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 In the Winter Soldier testimonies, it has become commonplace to hear of US forces killing Iraqi civilians.
The Rules Of Engagement, outlined to soldiers before their shipping out, seem muddy at best. Many soldiers tell their stories of killing civilians by accident, but sometimes under direct orders. The shooting of farmers who violated curfew by being out after dark in their fields was by order. The mistaken firing on a wedding party was because they thought there was hostile gunfire.
These incidents also can turn friendly Iraqis into enemies, understandably, overnight.
This entire occupation is a mess, but to get the particulars on the hows and whys of it all, read on at:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032608J.shtml
Nothing explains it like the soldiers who lived it.
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