(Iraq) US Embassy Employee Dies of Wounds

[sabra]

Source: AP

BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. Embassy says a man wounded in an Easter Day rocket attack on the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad has died.

The death of 56-year-old Paul Converse was confirmed Tuesday by the embassy in Baghdad and by his parents in Oregon.

His parents said Converse was a financial analyst for the U.S. government. He had worked in Iraq for most of the war.

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[Bonhomme Richard]

1. I wonder how many Neo Cons at the State Department are.....

lining up to take his place?
Geez, they were having a tough time a few months ago.

[sabra]

2. Bush/McCain/Cheney have the arrogance of saying that the US is "winning" in Iraq

when a 50 year old State Department employee is killed from a mortar attack on the Green Zone

:crazy:

[Festivito]

3. Didn't State Department force diplomatic support to go to Iraq?

I wonder if Condi can be charged with negligent homicide.

[krkaufman]

4. Does his death count?

(i.e. Was he added to the 4000 killed, or has he been shuffled off to some other statistical dustbin?)

[Barrett808]

5. k & r