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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dear All</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The bottom paragraphs of this link provide an interesting perpective on the latest tactics of American troops especially as the world is watching.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>New York Times</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>G. I.'s open attack To take Falluja from Iraq Rebels</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.<BR>and ROBERT F. WORTH<BR></NYT_BYLINE><IMG height=5 alt="" src="http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/misc/spacer.gif" width=1><BR></FONT></STRONG><FONT class=footer>Published: November 8, 2004</FONT></DIV>
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<P>"Most civilians in Falluja, a city of about 250,000 people 35 miles west of Baghdad, were believed to have left by the time the invasion began. </P>
<P>It was the second time in six months that a battle had raged in Falluja. In April, American troops were closing in on the city center when popular uprisings broke out in cities across Iraq. The outrage, fed by mostly unconfirmed reports of large civilian casualties, forced the Americans to withdraw.</P>
<P>American commanders regarded the reports as inflated, but it was impossible to determine independently how many civilians had been killed. The hospital was selected as an early target because the American military believed that it was the source of rumors about heavy casualties.</P>
<P>"It's a center of propaganda," a senior American officer said Sunday. "</P><BR></DIV></TD></TR>
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