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11/17/2004:

"They came, they saw, they slaughtered"

By Matthew Cookson

"WE HAVE liberated the city of Fallujah," crowed General John Abizaid of US Central Command last Sunday.

Fallujah, a city of 300,000 people, had been cut off from the world for six days, and subjected to a massive bombardment and invasion.

It was clear as reports started to filter out that this was not a "liberated" city but a devastated one.

In an attempt to clamp down on resistance to its rule in Iraq, the US has punished a whole city, killing hundreds and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee. No one knows how many civilians have died.

Over 10,000 US troops surrounded the city, forcing any men aged between 15 and 55 to return to take their chances amid the carnage of Fallujah.

Full Article : socialistworker.co.uk