ADEMÁS, HAY QUE tener en cuenta esto:

The white flag may be an international symbol of surrender, but in Fallujah it has become another tool of guerrilla war.

US marines on a foot patrol this weekend paid little attention to a man walking along the road and holding a white flag - a common sight as the conflict dies down and civilians pop up to scavenge for food and water.

But this time, US officers say, as the marines came by, the man dipped into an alley, returned with an AK-47 assault rifle, and sprayed the marines with bullets. Two Americans died, and others were wounded.

In a separate incident, marines were lured into an well-coordinated ambush by men with white flags who appeared to signal that they needed help. When marines got close, gunmen began firing from buildings high above.

A pesar de estas cosas, ya veréis lo que caerá si algún día la cámara de algún periodista empotrado capta la imagen de un Marine disparando contra alguien que está ondeando una bandera blanca.