Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Tragic Day In Iraq

9 US soldiers killed in Iraq in 2 days

2 hours, 48 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - Nine American soldiers were killed in the first two days of a new American drive to kill al-Qaida in Iraq fighters holed up in districts north of the capital, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
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Six soldiers were killed and four were wounded Wednesday in a booby-trapped house in Diyala province, where joint U.S.-Iraqi forces were driving through a difficult web of lush palm and citrus groves, farmland and fertile river bottoms.

The military also announced that three U.S. soldiers were killed and two were wounded Tuesday in an attack in Salahuddin province. The operation began Tuesda

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A Big Bowl of Unity Mush


The gang of alleged centrists that gathered in Oklahoma recently to whine about all the partisanship in American politics was a case study in the "false equivalency " the press and others have adopted in recent decades. No problem exists in the current state of political hostility between the parties that blame isn't equally shared be each of our major parties. Yadda, yadda, ya....

You can tune to any network or cable news or political show and here it all day every day. Bullshit. Just total bullshit. First of all, you can't characterize one party [democrats} for being weak and not standing up to Republicans and Bush and in the next breath claim that the both parties are involved equally in being stubborn and uncooperative. We saw this with democrat's bending over backward to give Bush whatever he wanted after 9-11, from massive tax cuts for the the rich to the misbegotten nightmare of the Iraq invasion and occupation. Not to mention a raft of other bad legislation.

This issue goes back to what I call the empowerment of the "Texas GOP Mafia" during the presidential campaign of 1988, when we were first treated to the nasty campaigning of Lee Atwater with the Bush SR. campaign. The Willie Horton add of race baiting was but one example of the politics of personal destruction practiced with zeal by GOP Texans. Then after republicans won the House of Representatives back in 1994, the era of Tom Delay and Dick Armey took hold and the brutal tactics of scorched earth politics expanded as a handtool of southern ideologues such as Newt Gingrich et al....... The hunting of President Clinton, marked for removal from office by a determined GOP, was a shining example of the new Washington power play owned and operated by ultra-conservative southerners who ran congress like so many mob bosses. Anyone in the GOP and out did things the "Hammer" {Tom Delay} way or they were politically whacked.

So please Senator's Boren and Nunn, spare us your mushy middle politics and lay blame where it's most due. Squarely on the collapsing shoulders of the Grand Old Party. When you start at the beginning, only then can you reach a better end. The political winds blowing across the country are changing and it appears the people are way ahead of you on this and will vote accordingly come next November. Anyhow, we shall see!

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Wednesday Iraq Report



January 9, 2008
Wednesday: 3 US Soldiers, 20 Iraqis Killed; 3 Iraqis Wounded


Three American soldiers were killed on an otherwise extremely quiet newsday. Twenty Iraqi gunmen were killed in an operation near Muqdadiya while three civilians were wounded in Kirkuk.

Three American soldiers were killed and two more were wounded during combat operations in Salah ad Din province yesterday.

Three people were wounded when a pair of roadside bombs exploded at two churches in Kirkuk. Just three days ago three churches and a convent were targeted by bombs in Mosul.

U.S. forces killed 20 suspects and arrested 10 during major operations near Muqdadiya.


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Updated at 6:30 p.m. EST, Jan. 9, 2008

Nine American soldiers were reported killed on an otherwise extremely quiet newsday. At least 25 Iraqis were killed, mostly gunmen, and 10 Iraqis were wounded in separate events. Also, the World Health Organization released their report on the number of civilian casualties since the invastion. They say that between 104,000 to 223,000 people have died in violent attacks

The Cost of Bush/Neocon's Big Idea

UN says about 151,000 Iraqis killed by war since 2003
(DPA)


NEW YORK - The World Health Organization said Wednesday a large-scale household survey showed an estimated 151,000 Iraqis were violently killed since the US-led invasion of their country in March 2003 to the middle of 2006.

The World Health Organization said Wednesday a large-scale household survey showed an estimated 151,000 Iraqis were violently killed since the US-led invasion of their country in March 2003 to the middle of 2006.

Tuesday Iraq Report


Tuesday: 22 Iraqis Killed, 12 Wounded

Updated at 2:55 p.m. EST, Jan. 8, 2008


Tuesday saw a break from the increase in attacks. At least 22 Iraqis were killed or found dead and another 12 were wounded in light violence. Also, two Arabs were killed in Suleimaniya. No Coalition deaths were reported.

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Updated at 11:45 p.m. EST, Jan. 8, 2008

Tuesday saw a break from attacks; however, at least 24 Iraqis were killed or found dead and another 17 were wounded in light violence. Two Arabs were killed in Suleimaniya as well. Meanwhile, American troops staged a massive but secretive assault in Diyala province. Also, one American soldier was killed yesterday in Salman Pak.

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