54 US Soldiers Killed This Week in Iraq

[General Duke]

54 US Soldiers Killed This Week

As many as 33 killed in Fallujah alone

by Michael Ewens

 

In a flurry of weekend press releases, the Department of Defense named another 23 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. These deaths bring the total killed since Nov. 8 to 54. Such facts contradict the "official numbers" released to the unquestioning media.

 

The difference in the totals seems to stem from the ambiguity in press releases for U.S. Marines. These concise releases never state specifics. Instead, the deaths are merely categorized as due to "enemy action" in "Al Anbar Province." Given the recent assault of Fallujah – located in Al Anbar– it is reasonable to pool these numbers with the total. Also, many of these Marines are part of the 1st or 3rd Marine Division, known to be in the city.

 

The 50-plus killed this week is indicative of a growing insurgency likely to spread to previously peaceful cities. The other twenty deaths occurred in Baghdad, Mosul, Abu Gharb, and Babli province (just south of Baghdad). This indicates that the violence is only spreading. Although the military concedes that "winning" in Fallujah won't quell the insurgency, they continue to pursue policies that suppose there exists a static number of Iraqis willing to fight the occupation: if they could only kill them all, democracy and calm would flourish. Of course, it is more likely that these incursions will create more insurgency.

 

We have compiled the following list of the estimated 33 U.S. soldiers and Marines killed in Fallujah:

[Wiilo]

Wallaahi Ma kala jecli in ay ku dhintaan iyo in kale, maxaa yeelay waxay halkaas u joogaan baa Qalad ah walaalo.

 

 

IstacajAb:

[OG_Girl]

How many of us they killed ?!!

 

Atleast ours are martyrs unlike them Americans.

 

Salam

[Rahima]

After the battle of Uhud, when Abu Sufyaan (then the commander of the Makkan army) wanted to leave, he stood on a mountain and proclaimed as loud as he could, ‘Wars are won in turns! This is in return for your victory in the battle of Badr. Up Hubal!’ The Messenger of Allaah said, ‘Rise up, O Umar, and answer him.’ Umar then said,

‘Allaah is rather the Most-High and the Greatest. Our dead are in Paradise, while your dead are in Hell!’