Violence persists throughout Iraq (US nixes daily incidence rpts)

[Rose Siding]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - While American officials and the U.S.-backed Iraqi government are touting the retaking of Fallujah and upcoming national elections as blows to Iraq's insurgents, the guerrilla fighters look as deadly as ever, carrying out ambushes and bombings seemingly at will.

Since last Friday, dozens of Iraqis, many of them police and national guardsmen, and 13 Americans have been killed in attacks throughout the country. Another 70 Iraqis have died in Mosul during the past two weeks in what appears to be a campaign to intimidate Iraqi security forces.

There is no comprehensive way to quantify how rebel activity has been affected nationwide by the Fallujah assault. American officials no longer make available to reporters a daily tally of the number of incidents reported around the country.
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"We haven't seen any recent difference in insurgent organization or tactics in our (area)," said 1st Lt. Wayne Adkins, a spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division, who said violence was down in the area the division oversees, stretching from north of Baghdad to north of Tikrit. "They are using the same intimidation tactics against Iraqis you see elsewhere in Iraq."

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/10370405.htm

[alittlelark]

1. UUUGGGHhhh!

Stomache drops, and horrifying mental images invade mind.

I guess that as long as our deaths are less than Iraqi deaths - we WIN!!!!!

Each and every death in this oil war are proof of the inhumanity which can exist in our species.......

The question is .. Why does the SHIT float to the surface, and not the cream.

[Rose Siding]

2. So typical of the bushies

Don't like the publicity surrounding lay-off stats gathered by the Labor Dept? Discontinue the service!

Those pesky attacks bad for our image? Poof! All gone.