Iraq Hit by String of Deadly Explosions (soldier dead)

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20031030/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

<snip>BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq (news - web sites) was hit by a string of explosions Thursday that set a freight train on fire, killed a U.S. soldier in a military convoy and ripped through Baghdad's Old Quarter. Another blast injured two U.S. soldiers on a military police patrol.

The attacks came as international organizations continued their exodus from Iraq and the U.N. secretary-general warned of "a new phase" in postwar violence.


A top U.S. diplomat blamed al-Qaida for recent attacks, and in Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s hometown of Tikrit, U.S. soldiers raided six houses after receiving tips that the inhabitants were helping establish a "new terrorist network" there, a military spokesman said.

[caledesi]

1. Gee, they sound really desperate because we are progressing so well.

<heavy sarcasm>

How can you sleep at night Mr. Bush?

[leftchick]

2. the schools may be open but no one is going to school...

from the end of the article....
<snip>
The escalating violence has unnerved many of Baghdad's 5 million people. Many parents are not sending their children to school for fear of further bombings.

"Today most of my friends did not come to school," said 18-year-old Duha Khalid at the Al-Khalisa girl's high school, located near a police station. "We heard rumors about big bombs that will go off at the start of next week."

[caledesi]

14. 1500 out of 10,000! Count them 10,000...and we bombed schools?

Doesn't that violate the Geneva Convention. Never mind, move on, nothing here.

[underpants]

4. Yes that is quite a lot of "success" in one day

This is just so sad.

[kainah]

13. How we'll know we've won the "war on terror"

When we've all been killed by the terrorists......... :grr:

[leetrisck]

3. And the beat goes on

Sickening

[saigon68]

5. BRING EM ON

Absolutly outrageous.

[Scott Lee]

6. Interesting use of the word "terror" these days

"A top U.S. diplomat blamed al-Qaida for recent attacks, and in Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s hometown of Tikrit, U.S. soldiers raided six houses after receiving tips that the inhabitants were helping establish a "new terrorist network" there, a military spokesman said. "

Iraqis fighting to dislodge an invader are "terrorists", according to the DimSon administration. I knew that I'd seen this verbage before, but I had to dig into some old Poli/Sci books from college (I was a PoliticalScience/Russian Studies double major).

And there it was. It turns out that the occupying German forces in Warsaw, Poland were having a hard time with Jewish "terrorists" - that culminated in a "terrorist" counterinsurgency (read that Warsaw Ghetto Uprising).

Those damned "terrorists". Always messing things up, aren't they.

[leftchick]

7. I saw some video of those raids on MSRNC

it was appaling the lack of respect for the Iraqis. Shades of Vietnam

[saigon68]

11. The Nazi's sent those TERRORISTS to the showers to cool off

Wonder what Wolfman and Rumdumb have planned .. A few secret TRIBUNAL TRIALS thats what.

[pakaya]

8. Can we talk something new plss

this is another vietnam. thanks to our dumb Prez

[dArKeR]

9. Baghdad On Edge - CBS

As a campaign of terror bombs and escalating attacks on American troops heightened tensions, rumors of looming trouble spread through Baghdad on Thursday.

One leaflet on the streets, purporting to be from the deposed Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, called for a general strike Saturday through Monday "to prove to our enemy that we are united people." The leaflet also said the day will mark the start of some kind of uprising.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/24/iraq/main541815.shtml

[dArKeR]

10. Baghdad on edge as unrest continues - MSGOP

Many parents apparently were keeping their children home from school out of fear of further bombings like the four that killed three dozen people and wounded more than 200 across the city on Monday, start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
“We heard rumors about big bombs that will go off,” said Duha Khalid, 18, most of whose friends stayed home Thursday from her girls’ high school, near a police station.
The police, prime targets in the bombings Monday, were targeted again Thursday, when officers intercepted a motorist who tried to toss a hand grenade into a police station on the edge of Baghdad’s heavily guarded “green zone,” headquarters enclave for the U.S. occupation.

http://msnbc.com/news/870749.asp?0cv=CB10

Did you hear? Halliburton/Harken/Carlyle Condos will be built in the Green Zone which will then be renamed to the Red/Blood Zone.

[proud patriot]

12. :-(

:-(