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Officials: Hundreds of Iraqis Killed By Faulty Grenades
by Thomas Frank
WASHINGTON -- Hundreds and possibly thousands of Iraqi civilians have been killed or maimed by outdated, defective U.S. cluster weapons that lack a safety feature other countries have added, according to observers, news reports and officials.
U.S. cluster weapons fired during the war in March and April dispersed thousands of small grenades on battlefields and in civilian neighborhoods to destroy Iraqi troops and weapons systems.
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Unexploded grenades remain potentially lethal for weeks and months after landing on the ground, where civilians can unwittingly pick them up or step on them. Many victims are children....
More parents with more broken children, more families with injured family members = less patience, less acceptance by Iraqi's of all stripes of an occupation that this administration's policies have ensured can only be seen as an All-American one.