A Number that is Fucked

Number of prison inmates for every 100,000.

58 per 100,000 in Japan.
91 per 100,000 in France.
142 per 100,000 in England.
726 per 100,000 in the United States.

Humdrum Taji

A 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Soldier, observing a main road north of Baghdad, foiled the efforts of two roadside bombers in the late night hours of Sept. 22.

Upon discovering two terrorists attempting to emplace an improvised explosive device, the Soldier immediately called for two M1A1 tanks from 1st Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment, to engage the terrorists before they could trigger their device. When they arrived at the site, the tanks identified the two bombers and engaged them with machine guns.

The tank crews called in two AH-64 Apaches to their location to assist when the terrorists fled the area. The bombs were destroyed by a military explosives ordnance disposal unit.

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The Multi-National Forces - Iraq issued the following press release: An Iraqi driver failing to yield the right-of-way to a U.S patrol led to the capture of eight terror suspects on the afternoon of Sept. 21.

After cutting off the patrol at a traffic intersection, the driver of the car turned around and fled. The 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division patrol chased down the car and detained the five occupants in the vehicle. When the Soldiers searched the car they found two assault rifles, two anti-aircraft missiles, a mortar tripod, and a bag of ammunition.

While searching the car, troops noticed three men exiting a nearby house. Upon seeing the U.S. patrol, the men tried unsuccessfully to run away. After capturing the men, the Soldiers searched the house and found an improvised explosive device made out of three 60 mm mortar shells wired together with detonation cord. 3rd Brigade Soldiers detained all eight of the men and the ammunition was destroyed by an explosive ordnance disposal team.