W: Nation Builder
He reminds me of Wilmer the Gunzel in THE MALTESE FALCON. While the homicidal youngster’s independent study was a treatise on George Santayana’s predilection for what we now call hollow point slugs, Wilmer hated the concept of “crowding.”
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U.S. toll in March is twice Iraq forces
By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military death toll in March, the first full month of the security crackdown, was nearly twice that of the Iraqi army, which American and Iraqi officials say is taking the leading role in the latest attempt to curb violence in the capital, surrounding cities and Anbar province, according to figures compiled on Saturday.
The Associated Press count of U.S. military deaths for the month was 81, including a soldier who died from non-combat causes Friday. Figures compiled from officials in the Iraqi ministries of Defense, Health and Interior showed the Iraqi military toll was 44. The Iraqi figures showed that 165 Iraqi police were killed in March. Many of the police serve in paramilitary units.
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