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Cluster bombs dangle Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/5643117.htm http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/5643117.htm Posted on Wed, Apr. 16, 2003 Cluster bombs dangle in Baghdad Residents angered at U.S. over extent of neighborhood damage CAROL ROSENBERG AND MATT SCHOFIELD Knight Ridder BAGHDAD, Iraq - In Baghdad's al Kharnouq neighborhood, five unexploded American-made cluster bomblets perch precariously in Qusai Abdel Majid's lemon tree and the flower bed beneath it. Stepping carefully, one can follow a trail of dozens of the 2-inch-long black bombs that have killed four of his neighbors so far. "There was no military here to put the bombs on us. So, I imagine, they wanted to kill us," said Abdel Majid, 43, who is afraid to let his children play in the yard. In the al Adhamiya neighborhood, men point to fallen walls, collapsed roofs and smashed cars riddled with bullet holes. They speak swiftly and angrily. "A year ago, on these streets, we would have yawned if someone had mentioned America to us," Khalid Tarah said. "Now, look what they have done to us. Everyone feels this pain. Everyone here now wants to kill. Everyone here now wants to kill Americans." Elements of the Army's 4th Infantry Division drove through town on their way from Kuwait to northern Iraq and were greeted by smiling and waving Baghdadis. But many Baghdadis were angry as they talked about the destruction in their neighborhoods. U.S. military officials acknowledge the damage in civilian neighborhoods. Two U.S. Army ordnance experts went street to street in al Kharnouq on Tuesday searching for the canisters that fluttered down April 7, leaving a virtual minefield amid the rows of split-level homes of designs that mix Frank Lloyd Wright and Mesopotamian inspirations. "It's a big problem," said Army Corps of Engineers Capt. Thomas Austin, whose crews are responsible for disarming unexploded ordinance in part of Baghdad. Austin defended the bomblets' use, saying the Iraqi military sometimes put anti-aircraft artillery in civilian neighborhoods and the bomblets were meant to rain down on armor or anti-aircraft batteries, exploding when they hit their metal surfaces. Residents say the closest anti-aircraft battery was on a highway a quarter-mile from their neighborhood. For them it is a sign that American forces didn't distinguish between the military and civilians. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 2003 Charlotte Observer and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved. http://www.charlotte.com

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