At Iraq Coalition Casualties, a quick glance at some of the news stories makes you wonder how much of this information will make it into our newspaper or radio/tv news?
Here are some headlines from Iraq Coalition Casualties:
* 01/14/07 news.com:
Rebels make $1bn from refinery
(Remember when we were told that the money from Iraq oil would pay for the war?)Rebels make $1bn from refinery
* 01/14/07 Reuters:
Baghdad morgue took 16,000 bodies in 2006
Baghdad morgue took 16,000 bodies in 2006
The Baghdad morgue took in about 16,000 unidentified bodies last year, the bulk of them victims of death squads and other sectarian violence, a source at the morgue told Reuters on Sunday.
(That was only the Baghdad morgue. What about all the other morgues in Iraq?)
(That was only the Baghdad morgue. What about all the other morgues in Iraq?)
* 01/14/07 AP:
N.J. Guard families told of extension
N.J. Guard families told of extension
Family members of New Jersey soldiers who will be staying four months longer than expected in Iraq voiced their anger and disappointment to state officials, including Governor Corzine, who met with them Saturday.
(Wait until the families of other service member find out their tours are also being extended in Iraq.)
According to an article in Newsweek, Bush is losing the support of his loyal Republicans in the Congress. Here is an excerpt from the article:
...Bush expected at least a handful of Republican senators—critics like Chuck Hagel and George Voinovich—to run from a troop increase. But the White House was surprised when even pro-war senators, including Sam Brownback and Lisa Murkowski, came out against the plan. Other prominent senators, including Lott and John Warner, the senior Republican on the Armed Services Committee, have been quiet. They aren't bashing the idea, but they aren't promoting it either. Warner and Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, are contemplating a resolution to draw bipartisan support for the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group report...
(Wait until the families of other service member find out their tours are also being extended in Iraq.)
According to an article in Newsweek, Bush is losing the support of his loyal Republicans in the Congress. Here is an excerpt from the article:
...Bush expected at least a handful of Republican senators—critics like Chuck Hagel and George Voinovich—to run from a troop increase. But the White House was surprised when even pro-war senators, including Sam Brownback and Lisa Murkowski, came out against the plan. Other prominent senators, including Lott and John Warner, the senior Republican on the Armed Services Committee, have been quiet. They aren't bashing the idea, but they aren't promoting it either. Warner and Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, are contemplating a resolution to draw bipartisan support for the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group report...
