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Winning Iraq: The Untold Story Sun., Dec. 25 at 2 a.m. ET •Reporter's Notebook: The Making of "Winning Iraq" Hosted by David Asman Terror attacks always make it to the evening news. But is that the complete picture of what's happening in Iraq? We wanted to find out. While Americans debate whether we're winning the war in Iraq, we sent FOX News correspondent Greg Palkot and a production team to crisscross Iraq for almost six weeks. [...] This documentary includes reports about peaceful vacations spots, a vibrant Iraq economy, plus interviews with grateful Iraqis and stories of average people triumphing...

[...] for five weeks this summer, producer Grace Cutler, cameraman John Templeton, myself and others crisscrossed the country to see how folks were faring. [...] In the days to come we would go to places where most TV crews choose not to tread — To find out what real Iraqis are thinking. Like along Main Street in the Karada district of Baghdad. Lined with appliance stores on both sides, it looks like an open air Circuit City. [...] The Iraqi Stock Exchange was an even bigger eye opener. On the day we were there the single trading room was packed...

Insurgent Success Rate Down in Northern Iraq Attacks Against Coalition By John D. BanusiewiczAmerican Forces Press Service KIRKUK, Iraq, Dec. 6, 2003 - Attacks against coalition forces in northern Iraq have dropped significantly in recent weeks, and 95 percent of them fail to hurt coalition personnel or even damage coalition vehicles, the commander of the Army's 4th Infantry Division told visiting Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld here today. Maj. Gen. Raymond Odierno said that while the numbers of attacks went up at first when insurgents changed to more "stand-off" kinds of attacks using improvised explosive devices and rocket and...