They New York Times never did!
"Rocket assault on Green Zone raises questions"
"by Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times | February 24, 2008
BAGHDAD - A barrage of rockets hit Baghdad's fortified Green Zone yesterday.... At least six blasts rumbled across the US-protected enclave, which is home to Iraqi government offices, the US Embassy, and military bases. An American official said there were no casualties and no significant damage.
Along Iraq's frigid northern border, Turkish forces pressed their largest ground offensive against Kurdish separatist guerrillas in years, pounding rebel targets with artillery and helicopter gunfire.
The attack was the fourth rocket barrage this week in the capital, where US commanders have touted a more than 60 percent decline in violence since June....
Since June 2007 there had been a 75 percent decrease in attacks in Baghdad, a 90 percent decrease in civilian casualties, and an 85 percent decrease in homicides.Really?
See: Occupation Iraq: Catastrophic Surge
Baghdad, however, remains far from safe. The Iraqi military indefinitely banned all motorcycles, bicycles, and hand-pushed and horse-drawn carts from the city's streets, a military spokesman said yesterday.
Although the reason for the motorcycle and bicycle ban was unclear, the decision to ban the carts followed the explosion Friday of a bomb hidden under a horse-drawn cart, which killed three civilians. The ban on motorcycles and bicycles was to go into effect at dawn today, while the one on carts went into effect after noon yesterday....
All our weaponry and technology defeated by horse-drawn carriages!!
What a waste of blood and treasure, on all sides!
Milano said "Al Qaeda in Iraq is still our number one enemy." In the latest clashes, Iraqi security forces reported killing 11 alleged members of Al Qaeda in Iraq during operations just north of Baghdad Friday and yesterday.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!!!
I get so tired of this shit, readers!
See:
Occupation Iraq: Israeli-Trained Death Squads
Prop 101: Al-CIA-Duh and the OSI
Prop 101: Al-CIA-Duh's Greatest Hits
Prop 101: The "Terrorism" Business
Prop 102: Iraq and Government Lies
"Al-CIA-Duhs" Catch-and-Release Program
Proactive, Preemptive Operations Group
How much more evidence you need, readers?
The first operation took place yesterday near the city of Tikrit, the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, and killed eight Al Qaeda members. Among those killed was a man identified as Abu Talha al-Arabi, a regional leader, the police said.
Police said two others were killed late Friday near Samarra as they planted a roadside bomb and an Al Qaeda area leader was killed yesterday near Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad."
Here's more on the Turkish invasion:"Turkey bombs Kurds in Iraq"
"by Selcan Hacaoglu, Associated Press | February 24, 2008
CUKURCA, Turkey - Turkish warplanes, helicopters, and artillery bombed suspected hide-outs of Kurdish rebels in remote, mountainous terrain of northern Iraq yesterday, inflicting heavy casualties, the military said.
Officials said 79 rebels and seven Turkish soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Turkey launched a ground offensive late Thursday, including 35 Kurdish rebels and two soldiers who died in yesterday's fighting.
The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, said it had killed a total of 15 Turkish troops. It declined to comment on rebel casualties.
Turkey's state-run news agency, Anatolia, said warplanes bombed suspected rebel bases in the Qandil mountain range, near the border between Iraq and Iran. The military said it struck several rebel hide-outs, which included stores of ammunition and explosives.
The Iraqi government said yesterday that fewer than 1,000 Turkish troops had crossed the frontier. A senior Turkish military source told Reuters two brigades made up of about 8,000 troops were taking part in the operation. Turkish media have put the number of troops at 10,000....
Iraq's Oil Ministry ruled out halting oil exports through Turkey because of the military operations. A pipeline that runs into Turkey was often halted in past years due to sabotage, but is now pumping more than 300,000 barrels per day.
"Turkish military operations will not affect pumping oil through this pipeline as both Iraqi and Turkish governments are keen not to halt it," said Assem Jihad, a ministry spokesman.
Translation: Killing kurds won't affect the oil supply!
The rebels are fighting for autonomy in predominantly Kurdish southeastern Turkey and have carried out attacks on Turkish targets from bases in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. The conflict started in 1984 and has claimed as many as 40,000 lives....
Gee, they increased the death toll by about 10,000 from their normal stock line.
Turkey been busy lately?
Coffins of some soldiers killed in Iraq, draped in red and white Turkish flags, were flown home.
We don't get to see those in America.
Helicopters used to transport soldiers and two Super Cobra attack helicopters few yesterday toward the border from the town of Cukurca, the closest point on the Turkish side to the combat area.
West of Cukurca, soldiers in Besta swept roads for land mines. Dozens of troops carrying assault rifles, light mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, and sleeping mats patrolled near mountains with snow-covered peaks....
Turkey staged about two dozen attacks in Iraq during the rule of Hussein. Results were mixed; rebels suffered combat losses but regrouped after Turkish forces withdrew...."
Gee, the Zionist-controlled MSM never said much about that!
So HOW DANGEROUS could Saddam have been if he couldn't stop Turkey from violating Iraq's territory?
See how the lies always catch up to you, shitters?
