Nine US Soilders Killed Today in Iraq

[brettdale]

I cant see the story on CNN and Faux's webpage though, has the MSM given this coverage at all?

[partylessinOhio]

1. Here is confirmation of nine troops killed:

Wednesday, May. 23, 2007
Iraq Attacks Kill 9 U.S. Troops
By AP/RAVI NESSMAN

(BAGHDAD)—Roadside bombings and gunbattles across Iraq killed nine U.S. servicemen, and U.S. authorities were examining a body found in a river that Iraqi police believe is a U.S. soldier seized in an ambush nearly two weeks ago, officials said Wednesday.

U.S. authorities have not determined if the body found in the Euphrates River was one of three missing American soldiers from the May 12 ambush of their patrol near Mahmoudiya, about 20 miles south of Baghdad. Four Americans and one Iraqi soldier were killed in that attack.

The military said seven soldiers and two Marines were killed in separate attacks Tuesday, bringing the U.S. death toll for the month to at least 80. Last month, 104 U.S. troops were killed in Iraq.

U.S. officials have warned that American casualties were likely to increase as troops made more frequent patrols during the three-month-old U.S.-led security crackdown in Baghdad.

Six of the soldiers were killed by roadside bombs and the seventh was killed by small arms fire. The military said only that the two Marines were killed in combat operations in Anbar province. ...

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1624782,00.html?xid=rss-topstories

[blogslut]

2. When will it end?

[alcibiades_mystery]

3. No, that's from yesterday

You're going to confuse people who are keeping up with things.

The article clearly states TUESDAY, no?

[TheWatcher]

4. Does it really matter whether it was Tuesday or not?

Honestly, is that what you have been reduced to. Arguing over things like the wrong DATE?

The Troops need to come home. We don't need to lose even one more.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Well, it does answer the question of whether the MSM covered it

CBS: Iraq Attacks Kill 9 U.S. Troops

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. It matters if people think there were 9 yesterday and 9 today

Since that is not, well, true.

Sorry. I have a thing for truth, sometimes, you know?

[karlrschneider]

5. That was yesterday.

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