While GWB was vacationing in Maine and DC went on vacation for a month....

[Breeze54]

Click link for access to the full stories.
http://icasualties.org/oif/

08/14/07 MNF: MND-B Soldiers attacked during combat operations
One Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldier was killed and three others wounded during
combat operations in a western section of the Iraqi capital Aug. 14.


08/14/07 Reuters: Bodies of 15 Sunni Arab men found shot in Khalis
The bodies of 15 Sunni Arab men were found shot and dumped near a petrol station in
the town of Khalis, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.


08/14/07 Reuters: Six hostages freed in Mosul
Iraqi and U.S. forces freed six hostages from a suspected al Qaeda prison during a raid
in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. The hostages, Kurdish
and Christian men, had been bound and blindfolded for more than two weeks.


08/14/07 Reuters: U.S. forces detain 16 suspected insurgents
U.S. forces detained 16 suspected insurgents during operations targeting foreign fighters
and bombing networks in Baquba, Taji, Balad and Baghdad, the U.S. military said


08/14/07 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds 2 policemen in Kirkuk
A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol wounded two policemen and a civilian in Kirkuk,
250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.


08/14/07 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds 2 in Baghdad's Yarmouk district
Two civilians were wounded by a roadside bomb in the Yarmouk district of western Baghdad,
police said.


08/14/07 Reuters: Gunmen kill police officer's pregnant wife
Gunmen stormed the house of police officer Aqil Radhi Idan, killing his pregnant wife, brother
and son, in the town of Suwayra, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.


08/14/07 REuters: Guard killed in Hilla
Gunmen killed a guard and wounded two others in a drive-by attack on a police patrol in Hilla,
100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.


08/14/07 Reuters: Gunmen kill policeman in Diwaniya
Gunmen killed a policeman near his house in a drive-by shooting in Diwaniya, 180 km (110 miles)
south of Baghdad, police said.


08/14/07 Reuters: 3 policemen, 4 civilians wounded in Kirkuk
Three policemen and four civilians were wounded when two roadside bombs exploded in quick
succession near a police patrol in Kirkuk, police said.


08/14/07 Reuters: Body of a man, shot and tortured, found in Falluja
Police found the body of a man shot and tortured in the city of Falluja, 50 km (35 miles) west
of Baghdad, police said.


08/14/07 LATimes: In Iraq, another summer of power shortages
When the power fails and there is no gas for the generator, Mohammed Azzawi has a plan to make
it through the stifling summer nights. He collects the fans from old computer hard drives and
powers them with backup batteries.


08/14/07 AP: Bomber strikes bridge in Iraq; 10 dead (update)
A suicide truck bomber struck a strategic bridge outside Baghdad on Tuesday, sending cars
plunging into the river and killing at least 10 people in the second attack on the span in
three months, police said.


08/14/07 Reuters: Fuel truck bomb damages bridge north of Baghdad
A suicide truck bomb killed two people, wounded five and badly damaged a bridge linking Baghdad
to northern Iraq on Tuesday, police said. Part of the bridge collapsed in the attack, using a
fuel tanker, near Taiji. The bridge had been damaged...


08/14/07 Reuters: US forces kill four in Sadr City
US forces said they killed four people in a raid in Iraq's sprawling Shi'ite slum of Sadr City,
while relatives said the dead included a 5-year-old girl sleeping with her family on the roof.
Later in the morning, angry mourners marched...


08/14/07 AP: Sweden suspends Iraq flights
Sweden has suspended commercial flights to and from Iraq after an apparent rocket attack against
a passenger jet as it took off from the northern city of Sulaimaniyah, the Nordic country'
aviation authority said Tuesday.


08/14/07 AP: US Military Launches Operation in Diyala
About 16,000 U.S. and Iraqi troops began a new operation north of Baghdad targeting insurgents
who have fled a crackdown in the restive city of Baqouba...Operation Lightning Hammer, which
began late Monday with an air assault...


08/14/07 VOA: US Military Says 4 Terrorists Killed, Dozens Detained in Raids
The U.S. military in Iraq says coalition forces have killed four suspected terrorists and detained
dozens in operations across the country. The military said Iraqi and U.S. troops carried out several
raids early Tuesday....


