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Brigadier Nuri Abudi, a member of the Falluja Brigade entrusted by the US occupation with imposing security in the city, said “We inspected the damage, we looked through the bodies of the women and children and elderly. This was a family. There is no sign of foreigners having lived in the house. Zarqawi and his men have no presence in Falluja.” (Al Jazeerah)
The US military has consistently alleged that foreigners are operating in Falluja, although up to this point, not one member of a terrorist organization has been either captured or positively sighted. The claim of terrorism has simply become the “all purpose” excuse for ongoing attacks on the Iraqi people. This week’s bombing was no different.
Kimmitt’s explanation was picked up and reiterated by the western media without question. In this case, the media not only echoed the fabrications from the military, but also added a few of their own. A Washington Post report by Edward Cody stated, “Falluja medical personnel said 22 people, ALL DESCRIBED AS FOREIGN FIGHTERS, died” in the incident.
Cody’s allegations are uncorroborated and based on pure fantasy. None of the other reports coming from the site identify the victims as “foreign fighters”, nor has anyone proved that foreigners are a critical part of the Iraqi resistance. Cody’s article is simply intended to establish a link between Al Qaida and the insurgency, and thus, reinforce the Bush Administration’s shabby rationale for occupation