Chenney sees "Noose Tightening" on Iraq Insurgency

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BAGHDAD, Iraq, AP wire - Iraqi civilian deaths in May from the insurgency increased nearly a third from the previous month, a Health Ministry official said Wednesday.


WASHINGTON, USA, CNN - The insurgency in Iraq is "in the last throes," Vice President Dick Cheney says


See, now, that's a key sign of something in it's last throes, is the way it gets stronger. Increased vitality is one of the leading indicators of something about to die.