AP rushes out grim milestone
Iraqi girls look a a damaged school building after an airstrike in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Health officials said two were killed and 16 wounded in the strike, which occurred Tuesday evening.
The AP could barely contain their glee as the rushed out the report that “US troop deaths hit 7-month high in Iraq“;
The killings of three U.S. soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad pushed the American death toll for April up to 47, making it the deadliest month since September.
One soldier died when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb. The other died of wounds sustained when he was attacked by small-arms fire, the military said Wednesday. Both incidents occurred Tuesday in northwestern Baghdad.
A third soldier died in a roadside bombing Tuesday night in the east of the capital, the military said.
The statement did not give a more specific location. But the eastern half of Baghdad includes embattled Sadr City and other neighborhoods that have been the focus of intense combat between Shiite militants and U.S.-Iraqi troops for more than a month.
Of course they might have a smidgen of credibility if they’d reported that there were record lows last year, if they’d reported the overall success of the troops in the last six months. they did mention that operations had increased to destroy the militias in Iraq, but they’ve been quiet on the successful operations in Basra and in 90% of the country.And they still rely on their unnamed sources;
The Sadr City violence continued overnight with the destruction of a school in the district. AP Television News footage showed that parts of the two-floor Baghdad Girls’ School had pancaked as the result of an explosion. Desks were hanging down from the slanting classrooms where the outer walls were blown out by the blast.
Local officials said the school was the target of an airstrike on Tuesday evening.
An official at the local hospital, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to release the information, said two people were killed and 16 wounded overnight in Sadr City. He said this brought the death toll in the district since Tuesday to 31, with 107 wounded.
How many schools have the US troops built in Iraq that don’t get reported in the AP, but blow one up and it gets graphic descriptions of the slanted walls and mangled school furniture. I guess those 31 dead and 107 wounded were all attending night school when the evil Americans struck? This is reminiscent of the Winter Soldier testimony that detailed US troops’ cruelty towards innocent buildings.
Category: Media, Terror War
We can expect to see a “surge” of bombings and attacks in the upcoming months. The terrorists that want us out of Iraq will step up their operations this year in an attempt to influence our elections. They know they cannot beat us militarily and are counting on the United States losing it’s will to continue and electing a Defeatocrat who will do the job for them ala Spain. People like Ron Paul, Obama, Reid, Pelosi, and Murtha are responsible for bolstering this hope and thereby, sadly, the increased casualty rate. The Media is a happy coconspirator to the process by choosing to report all the bad things and none of the good. Al Jazeera is just CBS news with an accent (and more viewers).
The USA has built thousands of schools and hospitals if we include Afghanistan. That is how many! We have built water systems in D’jbouti, Iraq and Afghanistan. We have built roads, clinics, womens’ centers, etc, etc. There’s no blood in these, so they don’t get reported. It is sad commentary on our dinosaur press.
Dear Ray, Of course there will be. Everytime something stupid comes out of the Leftist Marxists mouths (like, ‘Bring the troops home so we can help them – but we actually want the money we’re spending for them to be over there). If only our politicians would learn to be responsible, they might just learn what ‘Loose Lips Sink Ships’ really means…especially in times of war.
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the – Web Reconnaissance for 04/30/2008 A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day…so check back often.