Suicide Bomber Hits U.S. Convoy in Baghdad

[bemildred]

Today's episode ...

"A suicide bomber drove his explosive-laden vehicle into a U.S. military convoy on the airport road in western Baghdad at about 7:30 a.m. (0430 GMT)," the source said on condition of anonymity.

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Earlier on Wednesday, insurgents waged a well-planned attack on an Iraqi police base in Madain, some 30 km south of Baghdad with mortars and gunfire, killing a commander of an Iraqi public order battalion and three policemen, a ministry source said.

"Insurgents pounded a base of the al-Salam public order battalion in Madain area at about 4:00 a.m. (0100 GMT) followed by a machinegun and rocket-propelled grenades attack," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Iraqi security forces in Madain involved in fierce clashes with the insurgents and surrounded the area, detaining some 50 militants, including a Syrian national, he said.

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[babylonsister]

1. I wonder how many casualties, or whether

we'll even be told? :(

[saigon68]

9. The truth will dribble out--The sheep are concerned about this today

Among the most well-known is the case of Debra Lafave, a 26-year-old reading teacher in Florida accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy in her classroom, car and at home. Her plea deal sparing her jail time and giving her just house arrest was thrown out and her trial is now slated for April 10.

[bemildred]

13. Very dangerous looking predator there.

Thank Jesus someone is watching out for such criminals.

[noonwitch]

17. She looks like the recently departed Courtney on GH

Bad actress, lame character, but pretty.

[kurth]

2. The Situation Is Improving

Anyday now.

[leftchick]

3. they still have not secured the airport road yet?

three years on?

[htuttle]

4. It's Hard Work

[bemildred]

5. That's what it says ...

They closed the airport a couple days back, "to avoid violence" or something like that.

[leftchick]

8. check this out....

There was no story, just the photo and captions on Yahoo. Another successful day I see...



An oil tanker is seen engulfed with fire as its driver, left, talks on a mobile phone, in western Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 22, 2006. The cause of the fire was not know but according to driver of the oil tanker, U.S. army fired at the tanker and set it ablaze. There was no immediate comment by U.S. army on the incident. (AP Photo/Khlaid Mohammed)

[bemildred]

12. ????

You really get the feeling that command authority isn't there anymore. They just keep the dog-and-pony show in the Green Zone going ("OK, everybody in their places, we're about to go on-air! Whoops, duck, incoming!") and the rest of the country (and our troops in it) is left to wander around in the chaos. You get the feeling that the only organizations with their shit together are the various militias and resistance groups.

[leftchick]

15. that is exactly the feeling I get

FUBAR!

:(

[ConcernedCanuk]

18. the only organizations with their shit together are the various militias .

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"the only organizations with their shit together are the various militias and resistance groups"

Gee -

Ya think?

America the "superpower" getting their butts kicked by a nation that never even got ONE plane off the ground

And most of the "insurgents", rebels, whatever will CONTINUE until the bitter end for one simple reason

THEY BELONG THERE!!

The USA is an Invader and an Occupier - they DON'T belong there

That's Just My Simple Canuk Mind talking tho . . .

[katty]

20. it's over-they're doing the viet nam dance all over again

[Teaser]

6. The insurgents could strangle Baghdad if they worked at it

It's apparent the insurgents control, or have the potential to control, all methods of ingress and egress to the capital.

So the question is: why haven't they tried to strangle us?

[leftchick]

10. that is a good question

but I would assume it is just a matter of time.

[bemildred]

11. We are bleeding out, why interfere? nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

19. The obvious question.

If you can't secure the major point of ingress/egress, what can you secure?

[cantstandbush]

7. It almost seems that these attacks are timed with Bush speeches. n/t

[Bozita]

16. Yup, yesterday I learned that killers might kill -- Chimpy is such a ...

... storehouse of useful information.

[Cults4Bush]

14. Ahh yes another benchmark! Can we go the f*ck home yet! Stay that

course. They need and wantus there. Its up to us to fix it... blah blah bullshit from both sides of the aisle meanwhile more people get to die.

Initiate Murthas plan now, any Dem that doesn't support something like Murthas plan at the very least is helping us to stay in there much longer.