Iraq: 5 family members abducted, killed
By BRADLEY BROOKS, Associated Press Writer2 hours, 33 minutes ago
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The bodies of a Sunni policeman and four of his family members were found on the outskirts of a village north of Baghdad early Tuesday, just hours after they were abducted from their home by unknown gunmen, authorities said.
The assault occurred in Diyala province, where al-Qaida in Iraq retains a presence and violence has stubbornly remained despite drops elsewhere. Extremists have long targeted Iraqi policemen and al-Qaida in Iraq has repeatedly said it will aggressively target Iraqis who join security forces.
Tuesday's attack happened on the northern outskirts of Jalula, a city with mixture of Shiite and Sunni Muslims 80 miles northeast of Baghdad.
An unknown number of gunmen attacked the policeman's home at dawn. Authorities found his body and that of his father, two brothers and a cousin about two hours later, a local policeman said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Hours later in the same province, a Shiite man and his 16-year-old son where killed in a drive-by shooting, police said. The two were standing outside their home in Tahwelah, about 19 miles east of Baqouba.
Late Monday, Iraq's government released statistics on the number of civilians and security force members it said were killed in 2007.
According to the health, defense and interior ministries, 16,232 civilians, 432 soldiers and about 1,300 Iraqi policeman died in 2007. The year before, the ministries said that 12,371 civilians, 603 soldiers and 1,224 policeman were killed by violence.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
FIVE IRAQI FAMILY MEMBERS ABDUCTED, KILLED
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Bill,
You realize tha the reason your posts on Newshounds get so many comments is because you make assertions and statements which are totally and completely false. Then when called on those false statements, you try to change the subject and argue about something completely unrelated to your false statement.
Nice blog, but if I wanted to hear the truth about Iraq and Afghanistan I'd turn on Fox News.
Everything I post is sourced from a major news organization.
BTW: I never changed the subject on Newshounds because there was no need to because I backed up everything I posted with a link to a major news gathering organization.
It was the right wingers who wanted to change the subject because they could not argue with FACTS
Too funny BILL
The lying rw neocon supporters feel the need to follow you here to attempt to discredit your posts. they were unable to do so on NH, since, as you say...all your posts were referenced with links.....
It is imperative to them to cover up the TRUTH.
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State." Josef Goebbels
Failing that, they then turn to SMEARS, namecalling and insults....
"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."_Hermann Goering
MONEY is their God, so truth and righteousness means little to them. They refuse to have ever served in a war, so they do not understand the atrocity of it.
PEACE
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