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The unreported driveby shooting

ram | 04.10.2003 16:02 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism

Poor Iraqis trying to feed their starving children and in the melee another man who got the only job available in Iraq for Iraqis -- guarding the invading pigscum's interests is shot dead in cold blood.


How convenient the BBC spins it as 'British soldier shot and killed an Iraqi holding a weapon after hearing gunfire'! (October 4, 2003 05:00 pm BST)
Sky finally simply mentiones it as 'one Iraqi killed in Basra'
All the while the Saturday sports mania is disrupted at great length to highlight two gangland driveby shootigns as great length and with so much concern!!

This is how Reuters reported the story by (October 4, 2003 08:15 AM ET)

 http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3557522

"....Witnesses said the dead Iraqi had been a security guard who fired a warning shot when protesters were approaching. ..."




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  1. Ah! Now it is reported!! — ram