It's a bloodbath. And George Bush's plan? There is none. Oh yeah, but he and the Republicans in Congress have decided to shut down the US office in Iraq that oversees waste and corruption. Why? Because they can.
....spiralling violence that included seven American deaths and the discovery of 56 bodies in the Iraqi capital bearing signs of torture.
The bodies found scattered around Baghdad were of Iraqi men between 20 and 45 years old, and all were apparent victims of sectarian death squads, police said Friday.
All wore civilian clothes and had been bound at the wrists and ankles, police Lt. Mohammed Khayon said. He said the bodies showed signs of having been tortured, a common practice among religious extremists who seize victims from private homes or from cars and buses travelling the capital's dangerous streets....
The U.S. military announced the deaths of three soldiers in Baghdad and four marines in the western province of Anbar, the heart of the Sunni insurgency.
A brief statement said the three soldiers died Thursday when the vehicle they were riding in was struck by a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad.
A separate announcement said one marine died from injuries "sustained due to enemy action" on Thursday in Anbar.
