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Saturday, June 27, 2009As the dramatic events in Iran have taken the world focus off Iraq, the news that some 200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in bombings and other political violence during the past week has been overlooked by many in the West.
On Friday, a bus station in Baghdad was bombed, killing 7 persons and wounding 31.
Still, Big Oil is nevertheless getting back into Iraq -- my guess is that
A lot of ...
Original article from http://www.juancole.com/2009/06/200-killed-in-one-week-in-iraq.html
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