New Russian T-72 tanks belonging to the 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division are lined up in Taji. Seventy tanks recently arrived from Hungary to help strengthen the Iraqi security forces for the upcoming elections. Pic: SPC Charles Gill, U.S. Army
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Il Romanaccio at 2:47 PM
USA Used White Phosphorous Against Insurgents In FallujahThe Pentagon announced on Tuesday that U.S. troops were using White Phosphorous bullets against insurgents in the battle for Fallujah. Lt. Col.
Barry Venable, a Pentagon spokesman, said that WP "was not used against civilians," but only to mark targets at night.
"There is a great deal of misinformation feeding on itself about U.S. forces allegedly using `outlawed' weapons in
Fallujah," said Venable, adding that, "The facts are that U.S. forces are not using any illegal weapons in Fallujah or anywhere else in Iraq."
Venabel was responding to the Italian
Tv "
Rai24 International" which showed a documentary about the Fallujah's battle last week that reported an intense and indiscriminate use of WP by the U.S. troops.
CNN
Il Romanaccio at 11:32 AM
Karachi Car Bomb: Six Dead
A powerful car-bomb has struck the center of
Karachi on Tuesday morning, killing at least six people and wounding twelve. The
KFC Fast Food restaurant seemed to be the target of terrorists, this time. But the entire area has was damaged by the explosion.
"We have two confirmed deaths. Initially there were reports that four to six people were killed in the blast, but luckily only two people were killed," said
Manzoor Mughal, an investigator from the Pakistani police.
Aljazeera
CNN
Il Romanaccio at 12:08 PM
U.S. Army Specialist Ryan Crabtree of the 172 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, Alpha Company, creates rapport with local shop owners while conducting a patrol in Mosul. Pic: Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr., USAF
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Il Romanaccio at 6:14 PM
