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| Iraq |
| Red Cross Say Situation Is "Unacceptable" |
| 2003-04-09 |
| Source: Jihad Unspun While networks around the world are showing pictures of jubilant Iraqis, albeit in areas that have suffered most under his regime including the very poor Saddam city and the Kurds in the North, the International Red Cross says Tusk, tusk, as the elephant said... The streets are scattered with casualties and US soldiers are firing at anyone that tries to evacuate them. The IRC says they are shooting at their clearly marked vehicles and preventing treatment of the wounded is not only against the Geneva Convention but "unacceptable". Shoulda thought about that before you loaned your ambos to the gunnies... The situation in the city is extremely critical. Hospitals are reported to be overwhelmed by the inflow of war-wounded patients and some are without water or power. The water supply for Baghdad is becoming an issue of major concern following reports that the Qanat raw water pumping station in the north of the city has also stopped functioning. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Humph! You would think, that with as many reporters in Baghdad as there seem to be right now, and with a lot of those reporters just itching to get some dirt on the Americans, that there'd be footage of this kind of thing happening, but noooo... I suspect that somebody in the IRC has a serious case of sour grapes. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2003-04-09 15:45:38 |