Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

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Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers were killed by small-arms fire near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.

The attack took place in the town of Hawija, 210 km (130 miles) north of Baghdad.



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3 US soldiers killed by small-arms fire in Iraq
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD - Three U.S. soldiers were shot dead Wednesday in northern Iraq, and the decaying bodies of at least 23 Iraqis were discovered in a shallow grave and a sewer shaft at separate sites near the capital.


The Americans were killed when gunmen opened fire on them in the northern Iraqi village of Hawija, according to a brief military statement.

The area, once a hub for Sunni militants and disaffected allies of Saddam Hussein, is thought to have been pacified in recent months. Last year it hosted one of the largest sign-on ceremonies for tribal sheiks partnering with U.S. forces to fight al-Qaida in Iraq.

South of Baghdad, Iraqi villagers and soldiers unearthed at least 13 bodies from a shallow, dusty grave in farmland on the outskirts of Latifiyah, a mostly Sunni town that also has some Shiite residents. The bodies were first discovered Tuesday, but digging continued a day later.

Associated Press Television News footage showed Iraqi troops and civilians clawing through dusty soil with shovels. At least three severely decomposed bodies could be seen in side-by-side graves.

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1. recommend

[NewEnglandGirl]

2. I Get so Frustrated

that we have to wait until January for this to stop. Not one more life should be lost.

[Stuart G]

4. If we could save one more life..

would impeachment be worth it..no matter what the cost?

[NewEnglandGirl]

5. Absolutely

YES !!!!!!!!!

[alcibiades_mystery]

3. Welcome to the Desert of the Real...

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[GreenTea]

6. Very little attention if any will be paid to this story because Bush/McCain say the occupation is

going great....as 40 to 50 more soldiers die each month in Iraq....that's OK with McCain, corporate profits are skyrocketing in Iraq (our tax dollars paying for it) and oil companies are stealing billions in un-metered OIL - War for profit!

And the idiots want to expand the war to Iran....for even more corporate profits....Iran's huge oil fields....And if possible, more war in Venezuela who also has OIL BushCo wants very badly.

Corporate fascist imperialist = Wars for profit!

[NewEnglandGirl]

7. That is Why

every one of us has to keep attention on this story. Each of us has to promote our candidate and keep this issue alive on our own community levels. We can't afford to lose this election (and we won't.) Too many lives depend on it. I honestly can't even conceive of us having to go on with this sacrifice with no end in sight (meaning McCain).

[eagertolearn]

8. McCain said last night "the surge is working". Where are they getting their tool's for measuring?

This just drives me crazy. Every death, injury and suicide means the surge is not working! We need to get our soldiers home ASAP!

[Stuart G]

9. If the surge is working than I am...

Micky Mouse....sure, just as sure as MC Cain is a kind and wonderful old man......

[Stuart G]

10. Time to kick this up again..

You know...the surge is working.. But it didn't work for these three Americans.

[scarface2004]

11. this tragedy is way on the back pages now!

while the war criminal struts about at the air force academy!