June 19, 2007
War at the Remote
"...thanks to an utter lack of coverage by the mainstream media, what we don't know about the air war in Iraq so far outweighs what we do know that anything but the most minimal picture of the nature of destruction from the air in that country simply can't be painted," (Nick) Turse writes.
The (his) article (Did the US Lie about Cluster Bomb Use in Iraq?) raises a key question: "Does the US military keep the numbers of rockets and cannon rounds fired from its planes and helicopters secret because more Iraqi civilians have died due to their use than any other type of weaponry?"
article by Norman Solomon | TruthOut
~Obviously the kinds of missiles, bombs and munitions the US military uses on Iraqi targets must be kept secret because the insugents would develop defenses against them.
[photo via google\ not above
(more iraq cluster bomb photos]
>coincidentally International Red Cross: NATO Must Prevent Afghan Civilian Casualties
The humanitarian agency (ICRC) said that since 2006 the violence and insecurity had significantly intensified in the south and east and was spreading to the north and west, bringing a "growing number of civilian casualties".
The escalating conflict and insecurity have largely confined the ICRC to major cities, reflecting the greatest restrictions on its relief work in Afghanistan in 20 years...
story via Unknown News
Posted by Stubbornson at June 19, 2007 04:02 PM