US forces hope to hand over half of Baghdad to Iraqi security control before the end of 2008, General Odierno announced earlier today. Here is the Yahoo News link. General Odierno pointed out violence levels have dropped to the lowest levels in nearly 2 years. Pictured above is General Odierno, speaking to reporters after the announcement.Don't count on McClatchy to give you this news. Right now on McClatchy's Iraq web page is an article congratulating women citizen-journalists in Iraq who worked with McClatchy reporters in Baghdad.
