U.S. military: 14 troops killed in Iraq

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

U.S. military: 14 troops killed in Iraq

By HAMID AHMED, Associated Press Writer
5 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military announced the deaths of 14 American
troops, including five killed Thursday in a single roadside bombing
that also killed four Iraqis in Baghdad.

-snip-

The U.S. deaths raised to at least 3,545 the number of U.S. troops
who have died since the war began in 2003, according to an
Associated
Press count.

The deadliest attack was a roadside bomb that struck a convoy in
northeastern Baghdad on Thursday, killing five U.S. soldiers, three
Iraqi civilians and one Iraqi interpreter, the military said.

A rocket-propelled grenade struck a vehicle in northern Baghdad
about 12:30 p.m. Thursday, killing one soldier and wounding three
others, another statement said.

-snip-

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

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(Original story)

Source: Reuters

Eleven US soldiers killed in Iraq - US military
21 Jun 2007 12:57:59 GMT

BAGHDAD, June 21 (Reuters) - Eleven U.S. soldiers have been
killed in Iraq in the past 48 hours, the U.S. military said on
Thursday.

In the single worst incident, five soldiers, three Iraqi civilians
and an Iraqi interpreter were killed on Thursday when a roadside
bomb exploded near their vehicle in a northeastern district of the
capital, the U.S. military said.

Four U.S. soldiers were killed when their convoy was struck by a
roadside bomb in western Baghdad on Wednesday, the military said.

-snip-

In western Anbar province, two Marines were killed in combat on
Wednesday, the military said, giving no further details.


Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21199527.htm

[deutsey]

1. So it goes.

:evilfrown:

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. And the beat goes on

Bada dum da-dum dada...

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

3. Allright you chickenshit neocons, tell those families what those soldiers died for.

TELL THEM!!! Tell them the truth: they died for wealthy elitists seeking to impose control over an oil-producing nation, and simultaneously profit, big time, off the war venture.

[saigon68]

32. They died for Gangster Cheney's Halliburton Profits

[whistle]

4. The war criminal Bush and his personal War is just rolling along with predictable results

<snip>
U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD:................ 3542
Reported U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation:.... 2
Total......................................................... 3544


http://icasualties.org/oif/

[maddezmom]

5. U.S. military: 14 troops killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military announced the deaths of 14 American troops, including five killed Thursday in a single roadside bombing that also killed four Iraqis in Baghdad.

Elsewhere in Iraq, a suicide truck bomber struck the Sulaiman Bek city hall in a predominantly Sunni area in northern Iraq, killing at least 13 people and wounding 70, an Iraqi commander said.

The U.S. deaths raised to at least 3,545 the number of U.S. troops who have died since the war began in 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The deadliest attack was a roadside bomb that struck a convoy in northeastern Baghdad on Thursday, killing five U.S. soldiers, three Iraqi civilians and one Iraqi interpreter, the military said.

A rocket-propelled grenade struck a vehicle in northern Baghdad about 12:30 p.m. Thursday, killing one soldier and wounding three others, another statement said.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AsK0iALwwticHEWAI8Va_3us0NUE


:cry:

[AnotherMother4Peace]

6. God help us....... K&R - lest they be forgotten. I wonder if MSM will cover this.

[saigon68]

8. They are busy covering Larry Birkhead and the Paris Jail Countdown

Go to sleep SHEEP nothing to see
</sarcasm>

[0007]

7. bttft

[Tiberius]

31. "but they're in their final throes?"

?

[sabbat hunter]

9. 14 U.S. troops killed in Iraq in 48 hours

Source: cnn

The U.S. military on Thursday reported the deaths of 14 U.S. soldiers and Marines in Iraq over the past 48 hours.

The deadliest attack happened Thursday when a roadside bomb struck a military vehicle in northeastern Baghdad, killing five U.S. soldiers, three Iraqi civilians and an Iraqi interpreter. A U.S. soldier and two civilians were also wounded in the bombing.

A rocket-propelled grenade struck a U.S. military vehicle on Thursday, killing one soldier and wounding three others in northern Baghdad

With the deaths, 3,545 U.S. military personnel, including seven civilian employees of the Defense Department, have died in the Iraq war -- 68 of them in the month of June.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/21/iraq.main/index.html

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updated for full story link now available and excerpts


it is breaking news. more details to follow

[sabbat hunter]

10. how many more

US men and women must die before we get out of that hellhole that is called iraq?

