Latest disasters from Iraq

A crash of two U.S. helicopters killed 12, in the latest of the now almost daily incidents of RPG fire at coalition aircraft. Also in the same story, the bodies of the 16 Italian military and 2 civilians killed in Iraq were met in Rome today "by grieving families and military honours." In the US, all they have is the grieving families. And if you come home alive but mutilated, you are hidden from the media and have your disability pay pared to the bone. (Mustn't complain; don't you know there's a war on terrorism?)