Iraqi Civilian Death Toll 6,000 for May, June

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(AP) - Nearly 6,000 civilians were slain across Iraq in May and June, a spike in deaths that coincided with rising sectarian attacks across the country, the United Nations said Tuesday.

The report from the U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq describes a wave of lawlessness and crime, including assassinations, bombings, kidnappings, torture and intimidation.

Hundreds of teachers, judges, religious leaders and doctors have been targeted for death, and thousands of people have fled, the report said. Evidence suggests militants also have begun to target homosexuals, it said.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5961043,00.html

If I were President Bush I too would favor keeping the news off of Iraq.

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1. H-e-l-l-o...isn't this a bit much??