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To: KyrosL who wrote (121741)	12/17/2003 2:56:18 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

5 days don't make a trend, but no Americans have been killed and guerilla attacks seem uncoordinated and concentrated on Iraqis. True, but I wouldn't be surprised if they got a series of attacks off soon. I think of terrorist attacks as being manufactured - some are still in planning, some have the bill of materials pulled together and are being assembled, while others are assembled and sitting in inventory. A kind of pipeline. If (as I devoutly hope) the information taken with Saddam has badly disrupted the Baghdad insurgency network, I would expect the various surviving cells to move up the date of all the attacks they have in 'inventory', just to show that they are still alive. Then things should get quieter afterwards.

To: KyrosL who wrote (121741)	12/17/2003 8:57:52 PM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi KyrosL; Re: "5 days don't make a trend, but no Americans have been killed and guerilla attacks seem uncoordinated and concentrated on Iraqis." DoD Identifies Army Casualty December 17, 2003 ... Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz, 27, of Carlisle, Pa., was killed Dec. 14, 2003, in Iskandariyah, Iraq. Voelz was responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call when an improvised explosive device detonated. ... defenselink.mil A good link for the ongoing toll is here: Today in Iraq dailywarnews.blogspot.com The war will have its hot and cold days, but the general trend is rising. -- Carl