11 U.S. deaths in October and 84 wounded.

Turkey is drawing up authorization plans for military incursion into northern Iraq to stop Kurdish rebels using the area as a base. The U.S. is opposed to this action.

Iraqi officials are investigating the shooting deaths of two Iraqi women by mercenaries employed with Unity Resources Group. Unity provides security services to RTI International, a group based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., that promotes governance projects in Iraq for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Security developments for 10/10/07

Coalition forces in Iraq are withering. At its height, in the months after Saddam Hussein was toppled, the multinational force numbered about 300,000 soldiers from 38 countries 250,000 from the United States, about 40,000 from Britain and the rest ranging from 2,000 Australians to 70 Albanians. By January of this year, though, the combined non-U.S. contingent had dwindled to just over 14,000. As of Tuesday, it stood at 20 nations and roughly 11,400 soldiers.

Iraq officials are seeking $9 million apiece for victims of the Blackwater shooting in September. Gee, that’s alot more than the $5,000. they thought was fair!

The Polish embassy in Iraq has been move for safety reasons after an attack on diplomat’s cars and the wounding of the Polish Ambassador.

Time magazine askes if the U.S. has abandoned Shiite Souhern Iraq, and answers…yes.

As a side note, I watched some of the Republican debate last night. If any one of these idiots becomes President (other than Ron Paul), and Bush hasn’t attacked Iran yet…… they will. When asked if a President needs congressional authorization to attack, Romney actually answered, I’d have to ask my attorney. WTF………