Two Different Headlines, Same Incident
AirForceTimes - Coalition troops kill 20 insurgents in Iraq.
"BAGHDAD — U.S.-led coalition forces killed 20 insurgents, including two women, Friday in fighting and airstrikes that targeted al-Qaida in Iraq militants northwest of Baghdad, the military said.
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Searching the area, the coalition forces found and destroyed several weapons caches, including AK47s, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, anti-personnel mines, explosives, blasting caps and suicide vests, the command said."
Belfast Telegraph - Six Iraqi children among 32 killed in US air attacks
"The US military is being accused of killing several civilians during an air strike apparently targeting al-Qa'ida militants in Iraq.
The US is claiming to have killed 20 militants, two of them women, during air strikes near Thar Thar Lake north-east of Baghdad.
However, Iraqi police and officials say 32 people were killed, including eight women and at least six children.
They say US forces bombed two homes at around 1am.
The US says machine-guns, rocket-propelled grenades, anti-personnel mines, explosives and suicide vests were found during follow-up searches."
Hmmm, let's see. The military calls in air strikes on a densely crowded neighborhood at one o'clock in the morning on a ficticious terrorist group and immediately feels the need to boast about supposed terrorist paraphenalia. I wonder which version makes it to Faux© News?
"BAGHDAD — U.S.-led coalition forces killed 20 insurgents, including two women, Friday in fighting and airstrikes that targeted al-Qaida in Iraq militants northwest of Baghdad, the military said.
(...)
Searching the area, the coalition forces found and destroyed several weapons caches, including AK47s, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, anti-personnel mines, explosives, blasting caps and suicide vests, the command said."
Belfast Telegraph - Six Iraqi children among 32 killed in US air attacks
"The US military is being accused of killing several civilians during an air strike apparently targeting al-Qa'ida militants in Iraq.
The US is claiming to have killed 20 militants, two of them women, during air strikes near Thar Thar Lake north-east of Baghdad.
However, Iraqi police and officials say 32 people were killed, including eight women and at least six children.
They say US forces bombed two homes at around 1am.
The US says machine-guns, rocket-propelled grenades, anti-personnel mines, explosives and suicide vests were found during follow-up searches."
Hmmm, let's see. The military calls in air strikes on a densely crowded neighborhood at one o'clock in the morning on a ficticious terrorist group and immediately feels the need to boast about supposed terrorist paraphenalia. I wonder which version makes it to Faux© News?
posted by nolocontendere at 9:31 PM
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