U.S. troops arrested 72 suspected insurgents and seized nitric acid
along with other bomb-making materials in overnight raids on al-Qaida in
the north and west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

The raids in Samarra, some 120 km north of Baghdad, led to capture of 36
insurgents allegedly with ties to al-Qaida network, the military said in
a statement.

Following intelligence reports, the U.S. troops also seized 20
five-gallon drums of nitric acid and other bomb-making materials near
Karma, a town close to restive city of Falluaja, some 50 km west of
Baghdad, the statement added.

For its part, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said the security forces
captured 17 insurgents and 121 suspects during the past 48 hours.

dammit, now what are we going to b1tch about, capturing bad guys and
bomb stuff is going to look like we're actually doing some good.