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Thursday, May 31, 2007
The Surge in Troop Levels and Blood Letting - May is Deadliest Month Since Nov. 2004 posted by Wally 7:03 AM Two more US soldiers have been killed in Iraq, the military announced Thursday, confirming that May had become the deadliest month for American forces in two-and-a-half years. The soldiers were killed Wednesday when a roadside bomb hit their foot patrol and brought US casualties for the month to 116, the most since November 2004, when marines fought a fierce battle to retake the city of Fallujah. great progress Speaking of Fallujah, how are things going there 2 1/2 years later? A suicide bomber hit a police recruiting center in Fallujah on Thursday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 50, police said. U.S. forces backed by helicopter gunships clashed with suspected al-Qaida gunmen in western Baghdad in an engagement that lasted several hours. Not So Good It's not just the troops suffering increasing losses. A truly free and democratic society - the "shining example" that Bush says he is trying to create in Iraq - depends on the free and open exchange of news and information. This is something that tends to be more difficult when your journalists keep getting killed. The deaths of three more Iraqi journalists were reported on Wednesday, bringing the monthly total to nine and equalling the worst month on record for reporters in the Iraq war. Iraq is already the deadliest conflict in 25 years for journalists. RSF puts the total death toll of journalists and media assistants in Iraq at 177, while CPJ says 104 journalists have been killed. The figures do not include the latest deaths. No News is Not Always Good News Don't let all the bad news get you down though. According to Bush, speaking at (of course) a GOP fundraiser, things are going just honky dory in Iraq, and "there has been pretty startling progress". I have to admit, he is partly right. It's pretty frikking startling. Permalink :: 2 comments :: Post a Comment




	so, is it 25-50K iraqi civilians that have lost their lives? or is it closer to the reported 600K? who do we believe? i have a hard time thinking that the lower number is even CLOSE to being accurate. posted by cathcatz at 8:32 AM


	cathcatz, I agree that the number is easily into 6 figures. But even if it IS the lower number, 25k is an obscene number of civilian deaths. Slaughtering that many innocent people should unquestionably constitute a crime against humanity, and those who directed the action that resulted in the carnage should be punished accordingly. If anyone wonders why the neo-cons are so opposed to joining the international court, there's your reason. If anyone wonders why gee-dubya bought 98,842 acres of farmland in Paraguay..... posted by Wally at 9:48 AM