U.N. chief OK after nearby Iraq attack

[Rose Siding]

Source: AP

BAGHDAD - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was unharmed as he ducked behind a podium after a rocket or mortar round landed near the prime minister's office Thursday while the two men were holding a news conference.

Small chips of debris floated down from the ceiling above the U.N. chief after the explosion rattled the building in the Green Zone.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_un;_ylt=Ame0GB7.mVtIOGk8GY5n.His0NUE

[sabra]

1. "mortar round landed near the prime minister's office"

:wow:

[maddezmom]

2. Iraq Green Zone blast interrupts Maliki-Ban briefing

BAGHDAD, March 22 (Reuters) - The noise of a loud explosion interrupted a news conference being held in Baghdad by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Thursday.

Ban, on his first visit to Baghdad, ducked and appeared shaken. Both men were unhurt. The blast briefly interrupted the news conference, which was being held in Maliki's residence in the heavily fortified Green Zone.


http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL245255.htm

[bemildred]

3. Now that is sending a message. nt

[habitual]

4. well, i guess that ruins that photo op

the administration is gonna have to do something else to convince us that everything is getting better over there.

[Broadslidin]

5. BBC Report and Video of the UN Chief Under Attack.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6479821.stm

I suspect,
Our empire's heavily fortified Baghdad 'green zone'
will be known as "Bush's Alamo".

Yo Barbara,
Fearless Leader has been asking about his 'ol Coon Skin Cap.
How about sending it to him...!