Iraqis: Masters of Their Own Domain!

Iraq's "Combined Press Information Center" is the official American PR machine for what used to be the coalition occupation of Iraq. Now, their main charge is to counter upsetting reports about people dying with good news Iraq's bright future. Today, just to judge by the subject heading of their press release, the news is good indeed:

From: "McCue, Jonathan"

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:48:04 +0400

Subject: IRAQ: No car bomb for you!

Here's to the spread of American values: Democracy, whisky, Seinfeld!

Full press release after the jump.

From: "McCue, Jonathan"

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:48:04 +0400

Subject: IRAQ: No car bomb for you!

MNF-I Public Affairs

BAGHDAD, Iraq

Combined Press Information Center

914.360.5082/5089

DNVT 302.550.2522/23

Sept. 29, 2004

Press Release 040929a

The Iraqi Police have found VBIED near Al-Mashru village

BAGHDAD, Iraq ­ At approximately 1: 15 p.m. on September 28, 2004, the Iraqi Police became suspicious of a vehicle that appeared near an Iraqi Police check point on a supply route to Baghdad. Later, the Iraqi Police noticed this same car near Al-Mashru village. At this time, the Police discovered that the car was a Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device prepared to explode. The Iraqi Police defused the explosive material and remove the car from the scene. The car was sent for further inspection to the Iraqi Police station in Al-Mashru village.

The enemies of Iraq have attacked Iraqi Forces, the Iraqi people and Multi National Forces many times to make the security situation worse in the country and to place Iraqi citizens at risk there. The Iraqi Security Forces and the Multi-National forces are dedicated to serve and protect the citizens of Iraq from these acts of terrorism.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER AT 914-360-5071.