Reuters | U.S. raid destroys Iraq restaurant

"The U.S. military said the target of the overnight bombing [ a popular restaurant in Fallujah ] had been under 'the terrorist organisation's control' for more than a year and 'innocent civilians knowingly stayed away'.

But residents said the restaurant had been as popular as ever over the past 12 months.

The U.S. military has said its recent operations have led to the killing or capture of a 'large percentage of Zarqawi's leadership'. Suspicious Iraqis ask why the captured foreign militants have not been named or shown on television.

In a separate incident, witnesses said a U.S. military patrol opened fire at a car on a highway just outside Falluja and killed five civilians on Monday. The U.S. military said it had no information on the reported shooting."

Hearts and minds, Bubba!

Good to see that the Iraqis maintain a healthy skepticism about the US claims, something that the US media has been unable to garner.