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1 spark posts"I saw a military guy on FOX (i'm pretty sure it was FOX) say that warning shots were fired (in the air?)and the vehicle did not stop. Then shots were fired into the engine to get it to stop, but it kept moving forward. At that point, they shot into the vehicle."

From the Washington Post yesterday.
"NEAR KARBALA, Iraq, March 31 -- As an unidentified four-wheel-drive vehicle came barreling toward an intersection held by troops of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, Capt. Ronny Johnson grew increasingly alarmed. From his position at the intersection, he was heard radioing to one of his forward platoons of M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles to alert it to what he described as a potential threat.

"Fire a warning shot," he ordered as the vehicle kept coming. Then, with increasing urgency, he told the platoon to shoot a 7.62mm machine-gun round into its radiator. "Stop [messing] around!" Johnson yelled into the company radio network when he still saw no action being taken. Finally, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Stop him, Red 1, stop him!"

That order was immediately followed by the loud reports of 25mm cannon fire from one or more of the platoon's Bradleys. About half a dozen shots were heard in all.

"Cease fire!" Johnson yelled over the radio. Then, as he peered into his binoculars from the intersection on Highway 9, he roared at the platoon leader, "You just [expletive] killed a family because you didn't fire a warning shot soon enough!"

It was just an accident. Mistakes happen, war is dangerous.

You will notice that the vehicle was fired on with 25 mm cannon. This would explain why the childrens heads were blown off.

Of the 17 family members 11 died. I am surprised six managed to survive.

a link to the Washington Post thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882086/posts