CAN ANYONE HELP CRUNCH THESE SPOOKY NUMBERS FROM IRAQ?

[Jeffersons Ghost]

Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq's Kirkuk
Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:36pm ET143

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and two other American soldiers were wounded on Sunday after coming under fire in the restive province of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday. The statement gave no further details.

Four car bombs exploded on Sunday in apparently coordinated attacks in the oil city of Kirkuk, killing 10 people. U.S. and Iraqi troops were seen patrolling the city as helicopters hovered overhead after the attacks.

Nearly 60 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq this month, a toll that, at the current rate, threatens to make October the deadliest month for U.S. forces since January 2005.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-10-16T203625Z_01_RAS529041_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-USA-SOLDIERS.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsArt-C2-NextArticle-1

Car bombs kill 30 in Iraq
October 17, 2006 - 6:09AM


Car bombs have killed at least 30 people in Iraq, including two near simultaneous blasts in a mixed area in Baghdad shortly before Muslims gathered at sunset to break their fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.

Two US soldiers were killed and two wounded after coming under fire in Kirkuk province, the US military said, adding to a death toll that could make October the deadliest month for US forces since January last year.

Fifty-six US soldiers have been killed in Iraq this month.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Car-bombs-kill-30-in-Iraq/2006/10/17/1160850895432.html

Number of Embeds Drops to Lowest Level in Iraq
Published: October 15, 2006 9:30 PM ET

BAGHDAD (AP) The number of embedded journalists reporting alongside U.S. troops in Iraq has dropped to its lowest level of the war even as the conflict heats up on the streets of Baghdad and in the U.S. political campaign.

In the past few weeks, the number of journalists reporting assigned to U.S. military units in Iraq has settled to below two dozen. Late last month, it fell to 11, its lowest, and has rebounded only slightly since.

During the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, more than 600 reporters, TV crews and photographers linked up with U.S. and British units. A year ago, when Iraqis went to the polls to ratify a new constitution, there were 114 embedded journalists.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003254981

[Jeffersons Ghost]

1. Hey, how about a little help...

can anyone figure out why the Administration is allowing so FEW journalists in Iraq, with all this violence? Isn't this "deadliest month" news-worthy in an election year?