Violence continues in Anbar, Baghdad

Another peaceful day in Iraq, what with all the 'progress' there. Sure, a car bomb killed ten people in Baghdad, where the surge is focused and the biggest "return" was expected. And eleven more bodies were found, up from six the day before. However, these were "just" Iraqis, and the neocons don't care about Iraqis unless someone talks about withdrawing troops. These deaths are easily wiped away by re-defining violence, supressing or dismissing the reports out of hand, or as a last resort, pointing to the dead as the reason why we have to stay in Iraq.

In Anbar province, model of the "Awakening", three bodies were found and one civilian was killed in a grenade attack on a police checkpoint.

In other words, just a typical day in progress-filled Iraq. And the morticians are doing brisk business, so look on the bright side.

report from McClatchy

Baghdad

- Around 7 p.m. a car bomb exploded at Amil neighborhood near a bakery shop, which is near the petrol station in the area, killing ten people and injuring 15 others.

- Police found 11 unidentified dead bodies in the following neighborhoods in Baghdad; (6) were found in west Baghdad( Karkh bank); 2 in Amil , 1 in Mahmoudiyah , 1 in Bayaa , 1 in Jihad and 1 in Doura. While (5) dead bodies were found in east Baghdad ( Risafa bank) ; 2 in Karrada , 2 in Sadr city and 1 in Suleikh.

Anbar

-Police found three dead bodies of people from the Jumaili tribe at Karma town (north Falluja), which is controlled by Qaeda organization, eyewitnesses said, accusing Al-Qaeda of the killing as this tribe stood against them.

-Around 9.30 p.m. of Friday, an unknown gunman attacked one of the police check points at Hadhra Muhamadiyah intersection in Falluja with a grenade killing a civilian and injuring 5 policemen.