[R-G] fwd: Letter: Roadside bombs target military

[Anthony Fenton]

Date 
Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:16:19 -0800
To 
letters at globeandmail.com
Subject 
Letter: Roadside bombs target military
Dear Editor,

It occurs to me that your headline "Military targets roadside bombs" [16 
January, front page] was backwards.

For Canadians in Afghanistan, roadside bombs are by far the most 
exacting tactic used by insurgents. Of the 78 Canadian deaths in 
Afghanistan, only eight have been killed in clear-cut exchanges of fire 
with insurgents, while 47 have been killed by roadside and vehicle-borne 
IEDs. 26 of the last 28 combat deaths have been the result of IEDs. In 
fact, a Canadian soldier has not been killed by a firefight since 
October 2006.

I'd think your headline would be more accurately stated: Roadside bombs 
target military.

Jon Elmer
Vancouver