The thread began with these examples:
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The old man should have read the bilingual notices that American soldiers tack to their rear bumpers in Iraq: "Keep 50 meters or deadly force will be applied". ... "If anyone gets too close to us we fucking waste them", says a bullish lieutenant. "It's kind of a shame, because it means we've killed a lot of innocent people."
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A recent Frontline (on PBS) broadcast followed troops in southern Baghdad. Did you notice the details? Those gunners are telling each other how much 50 caliber rounds they had fired that day. Notice in what is suppose to be a peaceful Iraq, as portrayed in the US press - they fire massive 50 Cal bullets routinely on every mission. Is it no wonder that the Iraqi people agree on one thing - they want the Americans out?
Now we have another example of what is business as usual when the invading and occupying Army calls everyone the enemy:
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from the NY Times of 4 Mar 2005 U.S. Forces Fired on Car Carrying Freed Italian Hostage in Iraq
American troops fired on a car rushing Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena to freedom on Friday after a month in captivity, killing the Italian intelligence officer who helped negotiate her release and wounding the reporter.
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, an ally of the United States who has kept Italian troops in Iraq despite public opposition at home, demanded an explanation ``for such a serious incident, for which someone must take the responsibility.''
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He won't get it. What US troops did to the Italians is SNAFU - just like VietNam.
BBC provides more information:
US troops fire at freed hostage