Atomix Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Hundreds of Iraqi civilians have been killed and wounded in Baghdad by American bombers. Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz said: "This was a criminal, pre-meditated, planned attack against civilians." Local reports say two laser-guided precision bombs hit an air-raid shelter in the middle class district of Amiriya, five miles from the centre of the Iraqi capital. So far 235 bodies have been recovered, 12 hours after the attacks at 0445 GMT and 0450 GMT. Continuing fires and intense heat in the bunker complex - which includes a school, mosque and supermarket - have hampered rescue efforts and 300 people are still thought to be trapped inside. Many of the victims are thought to be women and children. Saddam Hussein does not share our sanctity for human life Martin Fitzwater, White House spokesperson White House spokesperson Martin Fitzwater said the loss of civilian life was "truly tragic", but described the bunker as a well-known military target. "We don't know why civilians were at this location. We do know that Saddam Hussein does not share our sanctity for human life," he continued. One American intelligence officer said the bunker had been transmitting military signals until the moment the bombs hit. Another US spokesperson in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, suggested Saddam had deliberately created a human shield - a tactic he has used before - to inflame international opinion against allied air strikes. The Baghdad shelter manager said: We didn't have a single military man in the shelter. It is allocated to civilians." According to intelligence sources the shelter was built during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s with a 10 to 15-foot thick concrete ceiling, reinforced with steel, designed to withstand electro-magnetic pulses from a thermo-nuclear blast. Both sides are investigating the incident - caught on camera by US planes. Tariq Aziz has called on the UN - meeting tonight - to condemn the "hideous crime". A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar expressed dismay at such a large loss of civilian life. ------------------Going to war again are we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skuldur Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Hope not, but the American government are just as bad as Saddam Hussein imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frlf Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Pics or it didn't happen.Care to post the date? Eh... I sincerely couldn't care less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomix Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Pics or it didn't happen.Care to post the date? Eh... I sincerely couldn't care less. I got it off the BBC website, I think it is just that America starts wars to much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Give me the news link to prove this really happened, Atomix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomix Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Give me the news link to prove this really happened' date=' Atomix[/quote'] I lost the page, look it up. The article has a American Jet dropping a bomb. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 then at least give us some pics of it, Atomix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrekstasy Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 The US is at war with nobody. We live, breath WWIII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpeejajo Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Why can't they all just get along? Crazy governments all wanting to prove whose the strongest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrekstasy Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Why can't they all just get along? Crazy governments all wanting to prove whose the strongest. That's why I said. Row row fight the power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Why can't they all just get along? Crazy governments all wanting to prove whose the strongest. It's called bringing everyone under their complete control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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