Iraqi Insurgents Cheer Hurricane Katrina

(CNSNews.com) - Iraqi insurgents are praising Hurricane Katrina for hurting the U.S. war effort, saying the number of helicopters in Iraq has decreased because soldiers are being called home to help with the recovery effort, Reuters reports. "Thanks be to Allah, this disaster struck areas where a great number of the American soldiers came from and many of their families were killed," Reuters reports a statement from the Army of Ansar al-Sunna, posted on an Islamist website, as saying. "There is a noticeable decrease in the number of helicopters hovering over Baghdad after the American government withdrew many of the airmen," it said. Read News on the Web