08/13/07 Reuters: 3 people wounded by mortar fire in Baghdad
Three people were wounded by a mortar attack in eastern Baghdad, police said.


08/13/07 Reutrs: 22 suspected insurgents detained on Saturday
U.S. and Iraqi forces searching for information about the kidnapping of two American soldiers
detained 22 suspected insurgents on Saturday, the U.S. military said


08/13/07 AP: Sergeant beat Iraq detainee with bat
A soldier testified Monday that he saw a sergeant beat an Iraqi detainee with a baseball bat,
then himself assaulted another detainee when goaded by the sergeant.


08/13/07 AP: U.S. military denies civilians killed in roadside bomb
The U.S. military on Tuesday denied civilians had been killed in a roadside bomb and subsequent
shootout in eastern Baghdad after Iraqi police and hospital officials said four Iraqis had lost
their lives and 10 had been wounded.


08/13/07 AP: US diplomats may suffer from disorder
An internal State Department study has concluded that up to 17 percent of U.S. diplomats at
dangerous posts abroad may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, although some fear the
figure is far higher in Iraq and Afghanistan.


08/13/07 MNF: 3 Task Force Lightning Soldiers killed
Three Task Force Lightning Soldiers died as a result of injuries sustained from an explosion
near their vehicle while conducting operations in Ninewah Province, Monday. One other Soldier
was injured during the incident...


08/13/07 MCT: 18 bodies found in Baghdad
Police found 18 dead bodies in the following neighborhoods in Baghdad: 8 were found
in west Baghdad(Karkh bank); 3 in Saidiyah, 3 in Amil and 2 in Bayaa.
While 10 were found in east Baghdad (Risafa bank); 4 in Sadr city...


08/13/07 AP: 30 Iraqi judges have been killed in Iraq
Some 30 Iraqi judges have been killed in the line of duty in Iraq, underscoring the need
for tight security and a new complex in Baghdad aimed at protecting the justice system,
U.S. and Iraqi officials said Monday.


08/13/07 HillsdaleDailyNews: Camden soldier wounded in Iraq
Sgt. Abram Marvin, 24, of Camden Township, is being treated for injuries received during
an ambush by insurgents outside an Iraqi police department Aug. 9. Marvin...
and a fellow military police official were hit by a rocket–propelled grenade


08/13/07 AP: Growing Concern Over Iraq Contractors
They operate with little or no supervision, accountable only to the firms employing them.
And as the country has plummeted toward anarchy and civil war, this private army has been
accused of indiscriminately firing at American and Iraqi troops...


08/13/07 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Pfc. William L. Edwards, 23, of Houston, died Aug. 11 in Arab Jabour, Iraq, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team...


08/13/07 MNF: MND-B Soldier attacked during combat operations
A Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldier was attacked during combat operations in a western
section of the Iraqi capital Aug. 13. While conducting combat operations in this area of Baghdad,
elements from this unit have recently found...


08/13/07 fijitimes: Family grieves for uncle killed in Iraq
According to his family living at Veisari, outside Suva, Namuka-i-Lau villager Jone Marika
Vakacegu, 40...His death has taken the number of Fijian nationals who have died in Iraq to 16.


08/13/07 KUNA: Home Page Iraqi political leaders hold crucial summit...
Iraqi political leaders will hold summit talks here Tuesday to discuss the creation of a
"moderate" front, wide-scale reform policy, and reformation of the government, an official
spokesman said Monday.


08/13/07 AP: Silver Star Awarded to Fort Smith Soldier
Arkansas National Guard Captain John Vanlandingham of Fort Smith has been awarded the
Silver Star for rescuing American and Iraqi soldiers during a roadside ambush.


08/13/07 AFP: Kurdish party warns Iraq over crackdown
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Monday warned Iraq and Turkey against launching any
crackdown on the separatist movement after both countries agreed to end its safe haven on
the frontier.


08/13/07 KTRK: Iraq war veteran gets new home under new program
After being injured in Iraq, Marine Corporal Paul Gardner was confined to a wheelchair..
Gardner was injured when he was shot under his left arm while searching neighborhoods in Iraq.
The bullet pierced his lung and then his spine.

