of Fallujah.

The US military has denied that it used white phosphorus against civilians. It confirmed, however, that US forces had dropped MK 77 firebombs, which a documentary on Italian state-run broadcaster RAI compared to napalm, against military targets in Iraq in March and April 2003.

The documentary showed images of bodies recovered after a November 2004 offensive by US troops on Fallujah, which it said proved the use of white phosphorus against men, women, and children who were burned to the bone.

An incendiary device, white phosphorus is also used to light up combat areas.

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:33 AM
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1. War crimes - Bush to The Hague n/t

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:33 AM
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2. Yeah, it really lights up the area where people are burning.

I hope this gets a lot more traction. The only place I saw it yesterday was Yahoo News. And the film on Democracy Now!

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npincus

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:38 AM
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3. Update: Springer is going to post link to view Italian TV documentary

http://www.springerontheradio.com/

It's not up on his site yet- when it goes up I may start a seperate thread for it.

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