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Baghdad Not As "Secure" As Government Claims, Residents Say

Ahmad Arhimiya, Azzaman. October 14, 2008.

"The only sign of relative security is that fewer Americans are being killed. Otherwise, almost everything is the same."

U.S. Troops Kill Six Iraqi Security Forces

Staff, Middle East Online. September 4, 2008.

The military says it was a case of "mistaken fire."

McCain on Iraq's Human Toll: "That's Not Too Important"

Laila Al-Arian, Huffington Post. June 12, 2008.

The man who says we could be in Iraq for 100 years shows his lack of concern for U.S. troops -- and callous disregard of Iraqi civilians.

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