Jack Kelly loves to tell us how the media is failing to report the good stories in Iraq. He claims that they are deliberately overlooking the good news to boost the chances of their favored Presidential candidate.

Do you think Mr. Kelly will issue a correction and an apology once he reads this story? Or is he just maybe slanting his coverage to boost the (rapidly waning) chance of his own favored candidate?

Coalition's Iraqi staff live in fear

Iraqis employed by US-led coalition forces say they fear for their lives as insurgents turn their deadly aim away from the occupying troops and towards the locals working for them.

Death threats are common for Iraqis working at this US military base where a suicide car bomb killed two people and injured more than 30 as staff lined up for work on Tuesday.

"I received two letters. The first one said you should leave your job because you are spying," a worker said.

"The second one said you should leave your job and, if you don't, we will kill you." The dilemma is a terrifying one for the impoverished population of Diyala province northeast of Baghdad where unemployment is estimated at about 50 per cent.

"It's very, very difficult," the worker added. "I'm a teacher but there are no jobs for us. If I get a chance, I will leave directly." One translator, a former university teacher returning to her home country after being hounded out by Saddam Hussein's Baathists in 1982, said she was afraid to mingle with her own people.

"It's very difficult to hire local translators because they're scared," said the woman, 'Hanan'.

Things are getting better, Mr. Kelly? Our own Iraqi employees a afraid for their lives, and the lack of security makes difficult to hire Iraqis with essential skills like translation.

Liar.
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