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HELL'S FURY.

Authors :
Fang, Bay
Whitelaw, Kevin
Ozernoy, Ilana
Source :
U.S. News & World Report. 4/12/2004, Vol. 136 Issue 12, p16-21. 6p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Map.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Reports on the U.S. response to images of the bodies of American contractors being burned, mutilated and dragged through the streets of Fallujah, Iraq. Details of other recent killings of American and European civilians working in Iraq; Response of President George W. Bush and White House officials to the killings; Claim that the attacks have led some observers to question the Bush administration's plan to transfer sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government on June 30; Comments by Iraqis on the incident; Speculation about the role of foreign jihadists in the escalating violence in Iraq; Reasons why the Sunnis in the Fallujah area oppose the U.S. occupation; Concerns that attempts to balance power between minority Sunnis and majority Shiites could provoke violent responses from both; Claim that U.S. occupation officials hope that aid and reconstruction programs will win over Iraqis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00415537
Volume :
136
Issue :
12
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
U.S. News & World Report
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
12707511