IT'S OFFICIAL: I HATE MY GOVERNMENT

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Heavy US air, ground forces pound Falluja

Fierce fighting has erupted in the restive Iraqi city of Falluja as US occupation forces strike the town with warplanes, helicopter gunships, mortar bombs and tanks.

Live footage beamed on Aljazeera TV showed the night sky incessantly lit up as strike after strike hit mainly the Golan district of the city on Tuesday.

Aljazeera's correspondent reported a heavy exchange of gunfire was also heard and several homes were on fire.

Amidst the explosions, Quranic recital could be heard over the mosque's loudspeaker, as a reminder to people to remember God at this time, the correspondent said.

He added that US marines are not only attacking from the air with helicopter gunships and warplanes, but ground troops are using machine guns and tanks as well.

There are reports that an AC-130 gunship aircraft fired multiple cannon rounds over the city. One report said the gunship fired 20 to 25 rounds at a time with explosions on the ground sending showers of sparks and flames into the night sky.

"I can hear more than 10 explosions a minute. Fires are lighting the night sky," one witness told Reuters. "The earth is shaking under my feet."

The fighting came hours after a US deadline for fighters in the city of 300,000 to hand over their weapons. More than 600 people have been killed since US marines besieged the city on 5 April.

― Rockist Scientist, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:43 (twenty-two years ago)

It's alright RS, we hate you too.

― Your Government (thatgirl), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Our government hates all of us.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:46 (twenty-two years ago)

why does this story make you hate them any more than you did yesterday? unless i missed some important point, this is just more of the same...

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:47 (twenty-two years ago)

*counts down to you know who's defense of US actions...in EXCRUCIATING detail*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:48 (twenty-two years ago)

why does this story make you hate them any more than you did yesterday?

It doesn't make sense, you're right.

― Rockist Scientist, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)

They knocked over a mosque's minaret with an American tank. I don't think the symbolism will be lost on anyone in that part of the world.

― andy, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought maybe they wouldn't bombard Fallujah any more for strictly prudential reasons. I don't think this is going to be well-received throughout the rest of Iraq (along with the rest of the Arab and Islamic world).

I know I'm not saying anything that isn't obvious.

x-post w/ Andy.

― Rockist Scientist, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Amateurs! This is great way to win a war. Just like Vietnam. Unfortunately, to liberate the Iraqis we will have to kill them all.

They knocked over a mosque's minaret with an American tank.

Potent symbol of emasculation provided to macho country. Maybe the military has a sense of humor after all.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:55 (twenty-two years ago)

but it will be lost on all of the U.S., for sure, meaning more wide-mouthed confusion when the next inevitable terror strike happens.

oh well, I'm quite done with this civilization experiment, bring on the fucking mad max doomsday lifestyle.
(x-post x2)

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:55 (twenty-two years ago)

the times article on this is good, esp. check dan senor's uh imaginative reading of the state of iraqi public opinion.

― g--ff (gcannon), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm down with the Mad "WWJD" Max vs. the Hordes of Godless Muslims scenario. It'll be called "Extreme Crusades Redux" and Fox can handle all the coverage.

― andy, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

"oh well, I'm quite done with this civilization experiment, bring on the fucking mad max doomsday lifestyle."

It really does seem like we are getting closer and closer to this, doesn't it?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 22:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Is no one in the chain of command actually considering what this shit looks like to the rest of the world?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 23:01 (twenty-two years ago)

IT'S OFFICIAL: I TOO HATE THE GOVERNMENT!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 23:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I seriously think that "All of Iraq will turn into Falluja" after this.

― Rockist Scientist, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't, not yet. They're not helping the chances, though.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 23:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Is no one in the chain of command actually considering what this shit looks like to the rest of the world?

Hell no. TS: with us vs. against us.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 01:02 (twenty-two years ago)

This doesn't help me like my government anymore either.

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 01:04 (twenty-two years ago)

jesus christ.

― g--ff (gcannon), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 03:53 (twenty-two years ago)

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― Speedy (Speedy Gonzalas), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 06:29 (twenty-two years ago)

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― Speedy (Speedy Gonzalas), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 06:30 (twenty-two years ago)

a second ago, msnbc military analyst (ken allard i think) compared the importance and character of the situation in falluja to stalingrad. this bugs me.

― g--ff (gcannon), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Especially as the attacking side lost.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah i know. i understand that he meant "this is a difficult urban battle that is of critical importance to the overall outcome of the war" but i DON'T know how much (if at all) he meant to say "we will see half a million people die each week. also, we're fascists. also, we'll lose."

― g--ff (gcannon), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

(well duh obviously not at all, but subconscious like...)

― g--ff (gcannon), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

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