AP: U.S. Contractor Killed by Rocket in Iraq

[Eugene]

Associated Press
U.S. Contractor Killed by Rocket in Iraq
09.23.2006, 07:52 AM

An American contractor working for the State Department was
killed in a rocket attack in Basra, the U.S. Embassy said Saturday.

The contractor was killed in an attack on the city, 340 miles
southeast of Baghdad on Friday, the embassy said in a statement.

"As a member of our embassy community, this American citizen worked
toward assisting the people of Iraq build a stable, democratic, and
prosperous country," said Daniel Speckhard, the U.S. Embassy's charge
d'affaires. "On behalf of the U.S. Embassy and the entire American
community in Iraq, I would like to extend our deepest sympathies
to the family and friends of our colleague."

No further details were released.

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[Demeter]

1. Uh-huh.

"this American citizen worked toward assisting the people of Iraq build a stable, democratic, and
prosperous country"

If that were so, then we'd have a name, job description, and praise from the people he worked with.

No Sale.

[razors edge]

2. It wasn't in the boiler plate response and

bush appointees on the ground didn't have the necessary equipment to insert further info, and they were busy looking for armor plating in the dump.

[goforit]

3. Tears for contractors? Not.

[wellst0nev0ter]

4. None Here Either

just hearing the previews of "Iraq for Sale" makes me want to do worse.