[Peace-discuss] Italian Film Documents Use of Chemical Weapons by the United States

[Chuck Minne]

Italian Film Documents Use of Chemical Weapons by the United States 


One year ago the United States began an assault on Fallujah. Today, an
Italian film, Fallujah:
<http://www.rainews24.rai.it/ran24/inchiesta/video/falluah_ING.wmv>  The
Hidden Massacre, by Sigfrido Ranucci and Maurizio Torrealta, was broadcast
on RAI network. The film documents, in gory details, the use of chemical
weapons, in particular 'White Phosphorus,' and the killing of civilians. The
film interviews U.S. soldiers, shows the bodies of corpses effected by more
than conventional weapons. 


One U.S. soldier, Jeff Engelhart, described the killing of civilians: "I was
personally involved with escorting a commander to Fallujah for Operation
Phantom Fury. We were told going into Fallujah, into the combat area, that
every single person that was walking, talking, breathing was an enemy
combatant. As such, every single person that was walking down the street or
in a house was a target." When asked how he would describe the battle of
Fallujah to his children he says "It seemed like just a massive killing of
Arabs. It looked like just a massive killing." 

Regarding chemical weapons, Englehart says he is "certain" that White
Phosphorus was used. He describes commands over the radio saying the bombing
of 'Whiskey Pete' - slang for White Phosphorous was commencing. He describes
its effects:

"The gases from the warhead of the white phosphorus will disperse in a
cloud. And when it makes contact with skin, then it's absolutely
irreversible damage, burning of flesh to the bone. It doesn't necessarily
burn clothes, but it will burn the skin underneath clothes. And this is why
protective masks do not help, because it will burn right through the mask,
the rubber of the mask. It will manage to get inside your face. If you
breathe it, it will blister your throat and your lungs until you suffocate,
and then it will burn you from the inside. It basically reacts to skin,
oxygen and water. The only way to stop the burning is with wet mud. But at
that point, it's just impossible to stop."


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