My understanding was that the attack on Fallujah was pretty much a straight up fight, civilians were urged to leave. This meant the marines could use the usual armaments, which includes Willie Pete. Doesn't surprise me at all. Nasty stuff, but it's not like a poison gas. You are either hit with it or not, same as shrapnel from a normal shell, it just burns like hell afterward. If WP was used, on purpose, against civilian targets, then there is a problem, otherwise why is this news?

Awaiting Redleg's comment on this one as well.