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Iraq
Bombs kill 8 US troops, journalist in Iraq
2007-05-07
BAGHDAD - Eight American soldiers were killed in Iraq on Sunday, including six who died along with a European journalist in a roadside bomb attack north of Baghdad, the US military said.

In a statement, the military said the deadliest incident took place in volatile Diyala province. It said the bomb hit a vehicle that the soldiers and the journalist were travelling in. US military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Garver said the journalist was European and worked for a news organisation that did not have a permanent presence in Baghdad. He declined to give more information.

Many foreign reporters have been embedding with US military units during a US-backed security crackdown in and around Baghdad that began in February.
Didn't know that.
The attack in Diyala, where the US military recently sent around 1,000 reinforcements to fight entrenched Al Qaeda militants and Sunni Arab insurgents, was one of the worst single attacks against US forces in months.
Posted by:Steve White

#8  Darth, the approved expansions of NPR are "National Pacifist Radio" or "National Palestinian Radio", dontcha know.

Glanced at the news service story top right in the local rag that Frank G also has to suffer through, about the car bombs in Iraq. Again, as usual, "nationwide" was inserted to describe the extent of the violence. Once again, as usual, wrong. "Widespread" and "across Iraq" are inserted in almost every single story on violence in Iraq, regardless of the facts.

On the car radio today, I hear the local stations parroting the silliness about the Kansas NG equipment not being available for tornado relief. Which town was leveled, Kansas City? Can't lease/borrow some dump trucks and cranes (the equipment specifically mentioned) locally, in the next state? Where is this, the Congo?

Then I see the latest attack on "story" on the Wolfowitz thing, and natch the AP story condenses the Wolfowitz defense to a bland claim he did nothing wrong, ignoring the extensive detail (all of it exonerating Wolfowitz and implicitly condemning the current lynch mobs) about the affair that has been published elsewhere. All hooked to - yep - anonymous source claims that an internal report showed "wrong-doing" in the matter.

It's almost enough to get one discouraged about our future.


Posted by: Verlaine   2007-05-07 22:06  

#7  Diyala in Al-Anbar....that's a good one. Why let the facts get in the way of a good story?
Posted by: 0369_Grunt   2007-05-07 10:46  

#6  NPR - National Propaganda Radio for the enemy.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-05-07 09:44  

#5  Boggled me, roo, Glenmore. The laziness and ignorance of the Media these days! Back just before the first Iraqi elections this same, "Reporter" gave the astonishing news that ONLY 15 of Iraq's Provinces were safe enogh for people to vote. No mention of the fact Iraq has ONLY 18 Provinces. Talk about spin!
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2007-05-07 07:45  

#4  Deacon - I thought our NPR folks were the best and brightest in the media, what with their British-styled accents and all. So to them a big attack in Diyala Province, east of Baghdad, proves Al Anbar Province, west of Baghdad, is not safer. East is west, up is down, wrong is right.
Posted by: Glenmore   2007-05-07 07:30  

#3  Mabye they were targeting the euro-peon.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2007-05-07 07:21  

#2  And of course on NPR this morning, "The bombing attack was a server blow to the US claims that Anbar Province is now safer".
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2007-05-07 07:21  

#1  It's always the worst in (insert your favorite time period here). This morning on the radio, they teased (before the commericals which preceeded the news)"Americans Attacked Again in Iraq".

Duh, I thought it wuz s'posed ta be a civil war. Why is dey targetin' 'Mericans?
Posted by: Bobby   2007-05-07 07:11  

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