Today in Iraq

War News for March 24, 2004 Bring ‘em on: Two Iraqi civilians killed, two US soldiers wounded during firefight in Fallujah. Bring ‘em on: Green Zone rocketed in Baghdad. One US contractor wounded. Bring ‘em on: Two Iraqi civilians killed in mortar attack in Mosul. Bring ‘em on: Two US soldiers wounded in rocket attack near Balad. Bring ‘em on: Three Iraqi policemen wounded by bomb in Mosul. Bring ‘em on: Two Iraqi civilians killed by roadside bomb in Baghdad. Bring ‘em on: Baghdad Sheraton attacked with rocket fire. Bring ‘em on: Facility Protection Service officer wounded in ambush near Mosul. One US soldier killed in non-combat related shooting near Mosul. Polish ambassador in Seoul says no place in Iraq is safe for foreign troops. Operation Enduring Bases. Wounded Guardsman loses job over battle wounds. “But he was back on the job only a few days. The company, after learning secondhand about his injuries, asked him not to return to work until he supplied more information about his health, he said. In particular, Securitas wanted to know more about his diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.” The article says over 3,200 complaints from returning Guardsmen and reservists have been filed with the Department of Labor. Soldier’s widow sounds off about Lieutenant AWOL’s lies. “’The evidence that's starting to come out now feels like he was misleading us,’ Mrs. Kiehl said. ‘It seems that he did not tell the whole truth. It's almost as though he had things 'fixed' so it would look like he needed go to war. He can claim he was truthful, but the evidence feels like he was misleading us.’” Commentary Opinion: “In his three speeches, Bush made no mention of the Iraqis who were permanently defaced. Bush cannot mention them because the invasion had no grounds. Neither weapons of mass destruction nor proof of an imminent threat was found. Bush cannot mention them because he knows a needless invasion was not worth up to 10,000 Iraqi civilians killed by US and British forces. He cannot mention them because it would only bring attention to the paltry and peculiar way the United States pays victims and the families of victims for the injuries and fatalities suffered at our hands.” Opinion: “Somewhat in the same spirit, Worldbeat offers a warning to voters in the United States, as its presidential campaign gathers steam: The prospect of a second victory for George W. Bush is troubling in the extreme. Not just because of his administration's reckless economic program or its divisive management of international alliances. No, the most troubling part of the Bush regime is its penchant for dissembling and its obsession with global score-settling, regardless of its impact on Americans and the rest of us.” Casualty Reports Local story: California Marine killed in Iraq. Local story: Pennsylvania soldier killed in Iraq. Local story: Texas soldier dies in Iraq. Local story: Alabama soldier wounded in Iraq. Awards and Decorations Local story: Washington State soldier decorated for valor. 86-43-04. Pass it on.