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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 04:50 AM
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GI killed by roadside bomb in Iraq
Edited on Sat Mar-24-07 04:59 AM by maddezmom
Source: Associated Press

BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier on a foot patrol was killed by a roadside bomb south of Baghdad, the military said Saturday.

The Multinational Division — Baghdad soldier died after the blast, which occurred Friday while the soldier was conducting a dismounted combat patrol in support of a joint U.S.-Iraqi security operation aimed at quelling sectarian violence in the capital, according to a statement.

The soldier's identity was not released pending notification of relatives.

The military did not provide more details about the attack but said members of the soldier's unit have detained 16 suspected insurgents in the past week.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070324/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_us_casualties
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orpupilofnature57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 04:54 AM
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1. Detaining people in their own country is hazardous to Our health
deposing tyrants is healthy ,so let's Impeach him.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 12:07 PM
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4. I have read that the prisons are filling up----overflowing this past month.
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 09:10 AM
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2. Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A U.S. soldier was killed when a roadside bomb exploded as he was walking in a security patrol south of Baghdad Friday, according to the U.S. military.

Another soldier assigned to Multi National Force-West died Friday while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, the military announced Saturday.

The names of the deceased were withheld by the military. The death toll for U.S. military personnel in the 4-year-old Iraq war is 3,235. (Posted 10:01 a.m.)

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/24/saturday/index.html
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 12:06 PM
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3. REC
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 12:26 PM
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5. U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: 3230; ending DoD Confirmation:6
U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: 3230
Reported U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation: 6
Total 3236
DoD Confirmation List
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 12:28 PM
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6. 03/24/07 Reuters: 4 bodies found in Mosul, 28 in Baghdad
03/24/07 Reuters: 4 bodies found in Mosul, 28 in Baghdad
Four bodies were found in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, a morgue official said. One was a policeman and another was a Kurd...The bodies of 26 people were found shot dead in different parts of Baghdad on Friday, a police source said.

http://icasualties.org/oif/
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 12:28 PM
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7. k
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youngdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 09:32 PM
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8. Hey, here's to Cheney supporting the troops!
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