[Dean's World] Dave Price: A Good Day In Iraq

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Posted by Dave Price:
A Good Day In Iraq
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1192334532.shtml


   How good do things have to be for the news media to print [1]this
   headline?

     Iraq sees dramatically low death toll
     BAGHDAD - The civilian death toll in Iraq fell to its lowest level
     in recent memory Saturday, with only four people killed or found
     dead nationwide, according to reports from police, morgue officials
     and credible witnesses.
     ...
     Saturday's decline in deaths was in line with a sharp drop in
     September of both Iraqi civilian and U.S. military fatalities.

   More days like this, please.
   The media tend to mark events from the 2003 invasion, so while the
   fact will probably go largely unnoticed and unremarked upon, we should
   keep in mind that given Saddam's incessant invasions, civil wars, and
   day-to-day police state brutality this might well be the most peaceful
   day Iraq has had in decades.

References

   1. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071013/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_toll_plunges_1;_ylt=Apth5N2oOAhIV5JK5W.zwoBX6GMA