Thursday, April 08, 2004


Yahoo! News - Hospital Chief: Over 280 Iraqis Killed
FALLUJAH, Iraq - More than 280 Iraqis have been killed and 400 wounded this week in the U.S. Marines' siege of insurgents in this city west of Baghdad, the director of Fallujah's hospital said Thursday.

The Abdel-Aziz al-Samarrai mosque was hit by U.S. aircraft that launched a Hellfire missile at its minaret and dropped a 500-pound bomb on a wall surrounding the compound.

The U.S. military said insurgents were using the mosque for a military fire base. Iraqi witnesses estimated 40 people were killed as they gathered for afternoon prayers. U.S. officials said no civilians died and American commanders gave conflicting reports of insurgent casualties.

Apparently the new catch phrase for "civilians" is "insurgents". If we kill 'em, then they were insurgents. Including the women and children I guess.

Is America headed for a big karmic smackdown on this one?