Post by Naselus on Nov 16, 2005 9:12:39 GMT
The US has turned around and admitted using white phosphorus in the battle of Falluja last year, after lengthy denials for the past year.
White phosphorus is not used by most armed forces, as it's a brutal incendary. It burns until thoroughly smothered, and will burn on the surface of water. And, more importantly, the US has been denying it used it.
It's a chemical weapon, and it's usage is prohibited near civilian targets (by a protocal the US refused to sign...), meaning it could be considered an illegal munition in the case of Falluja.
The usage was revealed by an Italian documentary on the 8th, and the US military finally confirmed it today. This is almost as much of a PR disaster as the British jailbreak.
So could there be any clearer indictation that the Coalition of the willing has nothing but contempt for the Iraqi people? How long before the civil war is made official?
[EDIT] Oh, and the US military also denies that it constitutes a 'banned chemical weapon'. It's only a chemical agent in a weaponised form, the use of which has been outlawed in the specific conditions of the Falluja theatre of operations. So that's all right, then.
White phosphorus is not used by most armed forces, as it's a brutal incendary. It burns until thoroughly smothered, and will burn on the surface of water. And, more importantly, the US has been denying it used it.
It's a chemical weapon, and it's usage is prohibited near civilian targets (by a protocal the US refused to sign...), meaning it could be considered an illegal munition in the case of Falluja.
The usage was revealed by an Italian documentary on the 8th, and the US military finally confirmed it today. This is almost as much of a PR disaster as the British jailbreak.
So could there be any clearer indictation that the Coalition of the willing has nothing but contempt for the Iraqi people? How long before the civil war is made official?
[EDIT] Oh, and the US military also denies that it constitutes a 'banned chemical weapon'. It's only a chemical agent in a weaponised form, the use of which has been outlawed in the specific conditions of the Falluja theatre of operations. So that's all right, then.
