The Iraq Quagmire: Civilians paying the price

The toll of civilian casualties in Iraq prove that what’s taking place in Iraq now is nothing less than a 'crime against humanity,' according to an article from Iraq’s Azzaman newspaper.

"The devastating consequences of using cluster bombs in civilian areas are utterly predictable. If, as accounts suggest, U.S. forces dropped cluster bombs in residential areas of al-Hilla, even if they were directed at military targets, this would be a grave breach of international humanitarian law," Amnesty International stated at the early stages of the war, when a United States cluster munition attack on the Iraqi town of Hilla in March 2003 killed at least thirty-three civilians and injured 109.

"The attack at al-Hilla's hospital on 1 April was an example of indiscriminate killing of civilians and a grave violation of international humanitarian law," Amnesty International emphasized.

We had a great day," said Sgt Eric Schrumpf of the U.S. Marines on April 6, 2003. "We killed a lot of people." "We dropped a few civilians, but what do you do?" He said there were women standing near an Iraqi soldier, and one of them fell when he and other Marines opened fire. "I'm sorry," said Sgt Schrumpf, "but the chick was in the way," said an article that was published on the British daily The Mirror. >>>cont

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