in the past 24 hours. That makes 42 killed in the first 21 days of this month-- a rate of 2 per day, virtually unchanged since the start of the war.
NYT also reports that the insurgents have become far more effective in targeting public services in Baghdad, a city that is supposed to be dominated by US forces. Doesn't look like the election changed much for the better. It's time to put together an exit strategy for Iraq.
http://icasualties.org/oif/
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/international/middleeast/21sabotage.html?hp&ex=1109048400&en=42d988dc64929643&ei=5094&partner=homepage