Thursday, April 01, 2004
FALLUJAH, Iraq, March 31 -- Four American civilians were ambushed and shot or beaten to death here Wednesday by insurgents, witnesses and U.S. officials said. Townspeople mutilated the bodies of at least two of the men, dragged them through the streets, suspended them from a bridge and burned them while crowds danced and cheered.
Two hours earlier, 12 miles away near the town of Habbaniya, five U.S. soldiers were killed when their armored vehicle ran over a roadside bomb that left a 10-by-15-foot crater. It was the deadliest roadside bombing against American soldiers since the invasion of Iraq one year ago, and it made March the second-deadliest month for the U.S. military since the beginning of the war.
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From Reuters:
An emotional former President George H.W. Bush on Tuesday defended his son's Iraq war and lashed out at White House critics.
It is "deeply offensive and contemptible" to hear "elites and intellectuals on the campaign trail" dismiss progress in Iraq since last year's overthrow of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the elder Bush said in a speech to the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association annual convention
(Latter story by way of Josh Marshall)
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Two hours earlier, 12 miles away near the town of Habbaniya, five U.S. soldiers were killed when their armored vehicle ran over a roadside bomb that left a 10-by-15-foot crater. It was the deadliest roadside bombing against American soldiers since the invasion of Iraq one year ago, and it made March the second-deadliest month for the U.S. military since the beginning of the war.
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From Reuters:
An emotional former President George H.W. Bush on Tuesday defended his son's Iraq war and lashed out at White House critics.
It is "deeply offensive and contemptible" to hear "elites and intellectuals on the campaign trail" dismiss progress in Iraq since last year's overthrow of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the elder Bush said in a speech to the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association annual convention
(Latter story by way of Josh Marshall)
