Blasts shake two Baghdad hotels popular with coalition contractors

[TacticalPeek]

Blasts shake two Baghdad hotels
popular with coalition contractors

Thu Mar 18, 1:27 PM ET

BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least two Baghdad hotels popular with
contractors working for the US-led coalition were hit by apparent rockets
while other explosions were heard across the city, AFP correspondents
reported.

It was not immediately clear if there had
been any casualties.

A US military spokeswoman said the army
was investigating the blasts.

Security guards panicked and fired bursts of
machine-gun fire as a column of smoke shot
from the roof of one hotel.

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[JeebusH]

1. I wonder ....

since they were fewer U.S. soldiers being KIA the last few weeks (save for the recent uptick last week), I wonder if the troops were being pulled back a bit to keep the death rate down in those weeks and the attacks on the contractors is a way to draw the troops back in (I also know that the contractors are easier targets too)

[specimenfred1984]

3. That's sick so, it's probably true

What's even sicker is that the U.S. is putting the contractors in there as bait. Gotta earn those Halli-dollars the hard way in today's modern imperialist/corporatist military society of the 21st century.

[Barrett808]

2. Guess the insurgents haven't read the new House resolution yet n/t

n/t