AP: Attacks on U.S. in Iraq up since threat

[Eugene]

Posted on Wed, Sep. 20, 2006

Attacks on U.S. in Iraq up since threat
Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Attacks against Americans have increased following a call
earlier this month from al-Qaida in Iraq's leader to target U.S. forces,
the top U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.

Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell also that Iraqi and American troops were
expecting violence to increase further during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Caldwell said the attacks against U.S. troops were mostly carried out by suicide
car bombers or car bombs. He added that the number of killings carried out by
death squads had also increased in the past week.

The increase in attacks against American forces came after a threat issue
on Sept. 7 by Abu Ayyoub al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajer.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15563597.htm

[sabra]

1. Attacks on U.S. in Iraq Up Since (al-Qaida) Threat

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/20/ap/world/mainD8K8IU600.shtml

Attacks on U.S. in Iraq Up Since Threat
U.S. general in Iraq says attacks against U.S. forces have increased following al-Qaida threat

(AP) Attacks against U.S. forces have increased following a call earlier this month from al-Qaida in Iraq's leader to target the Americans, the top U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.

Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell also said Iraqi and American troops were expecting violence to increase further during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins next week.

The attacks against U.S. troops were mostly carried out by suicide car bombers or car bombs, he said, adding that the number of killings carried out by death squads had also increased in the past week.

The increase in attacks against U.S. forces came after a threat issued Sept. 7 by Abu Ayyoub al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajer.

[gizmo1979]

2. The news has been ignoring Iraq like

the plague.Heaven forbid they would make the President look bad.

[sofa king]

3. Keep an eye on those death squads.

Something tells me they're not all they seem to be. In fact, the article seems to actually support the idea that the death squads are a response to the al Qaeda-encouraged attacks.

Now, who could be doing that, I wonder?