“According to the Institute for the Analysis of GlobalSecurity (IAGS), between April 2003 and May 2007, there were over 400 attacks on Iraqi energy infrastructure.” (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Iraq/Full.html)

It therefore does not account for attacks after May of 2007.

Turkish border-crossing operations into Iraq in pursuit of the PKK remain authorized and are therefore part of an ongoing effort. Turkey has also conducted air raids in Iraq since the last border-crossing, including one within the past week.

Megan Sever’s article is clearly biased in the portion I just quoted above. Why only quote statistics of attacks on oil infrastructure up until May of last year, and not include attacks made since then? Is it because it might conflict with her obvious political agenda to try and discredit the efforts of President Bush with the surge of troops which have slashed sharply the attacks, suicide bombings, and acts of sabotage across Iraq, especially in Anbar province? I think so.

I just checked on the web for news of Turkish soldiers invading Iraq, and found only references to troops crossing the border back in June, October, and December, but none since then. Is it too much to ask that when reporters make claims that their claims be factually accurate? The news piece, if taken at face value, makes it seem that Iraq is completely out of control, and Turkey’s troops are currently crossing the border, but in fact, none of those things are true. Is there violence in Iraq? Yes, but it is actually much less than portrayed in this article that is clearly designed to inflame public opinion against the Coalitions’ efforts in Iraq in a negative way. In other words, it is filled with lies and half-truths. Shame on Iraq oil report for not calling this reporter on her falsehoods and misrepresentations of reality.