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2007-10-10 Iraq

Violence in Iraq kills 56, bombs target officials

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Posted by Steve White 2007-10-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 ~~Hellooo~~ Goodbye Blackwater!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-10 03:40|| 2007-10-10 03:40|| Front Page Top

#2 The "foreign security guards" are from a Dubai firm. Link

Posted by Mullah Richard 2007-10-10 09:29|| 2007-10-10 09:29|| Front Page Top

#3 The MSM finally has something to report. Must be boring over there in the green zone bars. My nephew says its kinda boring where he is, and my ex-employee (Ks. Nat/ Grd.)says its boring running convoy security. Isn't boring Great?

Posted by Heriberto Ulusomble6667 2007-10-10 10:52|| 2007-10-10 10:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Security firm is Australian. They could be using anyone - especially ex-South African security folks. They don't give a s**t about anyone darker than white bread.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-10-10 16:36|| 2007-10-10 16:36|| Front Page Top

#5 ...part of an upsurge in violence that killed 56 across the country.

The use of the word "upsurge" would not be an accidental play on words here. Clearly "The Surge" is not working.

Additionally, the "upsurge" would infer a previous state of reduced violence, but since as HU6667 notes, the headline "Another Boring Day in Iraq" would not be a story, we can only conclude that today the "upsurge" follows closely on the "jump" from yesterday while the reporter waits with copy ready for the "leap" tomorrow.

Furthermore, it is only "part" of the whole "upsurge", so if you think 56 deaths is a bad day, things are a lot worse.

Posted by Skunky Glins5285">Skunky Glins5285 2007-10-10 19:58|| 2007-10-10 19:58|| Front Page Top

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