U.S. Soldier Killed in Baghdad; British Troops Still Holed Up In Basra

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBCKK9AXDE.html

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - British troops in the tense southern city of Basra greatly reduced their presence in the streets Thursday, apparently responding to a provincial governor's call to sever cooperation until London apologized for storming a police station to free two of its soldiers.

For the second day, no British forces were seen accompanying Iraqi police on patrols of Basra, as they routinely had in the past.

Elsewhere, a roadside bomb hit a U.S. convoy in southern Baghdad, killing one soldier and wounding six others; a car bomb wounded another American soldier outside the capital; and suspected insurgents gunned down at least eight Iraqis in four separate attacks Thursday, officials said.

President Bush, meanwhile, said withdrawing American forces from Iraq would make the world more dangerous and allow terrorists "to claim an historic victory over the United States."

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1. CNN's coverage yesterday

CNN said that two British soldiers were being held by militia. The propaganda continues.

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2. I'm still waiting for news on last week's attacks on US convoys

and today's explosion in a US camp.

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3. How do these soldiers prevent a civil war if they can't leave their base?

Just saying...

Don