US troops in the Iraqi town of Samarra have admitted to perpetrating a bloodbath, with one occupation spokesman confirming nearly four dozen people were killed.
Lieutenant Colonel Bill MacDonald told journalists on Sunday that all the 46 were killed when troops fought off multiple attacks on military convoys.
But local residents said US troops killed innocent bystanders when they opened fire on anything that moved around midday.
....The top coalition commander in Iraq, Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, had boasted Saturday of a "significant" fall-off in attacks in the region around Tikrit and Samarra following the launching of Operation Ivy Cyclone II.
But the end of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which closed last week, has seen an explosion of violence against the US military and its allies.article
Don't you just wish they'd keep their fat mouths closed?
Do I really need to keep reporting this stuff? How about if I just tell you that it's going very, very badly, and it's not getting any better - if anything, it just keeps getting worse. And then one day if that changes, I'll let you know.
Sunday, November 30, 2003
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