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Unembedded journalist Dahr Jamail's latest report from Iraq describes events that are every bit as disturbing as anything to have come out of the occupation — and not surprisingly, events that the American media has largely ignored — that hospitals are being "targeted" by the US military:

Two hospitals in Ramadi, about 110 km west of capital Baghdad on the Euphrates river, are being raided regularly by the U.S. military, doctors say.

"The maternity hospital and the general hospital in our city are the two biggest hospitals," the official said. "These have both been raided twice a week by the American forces with the excuse that they are searching for militants. They (the U.S. soldiers) break every door which is closed, play with our records and sometimes even detain some of our staff. The Americans are not adhering to any laws."

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Dr. Qasim, who had come from al-Qa'im hospital to the Ramadi General Hospital to obtain medical supplies, told IPS that the main hospital in al-Qa'im was targeted by occupation forces Nov. 7.

"On that day 40 percent of our hospital was wrecked and the doctors' residency was completely smashed," he said. "Then on the next day they continued with the other 60 percent of the hospital, including the emergency room and staff residency."

The doctor said patients were transferred to nearby Obeidy Hospital in the two functioning ambulances, and in civilian cars.

"Even our ambulances were targeted by the soldiers," said Dr. Qasim.

This is not the first report of hospitals under siege by US soldiers. But as shocking as these reports are, the American media clearly doesn't believe them because it refuses to report them.

Personally, I also don't believe our military is capable of such heartlessness. I prefer to believe that it's just another case of Hill & Knowlton up to its old tricks.