Baghdad not as ‘secure’ as government claims, residents say

[sabra]

Source: Azzaman

The security situation in Baghdad has aggravated recently amid a rise in car bombings and attacks directed mainly at government troops.

Residents say conditions are worsening in the Iraqi capital once again despite the heavy presence of Iraqi security forces and a surge in number of checkpoints.

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Snipers have returned to the city but now they aim their bullets solely at Iraqi troops.

Car bombers have made a comeback with three major bombings killing and injuring scores of people last week.

“The only sign of relative security is that fewer Americans are being killed. Otherwise, almost everything is the same,” said another resident on condition of anonymity.

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Lt. Gen. Qassem Atta, an army spokesman, said there has been “a notable rise in the number of snipers” in Baghdad recently.

Read more: http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news/2008-10-13/kurd.htm

[LynnTheDem]

1. We know. Our government lies to us, but we do know the truth.

Our government pretends we're "winning" or have already "won", but we know the truth, most of us.

We illegally and immorally attacked and slaughtered -are still slaughtering- innocent men, women & kids of Iraq, people and a nation that had not attacked us, not threatened to attack us, had no capability to attack us.

The "supreme crime"; it's the republican way. But we're working to change that.

Not that that makes up for a single death.

[Blue_Tires]

2. wow...i had almost forgotten about iraq

with all the attention on muslims running for president, O.J., Tina Fey, Ayers and the bailout...are we winning or losing?? :sarcasm:

[Turn CO Blue]

3. But, but, but...the surge is working! Why won't you admit

that the surge is working? Why do you hate our troop surges!?