sad news from the NYT IED's are on the rise
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 — The number of roadside bombs planted in Iraq rose in July to the highest monthly total of the war, offering more evidence that the anti-American insurgency has continued to strengthen despite the killing of the terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
source:NYTime article is by Michael R. Gordon, Mark Mazzetti and Thom Shanker.