Posted on 12/19/2006 5:48:14 PM PST by melt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attacks in Iraq on U.S.-led forces, local security personnel and civilians have surged 22 percent to record levels, the Pentagon said in its latest quarterly report on Iraq published on Monday.
The report also noted a rise in civilian casualties and said this was directly linked to the rise of sectarian death squads, which were helped by elements of Iraqi forces.
The report was released on the day Robert Gates was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary and as President George W. Bush considers changes to his Iraq policy. Gates replaces Donald Rumsfeld, heavily criticized for his handling of the war.
"Attack levels -- both overall and in all specific measurable categories -- were the highest on record during this reporting period," said the report, "Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq," produced for the U.S. Congress.
The average number of attacks per week rose to 959 in the three months from August 12 to November 10, from 784 in the previous three months, according to figures provided by the Pentagon to accompany the report
(Excerpt) Read more at english.aljazeera.net ...
Sure and you can attribute that ALL to the MSM.
Somehow, Somewhere, I hope they pay - BIG TIME!!!
The NY Times is going broke. Good start.
I'm sorry, I should have used the euphemism... Big Fat Ugly Hairy Ba$tard.
Please forgive me. :-(
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Michael Moore is a negative imprimatur, if there is such a thing..."
I originally pondered putting a Barf Alert! on this article. Now I know why.
Unfortunately, I didn't go with my instincts.
Plugging away, I see...
Always...;0)
You are very right....and great advertising too, CM!
Shhhh!
(4but gives him a buck everytime he references MELDT on another thread.)
Good salesmen are worth their weight in gold...lets compulsive people like me free to gather data!
He's having "Sandwich-Signs" made up !!!...;0)
hahahahaha,,,;0)
Finally some one understands how I feel. I realize our Military are tough as nails. I hate the fact we don't unleash our power on our enemies. I've been called a troll on this program, and banned for a few days. WHY IS BEYOND ME. I love America, and our Sons and Daughters fighting are the baddest sons of bitches on the planet. Make the enemy die for their cause. Just do what it takes too win, or stop the bs. LET'S ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
It's a report alledging a Pentagon source spewing to al-Reuters. Severely skeptical. I haven't run across such a report looking for the things to put up directly from the Pentagon sources.
LOL...oh, now I know!!
From further down the article:
"It blamed some of the rise on increased violence during the holy month of Ramadan."
I am sure that if one of us were to find the stats from the same period last year, we would see the same trend.
Ramadan = a higher incidence of terrorist attacks. Some "holy" month. They find purpose and a closer bond to Allah by killing infidels and apostates.
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