BAGHDAD, March 8 -- The bodies of 23 men who had been strangled or shot were found in two locations in Baghdad Wednesday morning, with 18 discovered aboard an abandoned bus in a predominantly Sunni area of the capital, police and the U.S. military said.
All of the victims on the bus were found with their hands tied by rope, according to an official in the in the Baghdad police operations room who would not be quoted by name. He said 15 of the victims, including the driver of the bus, had been strangled and three had been shot in the back of the head.
All the victims are Sunni, and Sunni leaders allege that the killings, which have become common, are being carried out by Shiite death squads.
So what does our side have to say about conditions in Iraq? On Sunday, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, General Pace, had this to say:
"I wouldn't put a great big smiley face on it, but I would say they're going very, very well from everything you look at."
Not surprisingly, not many sane people are buying it. General's Assessment of Iraq Questioned. If this is what "going very, very well" looks like, I'd hate to see his version of "disaster."
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I wonder if that was the bus the reporters had chartered to use for viewing all the progress at the new schools and power stations?
/snark.
May the souls of the deceased rest peacefully.
If this is what "going very, very well" looks like, I'd hate to see his version of "disaster."
Perfumed Prince's definition of disaster: Defense contractor they've signed up to go 'consult' for after retirement goes bankrupt.
flory, I do believe you are correct.
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