![]() |
|
||
|
Even Shiite-Held Basra Is Safe Zone No MorePosted on May 6, 2006The crash of a British helicopter in the southern Iraqi city of Basra led to a crackdown by British soldiers and five Iraqi deaths. A melee ensued—stone-throwing, Molotov cocktails…. A BBC correspondent called the worsening situation a “dramatic change in attitude” toward the British presence.
Advertisement Previous item: The NSA: Fostering a New Generation of Code Breakers Next item: The War on Contraception Elsewhere: . Are you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig. Add Your Comment
|
A Progressive Journal of News and Opinion. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman.
Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. |