Nothing But Politics

[Rick Faurot]

War News for September 7, 2004 draft

Bring ‘em on: One US soldier killed in convoy ambush near Baghdad.

Bring ‘em on: Two US soldiers killed in roadside bomb ambush near Baghdad.

Bring ‘em on: One US soldier killed, two wounded in Sadr City RPG ambush.

Bring ‘em on: One US soldier killed by roadside bomb near Mosul.

Bring ‘em on: US Marines reported fighting near Fallujah.

Bring ‘em on: Four Iraqi soldiers killed, seven wounded in ambush near Baghdad airport.

Bring ‘em on: One Iraqi soldier killed, four wounded in attack on checkpoint near Baquba.

Bring ‘em on: Gas and oil pipelines attacked near Kirkuk.

Bring ‘em on: Two Iraqi bodyguards killed in attempted assassination of Baghdad governor.

Bring ‘em on: Thirty-three Iraqis killed, 193 wounded in Sadr City fighting.

Bring ‘em on: South African DynCorp employee executed by insurgents in Iraq.

87 attacks every day. “An American military official said Monday that American soldiers and their allies were attacked an average of 87 times each day in August, the highest such figure since American and British forces deposed Saddam Hussein and his government 17 months ago.” That's a higher rate of combat than during the April uprising when attacks averaged about 50 per day. To my mind, this is a clear indication that US forces are rapidly heading for a major disaster in Iraq, yet the NYT buries that fact in this story about a new interrogation policy. (Emphasis added).

http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/