Original source URL: http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/04/iraqi_fugitive_.html Iraqi fugitive claims U.S. forces used neutron bomb during '03 airport battle A fugitive Baathist marked the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad by claiming during an interview with Al Jazeera that U.S. military forces dropped neutron bombs during a key battle after the invasion of Iraq. Sayf al-Din Fulayyih Hasan Taha al-Rawi, the former head of Iraq's Republican Guard, "said that his units were decimated by neutron bombs which, he added, neutralize soldiers without damaging buildings and equipment. Al-Rawi also claimed that large 9-ton bombs and phosphoric weapons that can cover large areas were used during the battle," according to a report on the IraqSlogger news blog. About 2,000 elite troops "fought until they were martyred," al-Rawi told Al Jazeera. A neutron bomb would produce deadly radiation within a limited blast site. Here's more information on these devices. And here's a profile of the fugitive soldier, who has a $1 million bounty on his head. (Photo via the Defense Department.) Posted by Mike Carney at 10:43 AM/ET, April 09, 2007 in Iraq, Mideast | Permalink ____________________ From: "Westaway" <•••@••.•••> Subject: Iraqi fugitive claims U.S. forces used neutron bomb during '03 airport battle Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:27:37 -0700 A neutron bomb would produce deadly radiation within a limited blast site. Here's http://www.answers.com/topic/neutron-bomb more information on these devices. And here's http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/profiles/sayf_al-din_fulayyih_hasan_tawa_al-rawi.htm a profile of the fugitive soldier, who has a $1 million bounty on his head. -- -------------------------------------------------------- Escaping the Matrix website: http://escapingthematrix.org/ cyberjournal website: http://cyberjournal.org Community Democracy Framework: http://cyberjournal.org/DemocracyFramework.html Subscribe cyberjournal list: •••@••.••• (send blank message) Posting archives: http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/ Moderator: •••@••.••• (comments welcome)
