CNN: MINIBUS BOMBING IN BAGHDAD KILLS 12

FOX NEWS and much of the mainstream press keep telling the American public "the surge" has been a roaring success in Iraq, and in particular Baghdad.

This report proves how wrong FOX NEWS and the mainstream press can be:

Minibus detonates, killing 12 in Iraq

Story Highlights
Bus packed with explosives detonates in northeastern Baghdad, killing at least 12
Roadside bomb explodes near hospital in eastern Baghdad
Two people wounded by bomb in southeast Baghdad

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/03/iraq.main/index.html

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A minibus packed with explosives detonated in northeastern Baghdad Sunday morning, killing at least 12 people and wounding 22 others, according to an Iraqi Interior Ministry official.

Most of the victims of the blast near a passport office, were civilians, the official said.

Another roadside bomb exploded near eastern Baghdad's al-Kindi Hospital wounding nine people, the official said. Three police officers were among those hurt, he said.

Two people were wounded by a bomb that targeted but missed a convoy of SUVs in southeast Baghdad's al-Ghadir neighborhood Sunday morning, the official said.

Meanwhile, a U.S. soldier was killed in a vehicle accident north of Baghdad Saturday, military officials said. Another soldier was injured in the mishap, the military said.

It is the first American troop death in Iraq for August. July marked the lowest monthly toll of the war in Iraq with 11 U.S. troop deaths -- six killed in hostilities and five others dying from non-battle related causes, according to figures released by the Pentagon.