Forgotten Fallujah

international | anti-war / imperialism | other press Thursday December 02, 2004 13:06 by redjade

'If it bleeds - it leads'? not if it gets boring

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U.S. to Increase Its Force in Iraq by Nearly 12,000
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/02/politics/02military.html
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The American military presence in Iraq will grow by nearly 12,000 troops by next month, to 150,000, the highest level since the invasion last year, to provide security for the Iraqi elections in January and to quell insurgent attacks around the country, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.

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Falluja 'a horror' after U.S.-led offensive
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/30/falluja.residents/index.html

Mahmoud Zubari and his family fled their home in Falluja after it was bombed and his 13-year-old son was killed.

Zubari, his wife and their remaining eight children, ages 2 to 16, spent the next 20 days in the house of a friend while the U.S.-led onslaught to drive out insurgents in the city got under way.

Last week, the family was picked up by the Iraqi Red Crescent, under Marine escort, and taken to the humanitarian group's compound in the city. Tuesday, the family returned to the home they took sanctuary in.

"All the wealth will not bring back my son, but now I have to think of the future for the rest of my children," said Zubari's wife, Selma. "What will become of us?"