And The Corpse-Pile Gets Higher

by tristero

10 US soldiers died in a helicopter crash.We’re assured it wasn’t “the result of hostile fire.” Of course not. Otherwise, it might seem like Afghanistan is in just about the same disastrous shape as Iraq.

And speaking of Iraq:

A British military helicopter crashed in the southern city of Basra on Saturday, and a crowd of Iraqis cheered and threw stones at British forces who raced to the scene to seal off the area.

Police Capt. Mushtaq Khazim said the helicopter crashed into a two-story house in a residential area of the city, apparently after being hit by a missile or a rocket. He said the four-member crew had died but that no Iraqis were hurt on the ground.