Four US soldier deaths per day in May

With less than two days left until June, May has been the third deadliest month for U.S. soldiers since the war began.  Four troops died per day.  It was the worst since November of 2004, and the first time since the war began that at least one-hundred troops had died in two straight months.

Here are some of the other Iraq headlines this morning:

• Five British soldiers were abducted by the Mahdi Army.
• In Iraq, there are three-times as many British security contractors than troops.
• Turkey is warning the U.S. never to violate their airspace again.  Last week, two F-16's briefly crossed into Turkish airspace along the Iraqi border.
• One of the candidates running for Labour Party Deputy in Britain is advocating an immediate pullout of British troops from Iraq.
• Australian Defense Forces are reporting that much of the bomb-making expertise for IED's and roadside bombs has been supplied by foreign countries.  IED's account for 70% of all coalition casualties.