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Compare and contrast...
Jul. 1st, 2004 09:33 amTwo statements (from the BBC) regarding the Iraqi city of Falluja:
Today: The US military says it has been targeting supporters of Zarqawi. It says Falluja has become a militant stronghold since security in the city was passed to a local security force commanded by officers from ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's army in April.
May 4th: A new Iraqi military force taking control of the restive city of Falluja is beginning to restore order, a senior US marine officer has said. The Iraqi force moving into Falluja consists of about 1,100 men and is to be led by one of Saddam Hussein's former generals, Muhammad Abdul-Latif.
So... it's been a "militant stronghold" since the local security force took over, has it? Looks more like it's always been one - and looks like that's why the US military were only too keen to hand it over to Iraqi forces... which is not quite the same thing...
Today: The US military says it has been targeting supporters of Zarqawi. It says Falluja has become a militant stronghold since security in the city was passed to a local security force commanded by officers from ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's army in April.
May 4th: A new Iraqi military force taking control of the restive city of Falluja is beginning to restore order, a senior US marine officer has said. The Iraqi force moving into Falluja consists of about 1,100 men and is to be led by one of Saddam Hussein's former generals, Muhammad Abdul-Latif.
So... it's been a "militant stronghold" since the local security force took over, has it? Looks more like it's always been one - and looks like that's why the US military were only too keen to hand it over to Iraqi forces... which is not quite the same thing...
