U.S. bomb strike in Iraq kills civilians
Friday
Jan 6, 2006
The world’s remaining military superpower, with all the technology in the world to accurately plan and execute air strikes, manages to screw up.
Sad thing is that civilians get caught in the crossfire, and are treated as collateral damage.
From CNN.com: U.S. says bomb hit wrong house in Iraq
A bomb that killed six civilians Monday near Baiji, Iraq, missed its target by 65 feet (20 meters) and hit the wrong home, military officials said.
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The strike flattened a family’s home, killing six of the family members and wounding three others, said a spokesman for the Salaheddin provincial governor’s office. A father and daughter survived with only minor injuries, he said.
The bomb had “successful effects against the insurgents,” the statement added
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[The White House] emphasized the U.S. position that its military “goes out of the way to avoid civilian casualties.”
Somehow I’m not convinced.
J. Angelo Racoma is a technology journalist and blogger. See more of his blog posts here at racoma.com.ph, commentaries at racoma.net, and Twitter feed at @jangelo.
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