Objective Reporting

[calbert at pop.tiac.net]

> from Reuters: "But, it may be impossible to know whether the 
> U.S.-British forces were
> to blame for the casualties, since the Iraqis launched substantial 
> anti-aircraft fire throughout the night."
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> now, if folks are getting killed on the ground, stands to reason they 
> weren't killed by anti-aircraft fire. 

Except that such fire can sometimes take the form of AA missles which 
can occasionally behave erratically.
Though one can certainly sympathize with Iraqi civilians, some 
outrage has to be directed at saddam, who continues to put his desire 
to carry a big stick ahead of not only the needs of his populace, but 
does so  in violation of his own repeated promises.
love,
 cfa