To: one_less who wrote (80022 ) 5/17/2007 12:24:19 PM From: sea_biscuit Respond to of 93284 Here's some more of the "meaningfulness" that you blather about : 05/17/07 AP: Helicopters hit by mortar rounds at U.S. base in Iraq Mortar rounds hit a U.S. Air Force base north of Baghdad on Thursday, destroying one helicopter and damaging nine others, police said. The attack at Taji, a major Air Force on the northern outskirts of Baghdad, occurred about 2 a.m., the police said. 05/17/07 Reuters: Bodies found in Kirkuk and Latifiya Police found a bullet-riddled body in the ethnically mixed northern city of Kirkuk, police said...Police found two bodies bearing signs of torture and bullet wounds in the small town of Latifiya 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said. 05/17/07 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills 1 civilian, wounds 3 in Iskandariya A roadside bomb killed one civilian and wounded three others in Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said 05/17/07 Reuters: Policeman killed by grenade hurled at his home in Hilla A policeman was killed and three of his family were wounded when a militant hurled a hand grenade at his home in Hilla, 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad, police said. 05/17/07 Reuters: Gunmen kill civil servant in a drive-by shooting in Diwaniya Gunmen killed a civil servant in a drive-by shooting in Diwaniya, police said. It was not clear why he was targeted. 05/17/07 Reuters: 3 civilians killed 4 wounded in Diwaniya At least three civilians were killed, including a woman, and four others wounded in clashes between militiamen and security forces in the Shi'ite city of Diwaniya, 180 km (112 miles) south of Baghdad, police said. 05/17/07 Reuters: Gunme kill policeman in Basra Gunmen killed a police major along with his son in the southern Iraqi port city of Basra, police said. 05/17/07 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills 2 civilians, wounds 5 in southeastern Baghdad Two civilians were killed and five wounded by a roadside bomb in the Diyala bridge area in southeastern Baghdad, police said. 05/17/07 NYTimes: Street battles in Iraqi cities point to dire security status Sprawling street battles between militia gunmen and Iraqi security forces erupted in three cities on Wednesday on a day of wide-ranging violence that underscored the grave security situation across much of Iraq. 05/17/07 VOI: Chopper destroyed, damage to nine others in Taji A U.S. helicopter was destroyed, while damage was reported to nine others in an artillery attack on Sunday on the Taji Camp, north of Baghdad, a source close to the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF) said.