>>When you accidentally kill your own troops during war the term is that it 
happened due to "friendly fire". I remember it was used during the Gulf >>war.

>>Trond Andresen

The gulf war saw a whole new way of talking... 'soft collateral' was killing
civilians, 'surgical strike' totally obliterating someone before they attack
you... 'not on target' meant hitting the hospital two miles away etc etc

Julian thomas