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U.S. imperialism is being defeated in Iraq

by jamie
3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Blasts 

35 minutes ago
1/27/04

Dear friends of peace and justice,

It is bad again today for coalition troops and those allied with them. Our media are playing down these awful events as best they can. The “positive reports” about how the insurgency is “winding down,” or how “attacks against coalition forces are less frequent” don’t jive well with recent losses. Bombs seem to be going off all over the place, helicopters continue to fall and the fact that as many as 10 GI’s were killed or missing over the last 3-4 days does not sound like the invaded and poisoned people of Iraq are giving up to me. It has been my observation that for people who have been as brutalized and cheated as the people of Iraq, resistance can become a way of life and that which provides the meaning for living. Such might well be the situation in Iraq today and it is our duty to help our fellow citizens understand this possibility. Please spread widely. jamie

3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Blasts 

35 minutes ago

By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD, Associated Press Writer
KHALDIYAH, Iraq - A roadside bomb exploded next to a passing U.S. military convoy west of Baghdad Tuesday followed by a second bomb when reinforcements arrived, witnesses said. Three American soldiers and two Iraqi civilians were killed.
A U.S. military spokeswoman said the casualties occurred in a "large explosion," but gave no other details.
He said three American soldiers and one Iraqi civilian were killed and several Iraqis were injured. Hospital staff, however, put the Iraqi death toll at two.
"One of our units was ambushed near Fallujah...involving two coalition vehicles," the military spokesman said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Khaldiyah and Fallujah are part of the Sunni Triangle, the area in central Iraq (news - web sites) where most of the anti-U.S. attacks by die-hard Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) loyalists have taken place.
Witnesses, however, spoke of two explosions. The first one hit a Humvee and when more troops arrived at the scene to help the second bomb went off, blasting another military vehicle.
"I saw more than three soldiers in the Humvee on fire," said Emad Abd Salah, 30, who suffered injuries to his hands. He said he saw the soldier riding atop the Humvee fall to the ground.
"The vehicle was lifted from the ground from the explosion," he said at the Ramadi Hospital. American troops fired randomly after the explosion "so I saw nothing," he said.
Abdul Hamid Marzouq, a nurse at the Ramadi Hospital where the casualties were brought, said two Iraqis were killed -- Hadi Abd Shehab, the director of agriculture of Khaldiyah, and Hamd Nayef, a taxi driver.
Nayef, who was driving by at the time of the explosion, was injured in the head and face, said Marzouq. He said three people were injured.
Marzouq said Shehab died of a gunshot wound to the stomach. Witnesses said he was shot while standing in his office close the blast scene, and died on way to the hospital.
It was not clear who shot him.
Nameer Mohammed, who said he was standing about 500 yards away when the attack occurred, claimed American soldiers fired randomly after the blasts. This could not be independently confirmed.
Mohammed described seeing a U.S. military vehicle on fire after the first blast.
As more American forces came to the scene, another bomb went off, setting fire to a second vehicle, he said.
Mohammed said he carried several injured people to the hospital.
The last serious attack in Khaldiyah took place on Saturday when a car bomb killed three American soldiers at a checkpoint and injured six in addition to several Iraqi civilians. Two other American soldiers were killed in Fallujah the same day.
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Again, please spread widely!


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