More "wonderful" news from Dumbya's "valley of peace" :
01/12/05 AFP: Iraq's power supply sinks to record low: US general
Power plants now generate only 3,500-3,600 megawatts daily, far less than the 4,400 megawatts of electricity under Saddam Hussein's rule on the eve of the invasion, said Major General Thomas Bostwick, commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers.
01/12/05 Reuters: Iraq rebels in video taunt
Departing from fiery Islamic slogans, Iraqi guerrillas have launched a propaganda campaign with an English-language video urging U.S. troops to lay down their weapons and seek refuge in mosques and homes.
01/12/05 Iraq Pipeline Watch #191
January 11 - 6:30am attack on an oil pipeline that runs to Bayji in the Zegheitoun area, 35 km southwest of Kirkuk. The pipeline had just been brought online on January 9th.
01/12/05 Iraq Pipeline Watch #190
January 11 - 2:00am rocket attack on a gas pipeline that runs to Bayji near the Fatha production station.
01/12/05 CNN: Iraqi thieves attack coin-filled bank truck
Unknown assailants attacked two bank vehicles -- one filled with coins, the other carrying security guards -- as the convoy headed to Baghdad's central bank, Iraqi police officials said.
01/12/05 KUNA: Booby-trapped car explodes in Mosul, killing four civilians
A booby-trapped car exploded on Wednesday in Mosul, killing four civilians and wounding two others. The car exploded when a patrol of the US army passed in Al-Wehda neighborhood in the city of Mosul without causing any injuries among US soldiers.
01/12/05 Bloomberg: Mosul Attacks Kill Five Iraqi Soldiers, Injure Eight
A car bomb today hit an Iraqi army patrol, killing two soldiers and wounding two in southeastern Mosul. A joint U.S.-Iraqi mission in the city yesterday was hit by a roadside bomb and fired on by gunmen killing three Iraqi soldiers
01/12/05 WorldNow: LC Guardsman Injured In Iraq Bombing
One of the survivors of Monday's roadside bombing in Iraq James Johnson's injuries may actually be a blessing for his family anxious to have him back. His wife, Heather, says, "James had lacerations on his face and a broken right kneecap."
01/12/05 FLORIDA TODAY: War zone lures U.S. workers
A total of 200 civilians have died, more than 70 of them American. Despite the dangers, many say the trend to privatize some military operations during reconstruction will continue to grow.
01/12/05 Charleston Gazette: Charleston native wounded in Iraq
Charleston native William Rebrook IV, an Army first lieutenant serving in Iraq, is alive but badly wounded after insurgents blew up his patrol vehicle Monday south of Baghdad, killing two soldiers.
01/12/05 Seattle Times: Iraq weapons hunt is officially over
The hunt for biological, chemical and nuclear weapons in Iraq has come to an end nearly two years after President Bush ordered U.S. troops to disarm Saddam Hussein. The top CIA weapons hunter is home, and analysts are back at Langley, Va.
01/12/05 AP: Rocket-propelled grenade shot at Japanese camp in Iraq
A rocket-propelled grenade was shot into the Japanese troops' camp in southern Iraq Wednesday but did not explode, the Defense Agency said. There were no injuries or damage, it said
01/12/05 CJTF7: Insurgents Kill, Injure Iraqi Civilians
Two Iraqi civilians were killed and others were wounded near Abu Ghraib prison at approximately 1 p.m., Jan. 11, from the effects of three mortar rounds that were launched by insurgents.
01/12/05 Itar-Tass: Bomb Killing 8 Ukrainians "planned in advance"
Lieutenant General Vladimir Mozharovsky, acting commander of the Ukrainian Ground Troops, believes the bomb explosion was the result of “an action planned in advance.”
01/12/05 AP: Insurgents ambush convoy of U.S., Iraqi troops
Insurgents ambushed a convoy of American and Iraqi forces in the northern city of Mosul, detonating a roadside bomb and firing from a mosque in an attack that killed three Iraqi national guardsmen
01/12/05 focus-fen: Japanese Camp In Iraq Attacked With Mortars
A Japanese camp located in Southern Iraqi town of Samawa with about 600 Japanese soldiers, has been attacked with mortars, AFP told. |
