
Here's some great news to help sell the moral superiority of the US in the Iraq war:
The US has now admitted using white phosphorus as a weapon in Falluja last year, after earlier denying it.
The substance can cause burning of the flesh but is not illegal and is not classified as a chemical weapon.
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Italian TV station Rai alleged last week that the US had used phosphorus against built-up areas, and that civilians were killed.
The report sparked fury among Italian anti-war protesters, who demonstrated outside the US embassy in Rome.
The US initially said white phosphorus had been used only to illuminate enemy positions, but now admits it was used as a weapon.
BBC defence correspondent Paul Wood says having to retract that denial is a public relations disaster for the US.
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