- Associated Press

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Leaflets urging people to “count all the American tanks you see and report them to us” were strewn across the courtyard of a two-story building that doubled as a hospital for those who fought U.S. troops in this former insurgent stronghold.

The leaflets were unsigned and unnoticed until the Marines’ Iraqi interpreter, nicknamed Sam, picked one up over the weekend as his unit was searching for weapons in the building, which was the local headquarters of the Iraqi Islamic Party.

“To stop American tanks, you must trust your religion,” the leaflets read. “Keep away from people who work for the American forces. Keep praying. Count all the American tanks you see and report to us.”

This makeshift hospital for terrorists was inside of a regular building. Inside the building Marines found several beds and medical supplies, most of them from aid organizations Red Crescent, the World Health Organization and UNICEF.

No, these aid organizations did not give the supplies directly to the terrorists, however it is interesting to note that the terrorists ended up with the supplies destined to the innocents and civilians in conflicts around the world though. This “hospital” was set up prior to the assault on Fallujah therefore the supplies were not brought in during or after the conflict started.

Also inside the building were posters depicting dead and injured Iraqi civilians with wording saying the United States killed or injured them. This is an interesting piece of propoganda that shows how the terrorists operating in Fallujah secured anti-American thoughts within the city.

This is yet another reason why I believe the United States is losing the propoganda war within Iraq. We need to combat these images with the images of civilians inside of Fallujah that were executed and used as human shields by the terrorists, however our media and the international media would rather focus on the incident involving the Marine shooting a dying terrorist inside of a mosque.

The Generals that we have on the ground are extremely capable of running a ground war, however they are not capable of running a propoganda war and this shows. It didn’t start in Iraq, rather it started before 9/11. If the United States wants to finish the war on terror, we must actively fight a propoganda war as well as a military war. Terrorists are on the run, however we need to reach the hearts of Iraqis in order to declare a complete victory.

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