Dear Teribus
I have never heard of the International Herald Tribune described as a sort of left wing blog!

Go to the source as The IHT has.

Of course the sectarian slaughter in Iraq has been immense but so hs the slaughter unleashed by the invasion of Iraq by the US Led Coalition IN 2003. And let us not have any doubt about that it was the invasion which unleashed the carnage.

The invasion started with Operation Shock And Awe which involved the destruction of market places,mosques,residential neighbourhoods and hospitals as the hundreds of cruise missiles and bombs rained down on Bagdhad.Come on now Teribus you must remember how the US commentators boasted about effectiveness of the operation when it all looked so positive for the invaders.The International Herald Tribune article published last month is a timely reminder that the US bombing of Iraq is continuing along with ground combat operations.[Mudcat readers can check this article for themselves by going to google and typing in US bombing of Iraq and scrolling down to the relevant page ] .

Of course the pro war press across the world has by and large been unwilling or unable to report this part of the carnage what with reporters being embedded with the Coalition forces and indeed the situation being so dangerous for all reporters although there have been some independent western blogs coming out of Iraq which have painted a very different picture from authorised sources.
David