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British Crusaders use artillery on crowd in Basra

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Wednesday March 26, 2003 00:03author by James McKenna

After the first British soldier in the ground conflict was killed by a crowd rioting against the Illegal Imperialist Invaders , the British use artillery on crowd and claim it was Baath party putting down an "uprising"

The only uprising is against the evil invading thugs sent by George Bush and Tony Blair and helped by the Irish Government.

A civilian death toll has not yet come in but it is expected to be large.

Crowds had been marching on British army encampments to protest against the illegal invasion

Source: Al Zazeera

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War Crime
author by Dittopublication date Wed Mar 26, 2003 00:32author address author phone


A US warplane has dropped 1,000-pound (500 kilogram) satellite-guided J-Dam bombs on military sites hidden in civilian buildings in Basra, British officers say.

Serbian generals are in jail for this sort of thing. It is called War Crime and we must stop it.

Also

Battle for key city leads to 'massacre of children' claim

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,920576,00.html

This is most evil and most illegal. These men are criminals.

Related Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s816271.htm
have you got a link to this story
author by jamespublication date Wed Mar 26, 2003 00:51author address author phone

preferably in english?

james, have you got a link to this story?
author by hunterpublication date Wed Mar 26, 2003 00:54author email hunterthompsonmachinegun at yahoo dot co dot ukauthor address author phone

pref in english...

yes that was me that just posted under 'james' - don't quite know how it happened... prob cos im ill - well thats my excuse anyway ;)

You're all total trolls
author by Dermotpublication date Wed Mar 26, 2003 01:14author address author phone

in particular James McKenna: what an idiot !

Al Jazeera not Al Zazeera
author by James McKennapublication date Wed Mar 26, 2003 01:21author address author phone

Sorry about the typo, it's being covered on Al Jazeera

You will have to translate for yourselves lads but I have given you the bones of it.

Brief Statement from Al Jazeera - Basra
author by James McKennapublication date Wed Mar 26, 2003 10:18author address author phone

Hasam Siri of Al Jazeera speaking from Basra at 09.05hrs GMT 3/26/03

Hasam Siri: "Evrything is under control and the whole population is rallying behind the Government forces"

Q: Has there been any uprising by the Shia against the Ba'ath party in Basra?

Hasam Siri: "None whatsoever, you know the main thing is that ALL SH'ITE LEADERS HAVE CALLED FOR A JIHAD against the British and American invaders, therefore the jihad is considered as the holiest of wars against the Americans and the British.....".

At this point the line was cut

Al Jazeera
author by kokomeropublication date Wed Mar 26, 2003 11:17author address author phone

the address of al jazeera is http://www.aljazeera.net or http://www.aljazeera.net/english. Unfortunately the site has been hacked by the US/K colonisation force and hence has been intermittently out of action, but try it anyway.

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/37958

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