U.S. Army publication confirms United States used incendiary weapon in Falluja

The Raw Story | U.S. Army publication confirms United States used incendiary weapon in Falluja:

"The March edition of Field Artillery magazine, a U.S. Army publication, reveals that the U.S. military did in fact use the incendiary weapon white phosphorous in Fallujah, Iraq, a Daily Kos diarist has found.

'WP [i.e., white phosphorus rounds] proved to be an effective and versatile munition,' the article's author wrote. 'We used it for screening missions at two breeches and, later in the fight, as a potent psychological weapon against the insurgents in trench lines and spider holes when we could not get effects on them with HE. We fired 'shake and bake' missions at the insurgents, using WP to flush them out and HE to take them out.'

A second publication, Infantry Magazine, also alleges that white phosphorous was used near the Iraqi city of Irbil. Newsroom sources tell RAW STORY that the New York Times held a story they were scheduled to run on the weapon's use Thursday.
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A terrifying video about the U.S. use of the weapon in Fallujah is available at Information Clearinghouse."


PDF of original article here:
http://sill-www.army.mil/FAMAG/Previous_Editions/05/mar-apr05/PAGE24-30.pdf