According to the BBC, "Heavy fighting is taking place in the Iraqi town of Falluja for the second night running." A brief consideration of the same report reveals that nothing of the kind is occuring. Instead US forces are assaulting the city with planes and tanks from a safe distance as part of an action commanders are laughably describing as "defensive in nature". Meanwhile Colin Powell has asserted that Iraq will have to "give back" some power to the US after the "handover" on June 30. Orwell must be turning in his grave.