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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Progress in Iraq Where we were greeeted as liberators (my ass)

Iraq civilian toll spikes to nearly 6,000

By NICK WADHAMS Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — Nearly 6,000 civilians were slain across Iraq in May and June, a spike in deaths that coincided with rising sectarian attacks across the country, the United Nations said Tuesday.

The report from the U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq describes a wave of lawlessness and crime, including assassinations, bombings, kidnappings, torture and intimidation.

Hundreds of teachers, judges, religious leaders and doctors have been targeted for death, and thousands of people have fled, the report said. Evidence suggests militants also have begun to target homosexuals, it said.

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