Still think we’re “making progress” in Iraq? The irrefutable proof that just the opposite is happening is in bold.
"Within an hour of the crash, American helicopters, Humvees and armored vehicles had swarmed the field where the Chinook crashed, witnesses said. As helicopters evacuated the dead and wounded,
soldiers guarded the site, training their weapons on anyone who approached.Through the afternoon, American attack helicopters flew low over nearby fields, and
journalists who approached the site were turned away...Meanwhile, United States troops battled guerrillas and residents of Abu Ghraib, a suburb of Baghdad, for the second time in three days. Helicopters and tanks patrolled the town, and
soldiers fired on a photographer trying to cover the fighting... Residents of Abu Ghraib said that at least one American soldier had been killed and many Iraqis wounded, in the clash. The fight began when guerrillas threw a grenade at an American Humvee, wounding several soldiers and killing at least one, they said.
The military said it could not comment on the incident…At least four Iraqis were killed, and dozens more wounded, in the clash on Friday, several residents of Abu Ghraib said. They said tanks had deliberately run over cars and set fire to several stores. Their reports could not be independently confirmed,
because American soldiers in armored vehicles barred reporters from viewing the scene. "
Guess they're making too much progress for the 'mercun people to see.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/02/international/middleeast/02CND-IRAQ.html?pagewanted=2&hp