Who is in Control?

"Here is another Iraq update. I first sent this back on 29 April. Remember, this is a lazy man's way of catching up to date rather than re-writing everything that has been happening in the past 2 months.

It may sound as if I am starting this email off with a little negativity, but when you see the figures, you will understand why that is the case.

Since last weekend, there were nearly 40 shootings in one of the northern cities of the country alone. In the past two weeks, there have been 19 murders in that particular city, with five bodies discovered dumped in one trashed house. Can you declare a country “civilized” or able to conduct self government when this type of violence occurs? Where are the police during times like this? They obviously do not control the streets or neighborhoods where this violence is occurring. Are they responsible for this condition, or are events simply too out of control for them to be able to have any effect? We think that the police are receiving top notch training, but apparently they are not able to deter these types of crimes."
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