American Troops Make More Friends In Iraq

This time, an Iraqi woman about to give birth is killed by American troop gunfire.

It seems, according to the AP story (http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060601/D8HV5I8G0.html), the car carrying the pregnant woman had sped though a military checkpoint to a "restricted area" and "shots were fired to disable the vehicle" the woman was in.

"The loss of life is regrettable and coalition forces go to great lengths to prevent them," said some military mouthpiece.

This incident comes on the heels of another military public relations extravaganza where it was revealed that U.S. Marines murdered unarmed civilians in the Iraq city of Haditha last November.


Somewhat related to our "war" in Iraq, it is still reported that 1) Social Security will go broke within the next 20 years, 2) there remains no universal health care for Americans and 3) the Bush Administration has no clue how to do much of anything right.