U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: 3682
Reported U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation: 12

Total 3694

DoD Confirmation List
Latest Coalition Fatality: Aug 14, 2007

http://icasualties.org/oif/


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Congress Goes on Vacation. War Doesn't.
http://digg.com/political_opinion/Congress_Goes_on_Vacation_War_Doesn_t

Iraqi Parliament Goes For Vacation
http://politics.netscape.com/story/2007/07/31/iraqi-parliament-goes-for-vacation

[jojo54]

1. and it goes on and on and on and on and on......

and Shrub & Dickless go on vacation. This makes it damn near 500 vacation days for Shrub.

[Breeze54]

4. I heard that, almost 500 days of W's vacation, last night!!

and again, this morning! Unfuckingbelievable!! :grr:

Lou Dobbs was on The Early Show (CBS) and was commenting about all the vacation time
for * and Congress and that most American workers are lucky to get a week, maybe two.

Things have GOT to change in this country!!! :grr:

[rwork]

2. Could you send this list to Jon Stewart?

Bill Kristal last night thought things were going wonderful in Iraq.

[Breeze54]

5. I hate Kristal!! But I'm sure

Jon Stewart is well aware of whats going down.

[MADem]

3. When I read the HEADLINES about the war, they remind me of Vietnam

But I don't see the "matching images" on the tee vee....

[jojo54]

6. There's no where near the protest marches either.

During 'Nam, there was at least ONE march every day, most on college campuses.

Ah, the good ole' days.

[Breeze54]

7. That was due to the draft but

there are protest and vigils almost everyday,
somewhere in the US and Iraq and other places.
The MSM just doesn't bother to report it much.

http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=100">YOUR help is needed to Turn Up the Heat this Summer!

8/15 - New York, NY: AGUSTIN AGUAYO: IRAQ WAR VETERAN and WAR RESISTER

8/16 - Santa Barbara, CA: Think Outside the Bomb -- "Inspiring Action for Nuclear Abolition"

8/16 - Boise, ID: Building Nonviolent Resistance to the War

8/16 - New York, NY: Phone-A-Thon

8/17 - Austin, TX: The War Is Over!

8/18 - New York, NY: Washington Heights Says No To War!

8/19 - St. Louis, MO: March Through the Arch

8/25 - Kennebunkport, ME: Anti-War Rally and March

8/25 - Newark, NJ: THE PEOPLE'S MARCH FOR PEACE, EQUALITY, JOBS & JUSTICE

8/25 - Long Beach, CA: Combatants for Peace in Long Beach

8/27 - Boise, ID: Occupation Project Boise Senate Office Vigils

9/15 - Washington, DC: Mass March and Die-In

9/29 - Washington, DC: National Mass March from the Capitol to the White House

[MADem]

9. Unfortunately, except for the "big fiestas" that are put on every so often in DC or another major

city, these protests aren't well attended. Heck, I often buy coffee in the winter for a tiny crew that protests not all that far from me every weekend, but there's only a couple of "old folks"--Vietnam era, frankly--out there with signs. No kids. No 18-26 year olds. Not a one. Ever. And that little group has been at this for years.

What would get them off their ass? A chill wind? A draft?

[Breeze54]

11. I wish I knew. I'm beginning to think they are

embarrassed to speak out! I know there are a lot of young people at the big marches
but the daily/weekly one's seem to be attended by only boomers and older. I know music
concerts are a big draw. Perhaps when the college kids all return to school? They'll get
the crowd involved! Add good weather and an outdoor concert, then maybe? :shrug:

[Breeze54]

10. oops!

;)

[MADem]

8. And they were well attended, too. What I find amazing is that we were able to find them,

without the internet, without XEROX, even--it was mostly mimeograph or .... good heavens...HAND MADE flyers!!!! Thank heavens for that telephone, even though it was anchored to the wall, and you had to use your finger and make circles to call people, in most homes!!!!

[Breeze54]

12. No images like back then, that's for sure.

It's all sanitized. :evilfrown: