DailyKos catches the US military lying about its use of White Phosphorus in Iraq. The military had recently been accused of using it as a chemical weapon against enemy combattants and possibly civilians. The US government's reply was that our military ONLY uses White Phosphorus to illuminate the area:
Phosphorus shells are not outlawed. U.S. forces have used them very sparingly in Fallujah, for illumination purposes. They were fired into the air to illuminate enemy positions at night, not at enemy fighters.We now know that this is a lie, thanks to DailyKos finding the US military's own document admitting they use it for more than just illumination.
I'm so proud to be American nowadays.
