the twisted rational behind the atrocities being committed in Iraq appears to mirror US tactics in Vietnam.

The use of terror against the civilian population, to discourage them from harbouring or assisting the insurgents...remember the burning of vietnamese villages?

I have heard interviews with several returning Iraq veterans in which they claim that if a US convoy is targeted by insurgents, the soldiers are ordered to "shoot up" the area killing anything that moves.


These tactics have evidently been improved to the point where US troops are encouraged to enter civilian dwellings and massacre women and children.
It is extremely doubtful if these tactics will have the desired effect, as the inhabitants may conclude that the removal of one murderous tyrant to be replaced by a murderous tyranical invading army is a very poor deal.

Does the use of terror against civilians by their troops make the USA a "terrorist state" by association is the UK a "terrorist state".

What a fucking mess!!...Ake