rations vs bombs
I had to check the date of this report, stating that children may confuse bomblets for drinks.
U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard said, "Humanitarian daily rations being handed out by U.S. and U.K. forces in southern Iraq are wrapped in bright yellow plastic wrap, a color that is identical to the color of a bomblet that has been used in airdrops in the fighting. UNICEF is urging coalition forces to use rations that are wrapped in other colors besides yellow to avoid confusion."
What a stupid mistake to make! Unless, of course, that was the plan in the first place.
Comments
Especially since they did the same damn thing last year in Afghanistan... :-(
Posted by: Prentiss Riddle | April 4, 2003 5:25 PM
Instead of just being labled "idiots", perhaps they should be called "downright evil"--how sad is that? Are the "humanitarian daily rations" left over from 2001?!
Posted by: ali | April 4, 2003 11:28 PM
And in Iraq they have shown cluster bombs being hit on residential areas..saddening.
Posted by: Tora | April 5, 2003 8:59 AM
yes, they did the same in Afghanistan and Cynthia McKinney called attention to it and tried to stop it. "They" put great focus on defeating her in the 2002 congressional elections and succeeded, so there goes one more voice for sanity.
Posted by: George | April 8, 2003 10:52 AM