Archive for October 2nd, 2009
Jan 2005 Two months after the US launched its biggest ever assault on Fallujah, what exactly happened inside the city has, until now, remained a mystery. Now, for the first time, Guardian films reveals the true story. It was billed as a resounding military success. Over 1200 insurgents were meant to have been killed and another 2000 trapped inside Fallujah. But now this version of events is being challenged. Far from being crushed, rebels claim they left the city in an organised withdrawal …
Wiley Colarossi
soldiers in iraq having a little fun
Reed Rotando
As we approach the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, hundreds of US veterans of the war say the American military has been covering up widespread civilian killings in that country. And Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports their sentiments aren’t necessarily getting a warm reception.
Lashandra Mowan