News the MSM will ignore

From the Middle East Newsline...

BAGHDAD [MENL] -- Al Qaida has begun to flee the Iraqi capital.

Officials said Al Qaida operatives have sought to escape joint Iraqi-U.S. combat units during their security mission in Baghdad. They said the combat units have begun to dismantle Al Qaida cells in the city, now divided into 10 zones.

"I can say that all the zones have been secured by Iraqi and American forces that are seeking to eliminate Al Qaida elements and death squads," Capt. Eric Clark, a U.S. military spokesman, said.

Clark said the flight of Al Qaida cells from Baghdad has led to a decrease in attacks on Shi'ites in the capital. He did not provide details.

Over the last month, officials said that under Operation Law Enforcement more than 100 Al Qaida operatives were killed or captured in the Baghdad area. They said the detained operatives included aides in the Al Qaida leadership.

It seems there are two worlds: the real world, and the imaginary one the talking heads pretend exists during the evening news.

Posted by Danny Carlton at March 26, 2007 6:49 AM