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[mrph]

From the BBC Iraq news, here.

Peter Hunt :: Doha, Qatar :: 2130GMT

This afternoon, a vehicle, possibly a van, approached a military checkpoint near Najaf.

Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division signalled for to stop. It didn't. They fired warning shots and then fired into the engine.

The vehicle continued moving towards them. As a last resort, according to a Central Command spokesman, they fired into the passenger compartment.

There were 13 women and children inside. Seven of them were dead.

I just don't have the words to respond to this.

Comments

[shryke.livejournal.com]

this is part of the iraqi plan. when they startedfighting in civilian clothes, and suicide bombing the made the civilian populace targets. as americans we're expected to do the moral and ethical thing at all times, everyone knows the iraqis are bad, so when they do bad things it's expected. during the battle of mogadishu the somalis would have their children sit on the backs of machine gunners who were shooting at our troops. and when we defend ourselves they can proclaim to the world that we were shooting children. the north koreans had their soldiers hide amongst refugees, our troops would let the refugees through a checkpoint then get shot at by the refugees to protect themselves out troops would have to return fire, shooting at men who are hiding behind women and children. It would not suprise me if this were a planned martyrdom operation. the goal being to inflame the muslim world and public opinion against us. there are geneva conventions for a reason, for some silly reason we are the only country in the world who follows them.