"Suicide bomber kills 16 in northwestern Iraq; Police recruiting station targeted" by Robert H. Reid, Associated Press | May 30, 2008
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber detonated explosives among a group of men seeking police jobs yesterday, killing 16 people who were crowded around a recruiting station in northwestern Iraq despite warnings of an attack....
No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but suicide operations are the signature attack of Al Qaeda.... The Sinjar bombing was among a string of attacks yesterday against Iraqi security forces, most of which appeared to be the work of Al Qaeda.
WHO?
Despite ongoing attacks, death tolls among Iraqi civilians and US troops have dropped sharply in Iraq this month. An average of 17 Iraqis have been killed by violence each day in May as of Wednesday, according to an Associated Press tally.
That's the lowest level since December 2005.
At least 20 US troop deaths have been recorded so far this month, putting May on track to be the lowest monthly toll this year, an AP count shows.
I'm so sick of the lies, readers:
The number of Iraqis killed by the surge has been around 300 per day, 10,000 per month -- with 1.2 million Iraqis dead since the invasion.
Also see: Story Iraq: MSM Lied About Death Tolls
Memory Hole: 600,000 DEAD!
Occupation Iraq: One Million Dead Iraqis
You clear now, readers?
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki touted his government's security successes and economic progress at a UN conference in Stockholm.
"Iraq has achieved major success in the battle against terrorism with the support of the international community," Maliki said.
US officials have frequently accused Iran of jeopardizing peace in Iraq by supplying weapons to anti-US Shi'ite militias. Iran denies the allegation.
I thought we were talking "Al-CIA-Duh" here?
Readers, I'm so sick of the lying, agenda-pushing, Zionist AmeriKan MSM!
They have NEVER stopped lying about Iraq, and they CONTINUE to do so!!!
How can you believe them about anything anymore?
Yesterday, the government announced that Iraq's Shi'ite vice president discussed security cooperation with Iranian officials during a previously unannounced visit to Iran, the government said yesterday."
What? Our Iraqi partners talking to "terrorists?"
Here's more bull crap agenda shoveling:
"VIENNA - The United Nations received intelligence from about 10 countries on Iran engaging in studies, engineering work, or procurement that could be relevant to designing and building a nuclear bomb, diplomats said. The latest confidential Iran report by the International Atomic Energy Agency sent to board members on Monday said Tehran's alleged research into nuclear warheads "remained a matter of serious concern" and it needed to provide "substantive explanations."
Pffffffffffttttttttt!!!!!! And WHAT about ISRAEL's NUKES?!
And WTF was Maliki doing in Sweden?
"Iraqi appeal on debt stirs little action among Arabs" by Karl Ritter, Associated Press | May 30, 2008
UPPLANDS VASBY, Sweden - Iraqi officials appealed yesterday to escape nearly $100 billion in debt and war reparations - owed mostly to Arab nations still reluctant to forgive Iraq's belligerence during Saddam Hussein's regime.
Saddam wasn't belligerent when he was fighting Iran for us, was he, readers?
And why does iraq need debt forgiveness? I heard they had an oil surplus!
Iraq's plea for debt relief - made before nearly 500 delegates at a UN conference to assess Iraq's reconstruction - was echoed at the highest diplomatic levels including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
But Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki received no firm commitments, and two key neighbors - Saudi Arabia and Kuwait - sent only low-level envoys to the meeting outside Stockholm.
Iraq has at least $67 billion in foreign debt - most incurred under Hussein and owed to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.
What a bunch of ungratefuls, after he protected them from Iran!!!
In addition, the UN Compensation Commission says $28 billion remains to be paid for Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Iraq now gives 5 percent of its oil revenue to meet the compensation claims.
Kuwaitis are Bush's friends, so couldn't he lean on them? Same with Saudi.
Or does he really just not care.
The Iraqi government maintains it should not be saddled with debts accrued during Hussein's repressive regime. "It is time to liberate the people of Iraq from this burden," Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said.
Another liberation, huh?
Many Western nations and other growing economic partners in Iraq, including Russia and China, have dropped Baghdad's debt.
But Sunni Arab neighbors - wary of Iraq's Shi'ite-dominated government and its Iranian ties - have been reluctant to follow their lead. Kuwait remains steadfast in demanding payments for the widespread damage to commercial centers during the invasion, which led to the 1991 Gulf War.
That's because those guys are U.S. agents and puppets!!!!
By the way, ever hear of odious debt?
Yup, the PEOPLE WHO STOLE IT should be the ones to PAY IT BACK!!!
That means Saddam, oh, he's dead.
Of course, the concept would have Bush and the corporate war-profiteers crapping his pants.
Saudi Arabia said last year it would forgive Iraq's debt but has not followed through with the decision."
Lying Saudis! Must be an USraeli ally!!!
