CNN Breaking: 3-4 explosions heard in Baghdad...

[Cooley Hurd]

...no info yet on damage or casualties.

Blasts in Baghdad, Sirens Sound at Coalition HQ

It could be just mortar rounds, something common within the Green Zone and rarely causing damage or casualties. However, given the recent bombings, I thought this worthy of LBN.

<on edit>It appears to have been mortar rounds...

[saigon68]

1. A Couple of Mortars

Move along <sarcasm>


I wonder if it is our guys just blowing up stuff like they do a lot

[maddezmom]

2. my god

what a sad day for the Iraqi's and the US. The chimp is prancing around doing another photo op, saying how wonderful things are in Iraq...as more explosions are going off. :(

[Cooley Hurd]

4. And the crux of his speech was defending the Iraq war...

...makes you just wanna scream, doesn't it?

[maddezmom]

yes, it certainly does make me want to scream

as well as cry.

[qanda]

3. I was going to be sarcastic, but I decided against it

I honestly hope that everyone is okay.

[leftchick]

5. here is a link with a little info...

Green Zone...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Several explosions were heard in Baghdad Thursday night, and sirens wailed briefly in the area housing the U.S.-led coalition headquarters.

"There was an attack. We are investigating it," a U.S. military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

There were no reports of casualties.

The blasts shook the Baghdad convention center inside the Green Zone, where the coalition headquarters is based.

on edit: new link....

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20040318/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_explosions

[still_one]

7. very little

like nothing, they already removed the story

[Cooley Hurd]

8. Thanks, leftchick!

:hi:

Here's a Reuters link, also: Blasts in Baghdad, Sirens Sound at Coalition HQ
<snip>
The sirens are usually triggered when guerrillas fire rockets or mortars at the headquarters in the heavily fortified "Green Zone" on the west bank of the Tigris river.
</snip>

Probably mortars... *whew!*

[maddezmom]

9. is it just me, or is that link broken?

[leftchick]

11. it is not you or me...

they seem to have changed the story to another link. I think I fixed it..

[Az_lefty]

6. Baghdad is nuts

how do we get out of this mes?

[truthspeaker]

10. 1 o'clock Charlie again

Like clockwork. BTW, what time is it in Baghdad at 1 PM Eastern US time?

[Cooley Hurd]

12. 9 pm, I believe...

+8 hours from ET.