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We'll reveal a single
day's violence in
Iraq, and let you
decide how
peaceful things
really are there.
day's violence in
Iraq, and let you
decide how
peaceful things
really are there.
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A Single Day Of Violence In Iraq Speaks Volumes
By Cliff Montgomery - Jan. 22nd, 2008
For the last several months, the Bush Administration has been pushing the story that violence in Iraq has
dramatically decreased, and that the administration's "troop surge" is to thank for a miraculous turnaround.
And of course, most of the corporate media have merely echoed the claims without question, like the good lap
dogs they are.
But American Spark reports have revealed a very different story, showing how the Bush White House employs
a form of "fuzzy math" to keep reported deaths of Iraqi citizens artificially low.
By its own admission, the Bush Administration usually does not count Iraqi deaths which occur as a result of
intercine warfare or attacks of unknown origin--which makes up a very large proportion of murders in Iraq.
On Jan. 19th, Reuters wire service provided a brief synopsis of security developments in the nation of Iraq on
that day. We could not immediately determine if Reuters is keeping its own record of Iraqi violence, or simply
discussing what attacks the Bush White House will acknowledge for Jan. 19th.
The American Spark will in any case reveal the Reuters items below for a single recent day in Iraq, and let you
decide how peaceful things really are there.
RAMADI - Six Iraqi police officers were killed and 13 others wounded, after two suicide bombers struck
policemen gathered for evening roll-call at an officer station in the city of Albu Ubaid just west of Ramadi, said
police.
BAGHDAD - Two individuals were murdered and 10 others were wounded after a bomb placed within a plastic
bag blew up outside a Baghdad's Sadr City restaurant, police reported.
BAGHDAD - Two bodies were discovered dumped around Baghdad, according to officers.
TAL AFAR - Seven Shi'ites coming from Ashura ceremonies were murdered by a Katyusha rocket attack in
the town of Tal Afar, 260 miles northwest of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, said police Brigadier General Najim
Abdullah. Seventeen more were wounded by the attack; children and women were among those injured or
killed.
While it's not part of the Reuters article, Tal Afar also was the site of a U.S. troop attack on an Iraqi family just
the day before. U.S. soldiers on Jan. 18th opened fire on a car when it approached their dusk patrol; the
vehicle failed to stop as commanded.
"Inside the car were an Iraqi family of seven," said a BBC News report. "The mother and father were killed but
their five children in the backseat survived, one with a non-life threatening wound," added the BBC News.
BAGHDAD - "Unidentified gunmen surrounded a Shi'ite mosque which Iraqi national security adviser
Mowaffaq al-Rubaie was visiting in northwestern Baghdad's Shula district on Friday," Reuters reports the
Interior Ministry as saying.
"Interior Ministry security forces safely escorted Rubaie out of the mosque several hours later," Reuters added.
HILLA - Police captured 26 followers of the Shi'ite "Soldiers of Heaven" cult thanks to a pre-dawn raid on a
home in the town of Hilla, 60 miles south of Baghdad, say Iraqi officers. Occasional battles continue to rage
between cult members and Iraqi police forces in the southern Iraqi cities of Nassiriya and Basra, but there was
no immediate word of fresh casualties.
KIRKUK - "A bomb hidden inside a trash can killed two Shi'ite Ashura pilgrims and wounded seven others in
Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad," Reuters quoted Iraqi police forces as saying.
KIRKUK - Two militants in Kirkuk mistakenly killed themselves as they struggled to plant a roadside bomb. The
bomb exploded as they were attempting to bury it, according to police.
FALLUJA - Iraqi forces discovered two bodies with bullet holes near Falluja, 30 miles west of the Iraqi capital,
said police.
BAGHDAD - One American soldier was murdered on Friday after a roadside bomb blew up near his vehicle
"during operations north of Baghdad, the U.S military said in a statement."
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By Cliff Montgomery - Jan. 22nd, 2008
For the last several months, the Bush Administration has been pushing the story that violence in Iraq has
dramatically decreased, and that the administration's "troop surge" is to thank for a miraculous turnaround.
And of course, most of the corporate media have merely echoed the claims without question, like the good lap
dogs they are.
But American Spark reports have revealed a very different story, showing how the Bush White House employs
a form of "fuzzy math" to keep reported deaths of Iraqi citizens artificially low.
By its own admission, the Bush Administration usually does not count Iraqi deaths which occur as a result of
intercine warfare or attacks of unknown origin--which makes up a very large proportion of murders in Iraq.
On Jan. 19th, Reuters wire service provided a brief synopsis of security developments in the nation of Iraq on
that day. We could not immediately determine if Reuters is keeping its own record of Iraqi violence, or simply
discussing what attacks the Bush White House will acknowledge for Jan. 19th.
The American Spark will in any case reveal the Reuters items below for a single recent day in Iraq, and let you
decide how peaceful things really are there.
RAMADI - Six Iraqi police officers were killed and 13 others wounded, after two suicide bombers struck
policemen gathered for evening roll-call at an officer station in the city of Albu Ubaid just west of Ramadi, said
police.
BAGHDAD - Two individuals were murdered and 10 others were wounded after a bomb placed within a plastic
bag blew up outside a Baghdad's Sadr City restaurant, police reported.
BAGHDAD - Two bodies were discovered dumped around Baghdad, according to officers.
TAL AFAR - Seven Shi'ites coming from Ashura ceremonies were murdered by a Katyusha rocket attack in
the town of Tal Afar, 260 miles northwest of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, said police Brigadier General Najim
Abdullah. Seventeen more were wounded by the attack; children and women were among those injured or
killed.
While it's not part of the Reuters article, Tal Afar also was the site of a U.S. troop attack on an Iraqi family just
the day before. U.S. soldiers on Jan. 18th opened fire on a car when it approached their dusk patrol; the
vehicle failed to stop as commanded.
"Inside the car were an Iraqi family of seven," said a BBC News report. "The mother and father were killed but
their five children in the backseat survived, one with a non-life threatening wound," added the BBC News.
BAGHDAD - "Unidentified gunmen surrounded a Shi'ite mosque which Iraqi national security adviser
Mowaffaq al-Rubaie was visiting in northwestern Baghdad's Shula district on Friday," Reuters reports the
Interior Ministry as saying.
"Interior Ministry security forces safely escorted Rubaie out of the mosque several hours later," Reuters added.
HILLA - Police captured 26 followers of the Shi'ite "Soldiers of Heaven" cult thanks to a pre-dawn raid on a
home in the town of Hilla, 60 miles south of Baghdad, say Iraqi officers. Occasional battles continue to rage
between cult members and Iraqi police forces in the southern Iraqi cities of Nassiriya and Basra, but there was
no immediate word of fresh casualties.
KIRKUK - "A bomb hidden inside a trash can killed two Shi'ite Ashura pilgrims and wounded seven others in
Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad," Reuters quoted Iraqi police forces as saying.
KIRKUK - Two militants in Kirkuk mistakenly killed themselves as they struggled to plant a roadside bomb. The
bomb exploded as they were attempting to bury it, according to police.
FALLUJA - Iraqi forces discovered two bodies with bullet holes near Falluja, 30 miles west of the Iraqi capital,
said police.
BAGHDAD - One American soldier was murdered on Friday after a roadside bomb blew up near his vehicle
"during operations north of Baghdad, the U.S military said in a statement."
Like what you're reading so far? Then why not order a full year (52 issues) of the The American Spark
e-newsletter for only $15? A major article covering an story not being told in the Corporate Press will be
delivered to your email every Monday morning for a full year, for less than 30 cents an issue. Order Now!