And by the way, 7 troops died in Iraq, and the civilian death toll is up 7 %......

[marmar]

Maybe I haven't been paying attention, but has it seemed like news from Iraq has been buried of late?:shrug:


from AP, via USA Today:

Baghdad bomb kills 25, burns building, 9 cars

BAGHDAD (AP) — An explosives-laden garbage truck blew up near a market in a predominantly Shiite area in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 25 people as an Associated Press tally showed the death toll for Iraqis so far in July jumped to at least 1,759, already a 7% increase from the previous month.

The U.S. military, meanwhile, said seven more troops died in Iraq even as a top commander expressed cautious optimism over a downturn in the overall number of American casualties so far in July compared with the previous three months.

Three columns of smoke billowed into the sky and fires burned on the ground after the thunderous explosion, which set cars and buildings on fire, in the busy shopping district of Karradah in central Baghdad.

Police and hospital officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the information, said 25 people were killed and 74 wounded.

An Iraqi military spokesman, Brig. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, later said Sunni extremists had launched a rocket on a residential building in Karradah, killing at least 15 people, wounding 84 and damaging some nearby buildings, according to initial reports.

It could not immediately be determined whether al-Moussawi was referring to a separate attack or offering a different account of what happened. .....(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-07-26-iraqthursday_N.htm

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

1. Why don't you support the troops right to die?

I would laugh if it weren't so fucking sad now.

But WE'RE the ones who hate America and the military.......

[TahitiNut]

2. The Geneva Conventions require an occupying military force to keep civilians SAFE.

We're committing war crimes by attacking civilians. We're committing war crimes by NOT ensuring their security.

[frogcycle]

3. don't know what you mean by "this week"

but there have been thirteen Americans killed in Iraq Sunday thru Wed plus five Americans and five coalition troops in Afghanistan. And no, there has not been much said about it.