March 03, 2005
1500th soldier dies in Iraq; thousands more soldiers have faced amputations and other serious injuries; suicide rates are higher than any other conflict in history
A state of emergency still exists in Iraq, and the killing continues. The corporate media still calls elections "successful." From the AP:
The number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq rose to 1,500 after the military announced Thursday that a soldier was killed in action just south of the capital, an Associated Press count showed.
The latest fatality occurred Wednesday in Babil province, part of an area known as the "Triangle of Death" because of the frequency of insurgent attacks on U.S.- and Iraqi-led forces there.
Amid the violence, Iraq's government said it will extend a state of emergency across the country, except for Kurdish-run areas, until the end of March.
The emergency decree, first announced nearly four months ago, includes a nighttime curfew and gives the government extra powers to make arrests without warrants and launch police and military operations when it deems necessary...
Meanwhile, talks aimed at forging a new coalition government faltered Wednesday over Kurdish demands for more land and concerns that the dominant Shiite alliance seeks to establish an Islamic state, delaying the planned first meeting of Iraq's new parliament.
The snag in negotiations between Shiite and Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq came as clashes and two other car bombings in Baghdad on Wednesday killed at least 14 Iraqi soldiers and police officers - the latest in a relentless wave of violence since elections Jan. 30...
U.S. troops are killed nearly every day in Iraq.
The latest death brought to at least 1,500 the number of members of the U.S. military who have died since the U.S.-led war in Iraq began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,140 died as a result of hostile action, according to the Defense Department. The figures include four military civilians.
Since May 1, 2003, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 1,362 U.S. military members have died, according to AP's count. That includes at least 1,030 deaths resulting from hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The tally was compiled by the AP based on Pentagon records and AP reporting.
Full Version: Triangle Of Death-- The 1500th
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Yeah but...but...but...the pundits say that Iraq is a success...Isn't it amazing how they something halfass is a success....
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Yes, indeed...a real success!
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| Can you imagine American reaction to life with non-stop suicide bombings taking place regularly, in major cities, for two full years? Don’t you think we’d be a little pissed? Don’t you think we’d want any occupying force who was causing all this to go the hell home? There are many who believe that the election in Iraq had little to do with parties and parliaments and everything to do with just getting the Americans out as quickly as possible. I strongly suspect that is the truth. These people understandably want to feel…………..safer. |
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Catherine
| QUOTE (Catherine @ Thursday, 3 March 2005, 11:10 am) | ||
Yes, indeed...a real success!
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I'm speachless Cathrine, I really am....
Doc
| QUOTE (Catherine @ Thursday, 3 March 2005, 1:10 pm) | ||
Yes, indeed...a real success!
www.thehappyheretic.com Catherine |
Everybody EXCEPT Chalaby and the Repugnicator Spin Doctors know with out question why so many Iraqi's voted!!!
Most see no way to peace with the US in their country.
Same goes with the Lebanese and the Syrian occupation!
Palestinians and the Israle occupation.
Afghanistan is only semi stable as long as the poppy crop continues to grow.
Yup you got it sky...
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