"Ee-rock 5, Ameriki zay-ro," he delighted in telling an American after Sufian Ali, 20, headed in one of his four goals. Added Abu Seif, mayor of the town of 8,500: "In the beginning we were dealing with terrorists. Now we see Americans and Iraqis play a soccer match-and that's a historic event."Our U.S. troops suffered a humiliating 9-0 defeat.
(McClatchy News)
Monday, June 23, 2008
Bad news from Iraq
It's sobering to report in the midst of otherwise good news from Iraq, but evenhandedness demands it:
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