 An independent investigation of the murder
last week of 32 Iraqi children has been conducted by a local Iraqi news
location (Mufakirat Al-Islam / Islamemo.cc) with results as follows:
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- The writing is in Arabic, so I will translate some highlights
for non-Arabic speakers:
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- - All major Iraqi Resistance groups issued joint written
communiqué that was distributed on Thursday proclaiming that this
operation was not undertaken by any of the groups neither in terms of execution
or planning or involvement.
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- - Interview with local residents of the bombing stated
that US forces cordoned off the street under the pretence that a vehicle
(a KIA) parked in the street was wired to explode.
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- - Local residents stated that the US soldiers began handing
out candy and schoolbags attracting the children.
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- - When residents, fearing for their children, asked about
the KIA car , the US soldiers said that it was a 'false alarm' and that
there was no bomb (but that a couple of US soldiers remained fiddling with
the car).
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- - Children from neighboring streets came upon hearing
of the sweets and free bags (as well as a rumor that Pokemon toys were
being given out).
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- - After a period of about 15 minutes from them entering
the street, the US forces dumped the remaining toys/sweets in a pile in
the middle of the street and frantically drove off hitting 4 children in
the process with their vehicle.
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- - Seconds later, the KIA vehicle exploded killing 32
children and wounding about ten others who were gathered in the street.
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- - Residents also reported that, contrary to what the
US military stated, there were no US casualties or injuries from this blast
as the US forces had rushed out of the street just before the explosion
took place.
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- - Information gathered from the Iraqi fire services stated
that the explosion did not leave the signature traces of a TNT blast as
used by the Resistance (being left over from Russian explosives used by
the Iraqi army), as the TNT blast is always outward from the place of explosion
and does not leave a crater as this car bomb did.
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- In conclusion, the evidence and interviews revealed what
was obvious from the very start...That this evil crime was perpetrated
by occupation forces with the objective of murdering Iraqi children and
blaming the national Resistance so as to lessen its base of support (sounds
like Vietnam tactics all over again - Phoenix).
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- May God grant peace to the dead, victory to the Resistance,
and shame and retribution to the occupiers and their allies/supporters.
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- link
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- Comment
- From Joe Buckland
- 7-18-5
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- "When residents, fearing for their children, asked
about the KIA car , the US soldiers said that it was a 'false alarm' and
that there was no bomb (but that a couple of US soldiers remained fiddling
with the car)."
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- It might have been that the GIs WERE examining the car
and realized it was VERY suspicious and got the hell out of there...with
or without yelling a warning to locals. We know there is a big language
problem in Iraq. Maybe they said 'Get out' Get out!' but no one understood
them.
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