Thursday, October 5, 2006

Meanwhile in Iraq

Iraq: At least 65 killed as U.S. occupation grinds on: A total of 30 bodies, most of them shot and tortured, were found in different districts of Baghdad during the past 24 hours, a source in the Interior Ministry said.

13 U.S. occupation troops killed in Baghdad in last 3 days : Thirteen U.S. occupation soldiers have been killed in Baghdad since Monday, the American military reported, registering the highest three-day death toll for U.S. forces in the capital since the start start of the war

U.S. Mercenary killed in Iraq: Guy Barattieri was an Army Reservist, but was working as a contractor when he was killed.

700 police relieved of duty in effort to uproot death squad connections: Iraqi authorities pulled a brigade of about 700 policemen out of service Wednesday in its biggest move ever to uproot troops linked to death squads, aiming to signal the government's seriousness in cleansing Baghdad of sectarian violence.

Marines Plead "not guilty" in murder of Iraqi Civilian: Two Marines pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murdering an Iraqi civilian in Hamdaniya and then trying to cover up the crime.

US in Iraq : Some US Generals want Donald Rumsfeld to resign : A group of Generals has called on US Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, to resign.

Iraq's universities and schools near collapse as teachers and pupils flee: "The militias from all sides are in the universities. Classes are not happening because of the chaos, and colleagues are fleeing if they can," said Professor Saad Jawad, a lecturer in political science at Baghdad University.

Iraq: The only solution left: If we want to stop the relentless slide into anarchy, the answer is to establish a UN protectorate.

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