Dangerous Fallujah Suddenly Grows Quiet (released AFTER deadly bombings)

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/7325607.htm

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Some U.S. officers believe tribal leaders have heeded warnings and used their influence to curb attacks against Americans. Others cite the arrests of key resistance figures or the holy month of Ramadan.

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Meanwhile the reality just hours before this story was released:

Two Car Bombs Explode, Killing 12 in Iraq
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20031122_221.html

BAQOUBA, Iraq Nov. 22 — Two car bombs exploded Saturday at police stations in two towns near Baghdad, killing 12 people, all but one of them policemen, officials said.
The first blast occurred in Baqouba, about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad. Minutes later, the second blew up in Khan Bani Saad, a crowded market town about 12 miles south of Baqouba on the road to Baghdad.

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These towns aren't that far away from Fallujah. The spin cycle is set to wash.

[Barrett808]

1. The graph of US troop deaths belies the "70% reduction in attacks" claim

The slope of the graph remains pretty much unchanged (as of the 20th).
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/USfatalities.html