[coalition_unwilling]

42. How many more Iraqis must die? -n/t

[SpiralHawk]

11. "Don't worry, I am perfectly safe and enjoying a long vacation" - Commander AWOL

"Oh yeah, almost forgot my talking point: too bad about YOUR sons and daughters in uniform, but someone has to sacrifice to keep republicon war profits high -- Now excuse me while I go ride my bike"

- Commander AWOL

[Massachusetts]

12. May OUR Troops RIP

FUBAR! When do we begin Impeachment proceedings? What's the wait? Do your job Dem's!

[Roland99]

13. And many more yet to come to protect the Frat Boy's interest in oil.

[HughBeaumont]

14. "Keep rubber-stampin' the death, congress, or the terr'sts WIN!"

This is NOT what I elected. End this disaster NOW!

[0007]

15. Only the crazies & greedy can create big piles of dead humans

Grass Bush

Pile the bodies high in Austerlitz and Waterloo Iraq
Shovel them under and let me work--
I am the grass; bush; I cover all.

And pile them high in Gettyburg Baghdad
And pile them high in Ypres and Vedum Mossoul and Al Fallaujah

Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
What place is this?

I am the grass bush.
Let me work.

Carl Sandburg


Support the war - Donate a Son a Daughter
The GOP working for a better America
God Bless America
There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is
it: only nut cases want to be president. This was true even in high school. Only clearly disturbed
people ran for class president. (Salughterhouse quote)

[rodeodance]

16. may the families find peace some day.

[saigon68]

18. K & R

[eagler]

17. And the Democrats in Congress will give Bush another blank check

in September. I heard on a hate radio show that Congress now has a favorable rating of 14 %. They may not have the votes to pull the troops but they have enough people on the hill to make a deafening scream and they are not doing it!

[fishnfla]

19. Nothing but a goddamned shame. Gonna be a long summer.

Wonder what the 2 dozen candidates for office will say?

Never mind

[fed-up]

20. thanks Hilary and all those that voted for this god awful War-not nt

[endarkenment]

23. Clinton is not my choice but she voted against it this time. nt.

[fed-up]

27. unfortunately her 1st vote was an unrevokable DEATH sentence for 600k Iraqis and 3900+ US military n

[Highway61]

21. Dear God

My heart goes out to the families. I know what it's like to lose a child...the loss is unbearable. All this death based on LIES!!!!!!!
Guess the "surge" is working Huh? Bastards!

[endarkenment]

22. Fucking hell.

My angry is not only chained to me, the chain is anchored on a steel pin that has been inserted in my hip.

Our party voted for this.

[Steerpike]

24. Condolances to the friends and family of these men and women.

Let's just bring them all home.

[frogcycle]

25. Faces

http://www.dbc3.com/Fallen/jun07/fallen_jun_07.html

[frogcycle]

26. At least we saved all those blastocytes

from being put to any constructive use.

[pettypace]

28. front page headline on nearly every news website

ABC, CBS, NYtimes, Latimes


Conspiculously absent on foxnews.com....hmmm

[rodeodance]

29. W"HAT a SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMN BUSH and his LEGACY!!!!!!!!!! (memo

from a friend who just read about it)

[Nimrod2005]

30. It is only a number...You must hate freedom!

[LibDemAlways]

33. The "surge" seems to be producing a

"surge" in troop deaths. Isn't that what chimp promised? A bloody summer. Think he cares about these deaths? Think again.

[xchrom]

34. and those pesky weapons of mass destruction -- where are they?

[wtmusic]

35. I think they don't want us there.

What a disaster--and we saw it coming a mile away.

[LibDemAlways]

36. Right before the invasion in 03 I told a repuke acquaintance

that Bush would do more harm to Iraq than Saddam had ever done. The US would destabilize it and the consequences would be horrific. Repuke just laughed at me. Bet he's not laughing anymore.

[wtmusic]

37. The Red Cross predicted 250,000 casualties

a number at which Ann Coulter laughed at as being ridiculously high. A tragic underestimate, as it turns out.

[Ilsa]

38. Bill O'Reilly says it isn't worth reporting; it's just another explosion.

He thinks we need to talk about the proliferation of bear attacks and whether Paris hilton should pose for Playboy.

[Ilsa]

39. Faux Noise is not reporting the Pentagon briefing which is on CNN

right now. MSNBC is also reporting on crimes against persons.

[superconnected]

40. Do we hit 4k before or after Christmas this year. Or will it be Christmas day.

Sounds like another Christmas brought to us by George Walker Satan Bush.

[frogcycle]

43. not even Thanksgiving. Not even Halloween.

Oct 2 using the average rate/day for the past six months n/t

[Babsbrain]

41. MURDER!!!

There is no Global War On Terrorism.

This is just allowing our soldiers to be murdered so Halliburton gets its lobsters for dinner.