The Reality (II) - The war in Iraq


	The Reality (II) - The war in Iraq

sunbeam

7-15-2007 4:54 AM

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war, iraq, usa, uk, terror, nation

sunbeam says:

Read the full articles. What are they fighting for ? Which poor schumcks are doing the fighting ? What fighting - raid after raid but very few direct engagements.
Tragedy for all

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       <H1>'The carnage, the blown-up bodies I saw ... Why? What was this for?'</H1>
      

<FONT size="3" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><DIV>Terrifying house raids; random checkpoint shootings; speeding convoys that wipe out anyone in their path. Interviews with 50 US war veterans back from Iraq reveal the terrible daily brutality they inflicted on innocent civilians. A unique investigation by Chris Hedges and Lailia al-Arian</DIV><BR /><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2007/jul/12/internationalnews2?picture=330186587">In pictures: the Iraq veterans</A></FONT>
          

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