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Iraqi Civilian Deaths ... caused by Bush's unprovoked war

 

U.S. murders 12 civilians, kills Arab reporter on air
(Adrain Blomfield, Chicago Sun Times, September 13, 2004)
A TV reporter was shot dead as he made a live broadcast from Baghdad on Sunday when U.S. helicopters fired on a crowd that had gathered around the burning wreckage of an American armored vehicle. . . . Mazen al-Tumeizi, a Palestinian working for Al-Arabiya, one of the main Arab satellite channels, was among at least 12 people -- all thought to be civilians -- killed in the incident on Haifa Street. . . . It was the bloodiest in a succession of violent clashes that claimed nearly 60 people Sunday across Iraq. . . . On Haifa Street, a main road in central Baghdad that has long been under the effective control of Saddam Hussein loyalists, there were several hours of gunfire during a U.S. mission to capture 21 men the Iraqi government described as terrorists. . . . A Bradley fighting vehicle rushing to help an American patrol was damaged by a car bomb, the U.S. military said. A total of six American soldiers were wounded in the explosion and during an operation to evacuate the crew. . . . Later, a crowd of Iraqis gathered around the burning vehicle, and some began dancing in celebration. . . . Tumeizi was describing the incident on camera when two helicopter gunships were seen flying down the street and opening fire. Tumeizi was hit by a bullet and doubled over, shouting: "I'm dying, I'm dying." . . . Witnesses said there were no Iraqi fighters in the area at the time.

posted by LoZo 11:30 AM