Three troops, three civilians killed in Iraq

[Say_What]

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BAGHDAD: Two more US soldiers, a British marine and three Iraqi civilians were killed in fresh violence in Iraq while US ally Spain announced on Tuesday that it was pulling out some of its diplomats and experts from the war-torn country.

A US soldier was killed and another wounded when an improvised explosive device blew up in Baghdad on Tuesday, a military spokeswoman said. A similar attack on Monday in Tikrit killed one US soldier and injured another, the US-led coalition said on Tuesday.

The deaths pushed the US death toll to 141 since May 1, when Washington declared major hostilities had ended. A British marine has been killed by hostile fire in Iraq, the British Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.

Cpl. Ian Plank of the Royal Marines was killed during a coalition operation on Friday, the ministry said. Its announcement gave no details of the operation. In Kirkuk, a judge was shot dead late on Monday by US forces who intended to ambush anti-coalition forces, according to the judge’s cousin, who was driving the car and suffered bullet wounds.

<http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/nov2003-daily/05-11-2003/main/main14.htm>

[JeebusH]

1. according to Dumbya, they weren't killed in "real combat" ...

and he's an expert on "real combat" experiences :eyes:

[diamond14]

2. sad editorial cartoon....

[Say_What]

3. that and the term "transfer tubes" is repulsive

F*ck'n unreal what the Bushies will do. Human life means nothing to them.

[0007]

4. .....as progress moves closer to oil

its just another day at the office. Nothing major cuz this isn't a major war, 'eh?

[markses]

5. Not BREAKING news

All of these were previously reported on various threads in this forum.

This kind of third order dupe really can confuse folks.

[TahitiNut]

6. Not LBN

This is a summary, as of Tuesday, November 04, 2003 4:31:16 PM EST, of stories already reported.