US Forces Used 'Chemical Weapon' in Iraq
"'White phosphorus is a conventional munition. It is not a chemical weapon. They are not outlawed or illegal,' [Lieutenant Colonel Barry Venable] said on the BBC Radio 4 PM programme.
'We use them primarily as obscurants, for smokescreens or target marking in some cases. However it is an incendiary weapon and may be used against enemy combatants.'
Asked directly if it was used as an offensive weapon during the siege of Fallujah, he replied: 'Yes, it was used as an incendiary weapon against enemy combatants'."
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