More Evidence

Of course, we all know Saddam is a harmless old man, who never hurt a soul in his life. We have horribly invaded his peaceful country and put him in an abusive situation.

Oh, wait . . . that's all wrong. And here is more proof (though we hardldy need any more).

AP: Iraqis Find Grave Dating to Saddam's Rule---

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Municipal workers in the Shiite holy city of Karbala found remains believed to be from a mass grave dating to 1991, when Saddam Hussein's regime put down a Shiite uprising in the south.

One would then expect to read more about the grave, but the second paragraph in the story shows the bias of the media. It immediately jumps away from Saddam's crimes and focuses on a small incident that happened in Baghdad.

Also, more than 10,000 people marched through Baghdad in support of a national unity government of Sunnis and Shiites, while insurgent attacks killed six Iraqi policemen and two civilians in a fresh surge of violence.

It then jumps right back to the mass graves.

The remains were discovered Monday and were sent for testing Tuesday in an effort to identify the bodies, said Rahman Mashawy, a Karbala police spokesman. He did not say how many bodies were found, and the police claim could not be independently verified.

Human rights organizations estimate that more than 300,000 people, mainly Kurds and Shiite Muslims, were killed and buried in mass graves during Saddam's 23-year rule, which ended when U.S.-led forces toppled his regime in 2003. Saddam and seven co-defendants are now on trial for the deaths of more than 140 Shiites after a 1982 attempt on Saddam's life in the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad.

Not very well organized. After the brief paragraphs about the mass grave, the rest (a somewhat longish rest) is devoted to the anxiety over the recent election and the protest. Surely these two stories ought to have been written separately?

But, of course, the media can't focus on Saddam's crimes without spending more time on some current problems which can, really, be traced to Saddam's regime (not that the MSM acknowledges this---they say it is all George W. Bush's fault).