Pandora, let my people go...

At Least 73 Killed In Iraq Attacks

"At least 73 people were killed Tuesday in a Baghdad car bombing and in an ambush on police in Baquba, claimed by Al-Qaeda-linked militants, as fighting flared between US troops and insurgents in Ramadi. Fifty people perished in Baghdad, 47 of them when a vehicle packed with explosives blew up outside the main police headquarters. More than 100 people were wounded in the bombing, the most lethal in the country for two months. Shrapnel tore the crowded district, littering body parts everywhere and leaving pools of congealed blood on the pavement. < .... > Six coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq over the past 24 hours -- including three Poles and three Americans -- bringing the US death toll in Iraq to more than 1,012, according to the Pentagon."

'He's just sleeping, I kept telling myself'

On Sunday, 13 Iraqis were killed and dozens injured in Baghdad when US helicopters fired on a crowd of unarmed civilians. G2 columnist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, who was injured in the attack, describes the scene of carnage - and reveals just how lucky he was to walk away (click above for more) (click here for more images )

Bagdhad: 2 US soldiers killed and three wounded in IED strike. A car bomb at the police station killed at least 35 Iraqis and another car bomb Sunday wounded eight US soldiers.

(Update: At least 59 killed in two attacks in Iraq: "A car bomb exploded near a police station in Baghdad early Tuesday as dozens of Iraqis were applying to join the force, killing at least 47 people and wounding 114, officials said." )

Fallujah: At least 20 Iraqi have been killed by airstrikes.

Mosul: A patrol came under small arms fire, killing one US soldier and wounding five others.

The latest DOD report of US soldier death count is 1018.

A good report on our counter productive, perhaps futile, tactics. The Times suggests it is time to withdraw our troops.