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| Cessation of Suicide Car Bombings in Baghdad Proves CIA Was Behind Them |
| 2004-04-20 |
| From Jihad Unspun The word on the street in Baghdad is that the the cessation of suicide car bombings is proof that the CIA was behind them. Why? Because as one man states, "[CIA agents are] too busy fighting now, and the unrest they wanted to cause by the bombings is now upon them." True or not, it certainly doesn’t bode well for the occupiers’ image in Iraq.... When asked if the U.S. military were bombing civilians in Falluja, he [a doctor who asked not to be named] stated, "Of course the Americans are bombing civilians, along with the revolutionaries. One year ago there was no revolution in Falluja. But they began searching homes and humiliating people, and this annoyed the people. The people became angry and demonstrated, then the Americans shot the demonstrators, and this started the revolution in Falluja. It is the same in Sadr City. Aggression against civilians has caused all of this. Nothing happened for the first two months of the occupation. People were happy to have Saddam gone. And now, we hope for the mercy of God if the Americans invade Najaf." Cluster bombs are reported to have been used commonly in Iraq both during the invasion and the occupation. Another doctor at Noman Hospital, who asked to remain anonymous, stated that he saw the U.S. military dropping cluster bombs on the Al-Dora area last December, "I’ve seen it all with my own eyes. The U.S. later removed the unexploded bombs by soldiers picking up the bomblets and putting them in their helmets." He also believes that cluster bombs are currently being used in Falluja, based on reports from field doctors presently working there, as well as statements taken from wounded civilians of Falluja. He also claimed that many of the Falluja victims he had treated had been shot with ’dum-dum bullets’, which are hollow point bullets that are designed to inflict maximum internal damage. These are also referred to as ’expanding bullets.’ Nearing the end of the discussion, the first doctor stated, "The U.S. induces aggression. If you don’t attack me, I will never attack you. The U.S. is stimulating the aggression of the Iraqi people!" A doctor who asked to remain anonymous at Al-Karam Hospital in Baghdad reported that another doctor from his hospital had just returned from Najaf. She was unable to work there, she told Al-Karam, because Spanish military forces had occupied its hospital. The roof of the Al-Sadr Teaching hospital in Najaf overlooks their base, so soldiers have taken it over for strategic purposes. The doctor at Al-Karam Hospital stated, "The Americans don’t care what happens to Iraqis." .... Hussein Kareem, the Assistant Administrator at the Mohammed Baker Hakim Hospital in Sadr City, said that while no soldiers had occupied or visited the hospital, U.S. soldiers shot one ambulance from his hospital, injuring the driver. He also stated that during the first day of fighting in Sadr City two weeks ago, he received 32 dead bodies, mostly of women and children, and 90 wounded.... At Yarmouk Hospital, a lead doctor discussed the situation in Falluja. .... He is outraged by the situation in Falluja, which he calls a massacre, "The Americans shot at some of our doctors who were traveling to Falluja to provide aid. One of our doctors was injured when a missile struck his vehicle. I have also been told by my doctors in Falluja that the Americans are shooting ambulances there, as well as at the main hospital there. My doctors in Falluja have reported to me that the Americans are using cluster bombs. Patients we’ve treated from there are reporting the same. .... One of my doctors in Falluja asked the Americans there if he could remove a wounded patient from the city. The soldier wouldn’t let him move the victim, and said, OEWe have dead soldiers here too. This is a war zone.’ The doctor wasn’t allowed to remove the wounded man, and he died. So many doctors and ambulances have been turned back from checkpoints there." This same doctor reported that he saw American soldiers killing women and children, as well as shooting ambulances in Falluja. .... "What freedom did America bring us? Freedom of the machine gun? So I am free to take my gun and shoot you?" |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #11 can i stop klicking fingers now i thinkin im scared all the elephants away with my cool snaps |
| Posted by: HalfEmpty 2004-04-20 8:26:04 PM |
| #10 Cessation of Suicide Car Bombings in Baghdad Proves CIA Was Behind Them These people are breathing their own exhaust. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-20 8:23:52 PM |
| #9 #4 Well, that explains the asinine pronouncements from Baghdad Bob. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-04-20 7:33:25 PM |
| #8 I personally love this line The U.S. induces aggression. If you don’t attack me, I will never attack you. The U.S. is stimulating the aggression of the Iraqi people!" By telling us NOT to attack you you are stimulating our aggresive tendencies! You know...screw cause and effect..I'm wondering if the entire arab world has terminal cancer of the brain. This is simple logic they are failing to grasp. |
| Posted by: Valentine 2004-04-20 7:00:48 PM |
| #7 "I’ve seen it all with my own eyes. The U.S. later removed the unexploded bombs by soldiers picking up the bomblets and putting them in their helmets." This would NEVER happen. This line alone calls into doubt every remark the 'good Doctor' makes. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-04-20 5:48:43 PM |
| #6 As an employee of an automotive manufacturer, I refuse to comment on whether car-bombing was devised to improve export sales. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-20 3:20:40 PM |
| #5 Yeah, and this "Doctor's" last name doesn't happen to be Heinz-Kerry does it? Oh yeah, that was 30 some years ago in front of Congress about Vietnam, not current about Fallujah! Even if true, it gives me hope that we're pounding the savages, that's the only thing they understand is force. |
| Posted by: BA 2004-04-20 3:17:42 PM |
| #4 And I have a growing suspicion that this war may not be over until Arabic is spoken only in Hell. I keep reading that the Arabic language has a lot of difficulties with things like differentiating between conditionals (this might happen if) and absolutes (this will happen). I even read somewhere that it's hard to accuse someone of lying in Arabic because saying, "I will do something" is indistinguishable from saying, "I might do something." The example used was the Six Day War and Nasser's radio broadcasts stating the the Egyptians were bombing Tel Aviv and had penetrated well into the Negev. The writer (I wish that I could remember the book) stated that in Arabic, it was impossible to discern whether the radio announcer was saying we are bombing Tel Aviv or we'd like to bomb Tel Aviv. I believe along with Orwell that culture shapes language and language shapes the way we think. You may be absolutely right, Dave D. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2004-04-20 2:55:36 PM |
| #3 The claim about cluster bombs is an obvious attempt to cater to western collaborators. Various murder apologist "peace" groups, including the Mennonite Central Committee, have been running a campaign of lies and demonization against these weapons for several years. Humanity has nothing to do with this, since these groups bend over backward to justify the most barbarous atrocities by their side. It has to do entirely with disarming the civilized world for the benefit of its sworn enemies. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-04-20 2:49:45 PM |
| #2 No evidence. You would think with all the women and children being killed someone would have a camera..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-04-20 2:39:40 PM |
| #1 I keep reminding myself: the jury's still out on whether these people can be civilized. We need to keep trying, before we give up on them once and for all. Islam really is a religion of peace, we just have to give them a chance to rid themselves of the loonies. They're a different culture, be tolerant patient with them... It's getting more and more difficult. And I have a growing suspicion that this war may not be over until Arabic is spoken only in Hell. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-04-20 2:26:17 PM |