7 Americans killed in Iraq attacks (four in Anbar)

[ProSense]

7 Americans killed in Iraq attacks

By BUSHRA JUHI, Associated Press Writer 25 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - Four U.S. Marines were killed in fighting in Anbar province, and three soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in northern Iraq, the military said Friday.

The four Marines assigned to Multi National Force — West were killed Thursday while conducting combat operations in Anbar, a predominantly Sunni province west of Baghdad that has seen a recent drop in violence, according to a statement.

Three Task Force Lightning soldiers also were killed Thursday when a bomb exploded near their vehicle in the northern Ninevah province, the military said separately.

The deaths raised to at least 3,760 members of the U.S. military who have died since the Iraq war started in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

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[Supersedeas]

1. not to get in the way of progress progress progress at the Bush Pottery Barn

[Mass]

2. Note the silence of broadcast TV on this issue...

as well as on the incredible gaffes that Bush made yesterday in Australia.

I guess that the latest developments of the Portuguese-English story as well as a few other stories that have no broad repercussions are more important to our media.

Grrr.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. Russian radio (in english) and canadian news

play early in the AM on my NPR station. They covered both issues extensively. Nothing on NPR's morning sedition, though. And nothing on MSM.

[spanone]

4. shame on bu$h* shame on america