The latest grenade attack on U.S. soldiers in the town of Falluja, 50km south of Baghdad, serves as a strong message for the U.S. occupation troops that their presence would not be tolerated, especially following their killing of 18 anti-occupation Iraq protesters over the past two days. Some sources in the town told IslamOnline.net, that the residents gave the U.S. authorities 48 hours to pull out troops from the townâs scientific center and al-Maqamia (court compound) and demanded them not to deploy soldiers inside the town, threatening they would take up arms if they failed to heed the demands. âIf they did not leave our town, they would be regretful for that,â Dr. Hatme al-Zawti, of al-Ramadi hospital 30km from the town, told IOL, warning that the âresidents were determined to carry out martyr operations against U.S. troops.â
| Now, if I were in charge, Dr. al-Zawti would be standing against a wall counting muzzle blasts. Guess it's a good thing I'm not... |
The Falluja resident had forced the American occupation forces to evacuate the school they were using as headquarters and named it âMartyrs Schoolâ. Zawti also said that Falluja is best known for its ignorance and xenophobia fervent religious zeal. âWhen the regime of Saddam Hussein established a cinema, the people here set it in flames. The regime was not able to open a pub or cabaret here,â he recalled. There were reports that U.S. soldiers distributed some hardcore movies in the town to spread immorality and vice. The American occupation troops also provoked the irk of Falluja residents by making no heed to their Islamic values and traditions. âThey had the gall to peep at the families residing near their bases by their spyglasses,â charged Nouri Mohammad Mahdi. âThey were also inviting me to smoke marijuana with themâŠI lashed out at them and said Iraq is an Islamic country, we donât need your rubbish,â he added.
| Golly, I wonder where these canards keep coming from... |
|