Saturday, March 22, 2008

SURE "THE SURGE" IS WORKING. LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED IN BAGHDAD ON SATURDAY

When is the mainstream media and mostly FOX NEWS going to realize the success of "the surge" is more than a myth it is a downright LIE. Here is what happened in Baghdad on Saturday alone:

MNF-Iraq is reporting the death of a Coalition force Soldier in indirect fire south of Baghdad on Friday, March 21st. Four other soldier were wounded in the attack.

MNF-Iraq is reporting the deaths of two Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers in an improvised explosive device in an northwest neighborhood of Baghdad on Saturday, March 22nd. One other soldier were wounded in the attack and two Iraqi civilians were killed in the attack.

USA Today is reporting that the injured soldier died later from his wounds.

Baghdad:#1: Four civilians were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in southeastern Baghdad on Saturday, an Iraqi police source said. "An IED went off on the main road in al-Mashtal area, southeastern Baghdad, wounding four civilians who were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment," the source, who refused to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq

#2: Two soldiers were killed when their vehicle was struck while on patrol in Baghdad while a third injured in the attack died later of his wounds, the military said in a series of statements.

#3: The military had earlier reported the death on Friday of another soldier, who sustained injuries in a rocket or mortar attack south of Baghdad. Four other soldiers were wounded in Friday’s "indirect fire" attack, it said. The US military uses the term "indirect fire" to refer to rocket or mortar attacks.

#4: A civilian was killed and three others were wounded in an IED explosion that targeted a bus in al Amin area in east Baghdad around 7:00 a.m.

#5: Around 8:00 a.m. two mortar shells hit the amusement club in al Yarmouk neighborhood in west Baghdad. No casualties were reported.

#6: Three civilians were wounded in an IED explosion in al Kam Street in Adhemiyah neighborhood in north of Baghdad around 11.00 a.m.

#7: Around 1:00 p.m. an IED exploded in Mansour neighborhood west Baghdad. Six people were wounded including two members of Sahwa council in Mansour.

#8: Police found three bodies in Baghdad as the following (1 body in Mansour, 1 body in Baladiyat and the last body was found in Palestine Street.

But FOX NEWS and the bulk of the mainstream media still try to convince the American public "the surge" is working. Amazing! Simply Amazing.

No comments: