http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/6221/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/us-deaths-iraq-all-time-low-nyt-looks-dark-side <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The Times reminds us things could get worse again: &quot;There have been troughs in American casualty rates before, only to be followed by increases. Just on Sunday, an American soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad.&quot; </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Nineteen U.S. troops died in Iraq in May, the lowest monthly level since the invasion. Yet even in a story on a (so far) positive trend, the Times found plenty of room for doubts and reports of "setbacks." </p><br /> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/us-deaths-iraq-all-time-low-nyt-looks-dark-side" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch "GrimMilestones" AndrewKramer DoubleStandards Fatalities IraqWar NewYorkTimes NYTimes TimesWatch TimesWatch.org Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:35:00 +0000 admin 6193 at http://archive2.mrc.org