38 Iraqis slain in multiple attacks

[Lochloosa]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7897149/

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three suicide car bombings struck within an hour and two parked motorcycles exploded in northern Iraq on Thursday, while gunmen in speeding cars opened fire on a crowded market in Baghdad in a wave of attacks that killed at least 38 Iraqis.



In Baghdad, gunmen firing from three speeding cars killed nine Iraqis in a crowded market area, a Defense Ministry official said. The gunmen fired randomly at shops in a bazaar, Radhi Badir said. “There were no security targets there, they were all civilians,” the official said.

In Mosul, two parked motorcycles rigged with explosives detonated and killed five Iraqis, police said. The bombs exploded near a coffee shop frequented by policemen, killing four civilians and one policeman, and destroying several shops.

Earlier Thursday, three suicide car bombings within the span of an hour killed 20 people in northern Iraq, including a top municipal council leader and a bodyguard of Iraq’s Kurdish deputy prime minister, officials said.


Now, go back the MJ Trail.....

[Cha]

1. Why are they killing

Iraqis? Haven't the US bombs done ENOUGH of that?

[LynnTheDem]

3. Why did we kill Americans? Why in WW2 did French kill French?

Collaborators.

[Cha]

4. I know..the collaborators..but

"gunmen fired randomly at shops in a bazaar"

I also know they have a different mind set with their suicide bombings to make their point.

I just don't like innocent Iraqis gettings killed because of the bushreich.

I know you don't, either.

[LynnTheDem]

5. As you say, I don't, either.

But it's their country, their people; we're the bad guys 100% in the wrong.

We need to get the hell out, leave a signed blank cheque, and let the Iraqis solve Iraq's problems as they wish.

[Cha]

6. I agree..

We sure can't stay under the bushreich watch.

Something needs to change.

[Az_lefty]

7. Civil War n/t

:hide:

[whistle]

2. I'm not so sure all of these remote "suicide" bombs are being...

...planted by terrorist insurgents. How about CIA black operations, private military armies and even the U.S. army's own special forces. These have to be fairly sophisticated, plus they require hi tech materials that are traceable.

[daleo]

8. Didn't Viet Nam have plenty of this sort of thing too?

I believe drive by motor scooter shootings were favored. Outdoor bars in Saigon had grenade nettings, that sort of thing. Colonial ventures frequently degenerate into this sort of violence. Bush was warned about this, but he preferred to lie about flowers.