Reporting on Iraq isn't cool anymore

The NYTimes had a big story yesterday detailing the wounding and treatment of two US soldiers. Pretty good piece actually, but it got me to notice that Iraq has slid off the front pages again. But it hasn't gotten any less violent. (Source: Iraq Coalition Casualties) (Sorry for the formatting FU, but I wanted to include it all. The total of US soldiers killed in Iraq is now 2,267.)

09-Feb-2006	2	| US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
	US	NAME NOT RELEASED YET	Fallujah (near) - Anbar	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
	US	NAME NOT RELEASED YET	Fallujah (near) - Anbar	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
07-Feb-2006	2	| US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
	US	Lance Corporal Steven L. Phillips	Al Qaim (near) [nr. Syrian border] - Anbar	Non-hostile - vehicle accident
	US	Specialist Allen D. Kokesh Jr.	Brooke Army Med Center, TX	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
06-Feb-2006	5	| US: 5 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
	US	Specialist Patrick W. Herried	Rawah - Anbar	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
	US	Corporal Brandon S. Schuck	Baghdadi (near) - Anbar	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
	US	Corporal Orville Gerena	Hit - Anbar	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
	US	Private 1st Class Jacob D. "Jake" Spann	Hit - Anbar	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
	US	Lance Corporal David S. Parr	Hit - Anbar	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
05-Feb-2006	5	| US: 5 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
	US	Staff Sergeant Christopher R. Morningstar	Al Husayniyah	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
	US	Specialist Sergio A. Mercedes Saez	Baghdad	Non-hostile - vehicle accident
	US	NAME NOT RELEASED YET	Not reported yet - Anbar	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
	US	Specialist William S. Hayes III	Baghdad	Non-hostile - unspecified injury
	US	Sergeant Jeremiah J. Boehmer	Al Husayniyah	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
04-Feb-2006	1	| US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
	US	Specialist Roberto L. Martinez Salazar	Mosul - Ninawa	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
03-Feb-2006	2	| US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
	US	Specialist Jesse M. Zamora	Bayji - Salah ad-Din	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
	US	Sergeant 1st Class Lance S. Cornett	Ramadi (near) - Anbar	Hostile - hostile fire
02-Feb-2006	4	| US: 3 | UK: 1 | Other: 0
	UK	Trooper Carl Joseph Smith	Abu Al Khasib (S of Basrah)	Non-hostile - vehicle accident
	US	1st Lieutenant Simon T. Cox Jr.	Taji [NW of Baghdad]	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
	US	Private 1st Class Scott A. Messer	Ashraf - Diyala	Non-hostile - vehicle accident
	US	Specialist Walter B. Howard II	Balad (military hospital) - Salah ad-Din	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
01-Feb-2006	5	| US: 5 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
	US	Private 1st Class Sean T. Cardelli	Fallujah (near) - Anbar	Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
	US	Specialist Anthony Chad Owens	Baghdad (southwest part)	Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, grenades
	US	Private 1st Class Caesar S. Viglienzone	Baghdad (south of)	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
	US	Specialist Marlon A. Bustamante	Baghdad (south of)	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
	US	1st Lieutenant Garrison C. Avery	Baghdad (south of)	Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Total	26	| US: 25 | UK: 1 | Other: 0