All rightwing Republicans are immoral criminals. They are, to a person, thieves and liars. ('an evil blight on the political landscape') While they spend all of their time figuring out ways to screw the American Public, Iraq spins continually out of control at the rate of $300 BILLION and counting.....
Insurgent Violence Escalates In Iraq
Over 100 Killed As Post-Election Calm Dissipates
By Ellen Knickmeyer
Washington Post Foreign Service
Sunday, April 24, 2005; Page A01
BAGHDAD, April 23 -- Violence is escalating sharply in Iraq after a period of relative calm that followed the January elections. Bombings, ambushes and kidnappings targeting Iraqis and foreigners, both troops and civilians, have surged this month while the new Iraqi government is caught up in power struggles over cabinet positions.
Many attacks have gone unchallenged by Iraqi forces in large areas of the country dominated by insurgents, according to the U.S. military, Iraqi officials and civilians and visits by Washington Post correspondents. More than 100 Iraqis and foreigners have died in the last week.
"Definitely, violence is getting worse," said a U.S. official in Baghdad, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "My strong sense is that a lot of the political momentum that was generated out of the successful election, which was sort of like a punch in the gut to the insurgents, has worn off." The political stalemate "has given the insurgents new hope," the official added, repeating a message Americans say they are increasingly giving Iraqi leaders....
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