That the prime minister was able to venture out at all testified to the modest improvements in security in the capital since the crackdown began last month.
I saw this headline
Maliki ventures out in Baghdad
Under heavy guard, Iraq's prime minister chats with people on the street to show a crackdown is working.
From Times Wire Services
March 10, 2007BAGHDAD — Flanked by guards armed with submachine guns, Iraq's prime minister on Friday ventured out of the Green Zone to tour parts of Baghdad, chatting with bystanders and police to demonstrate that a U.S.-led security crackdown is making progress.
And asked my self, "how sad is that?" as I laughed. I stopped laughing at the second paragraph.
But north of the capital, insurgents attacked a police station, killing one officer, wounding three and leaving 10 missing, a police source said.
The source said a group of insurgents stormed the station in Hibhib, in Diyala province, setting fire to vehicles and destroying the building.
There were fears that the 10 missing officers might have been kidnapped.
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