"normal day in Iraq" McCain?
10/07/08 MNF: MND-Soldiers attacked in Mosul
A Multi-National Division - North Soldier died of wounds sustained from a small-arms fire attack in Mosul, Oct. 7...The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.
10/06/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Pfc. Tavarus D. Setzler, 23, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Oct. 2 of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Majar al Kabir, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2d Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team...
10/07/08 MCT: Two bodies found in Baghdad
Police found two dead bodies throughout Baghdad, one in Shaab, one in Mansour.
10/07/08 MCT: New U.S. intelligence report warns 'victory' not certain in Iraq
A nearly completed high-level U.S. intelligence analysis warns that unresolved ethnic and sectarian tensions in Iraq could unleash a new wave of violence, potentially reversing the major security and political gains achieved over the last year.
10/07/08 MCT: Saddam now seen as 'Father of Martyrs' by visitors to his grave
Here at Saddam's gravesite men slip off their shoes in a show of respect and walk into the hall of Saddam. They walk to the tomb, hold up their hands and pray. Then they take pictures next to his grave to mark the occasion.
10/07/08 Reuters: Two minority Christian men gunned down in northern Mosul
Two minority Christian men were gunned down on Tuesday in northern Mosul, some 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. In a separate incident, gunmen stormed a Mosul pharmacy and killed the pharmacist, also a Christian, police= said.
10/07/08 CNN: U.S. says business jet forced down in Iran
The U.S. military coalition in Iraq confirmed Tuesday that a business jet -- not a U.S. military aircraft -- was recently forced down in Iran due to an airspace violation.
10/07/08 Reuters: Iraqi policeman killed, another wounded in southeastern Mosul
One Iraqi policeman was killed and another was wounded in a shootout overnight on Tuesday in the Hay Domiz neighbourhood of southeastern Mosul...police said. One gunmen was also reported killed and four others were arrested.
10/07/08 Reuters: Two bodies found near Kut
The bodies of two unidentified people were discovered with gunshot wounds in a rural area near Kut, hospital sources said.
10/07/08 Reuters: U.S. forces capture five suspected insurgents in Kut
U.S. forces captured five suspected insurgents early on Tuesday in Kut, 150 km (95 miles) southeast of Baghdad. Another suspected insurgent was captured in eastern Baghdad on Monday.