Dahr Jamail on Dem. Now! today: Dispatches From an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq

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Dahr Jamail: "Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches From an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq"

As the UN calls for a vigorous investigation into a U.S. air raid that killed at least 15 women and children in Iraq, we speak to Dahr Jamail about his new book, the 2004 attack on Fallujah, the U.S. use of white phosphorous weapons, the role of Iran in Iraq and more. The United Nations is calling for a "vigorous" investigation into a deadly US air raid north of Baghdad on Thursday that killed at least fifteen women and children. The call comes as the first pictures have emerged in the aftermath of the attack which took place north of Baghdad.

The US military has expressed regret over the loss of civilian life but said they sent in helicopters after ground troops came under fire from insurgents. Iraqi villagers say some of the victims were shot dead. Pictures captured at the scene of the attack show bullet holes that appear to be from a ground assault.

The US has admitted six women and nine children were killed along with 19 insurgents. But local villagers say they have buried twenty four people and that several others were detained by US forces.

* Dahr Jamail, Independent journalist who reported has extensively from Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Jordan. He was unembedded in Iraq and witnessed the April 2004 siege of Fallujah. He is the author of "Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq."

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