Innocent Civilians always lose

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7065633

(from todays NPR interview with *)

MR. WILLIAMS: Well, now, one of the concerns might be that you have – the gunmen were trying to assassinate clerics and pilgrims – Shia pilgrims. So I'm wondering if that's an indication of a civil war – a term that, you know, you've been reluctant to use.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Well, I think it's an indication that there are murderers who will kill innocent people to stop the advance of a form of government that is the opposite of what they believe.

Hmmmm...... now, exactly who are we talking about here????

Missteps by Iraqi Forces in Battle Raise Questions

Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters
A woman walked past the scene of a bombing attack on a small bus in Baghdad Monday, which killed one civilian and wounded five others.

more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/30/world/middleeast/30iraq.html?ref=world