I heard that eerie sound of the battle and prayers too. On ABC that woman Pentagon reporter said the US troops were also using psychological operations against the "insurgents" as well--they had the loudspeakers (attached to the gunships?) broadcasting, in Arabic, taunts and laughter about how they were coming to kill them all.

Just makes you proud to be an American, doesn't it?

And DougR, I think you and all your fascist bastard Republican, gung ho militarist types need to remember one thing when claiming civilian massacres by our troops are "self-defense" because the insurgents were firing on them: we're in their country. It ain't like they got on a boat or jet plane, and started attacking Hoboken from helicopter gunships.