Iraq Fight Kills 2 GIs

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030807/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq&cid=540&ncid=716

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A massive car bomb exploded outside the Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad Thursday morning, killing at least seven people and wounding 52, hospital officials said. Two U.S. soldiers died in a gun battle in another part of the Iraqi capital.

[jpgray]

1. Damn it. I was hoping things had somehow improved there.

This is terrible news. Combine this with the news that the civilian contractors have been AWOL, and it seems Bush has little interest in sustaining the morale or lives of the soldiers in Iraq. Or he is grossly incompetent and focused on profits and cronyism to realize the massive hole he is digging for himself.

[Skittles]

21. Bush is on a month-long vacation

that about f***ing says it all.

[pbeal]

22. Just a Lull to regroup and plan

One of the things that our press doesn't inform us is that a Guerilla movement operates on their own schedule not ours.

They more than likely paused to reorganize, analyze, plan, and improve operational security.

[Best_man23]

2. Add Two and Lord Knows How Many More To The Butcher's Bill

The stain of this will never wash from the hands of Dumbya and the chickenhawks.

[teryang]

3. Here's another attack report

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030807/ts_nm/iraq_firefight_dc&cid=564&ncid=1480

Grenade Sets U.S. Humvee Ablaze in Central Baghdad
Reuters

<BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi guerrillas fired a rocket- propelled grenade that set ablaze a U.S. military vehicle in central Baghdad on Thursday, inflicting U.S. casualties, witnesses said.

...Four soldiers were inside the vehicle when it was hit, the witnesses said. >

This appears to be a different incident. The incident in which the two soldiers were killed was reported to have occurred Wednesday night.

[Mari333]

4. and all the body bags and caskets are blacklisted from media

turn on your TV..its Kobe (who gives a fuck) Bryant, and the dead soldiers and families are nowhere to be seen.

[0007]

5. .....wait a second folks

we have breaking news on the Lacci case, after these commericals of course.

Let's get rid of the whore networks. Boycott 'em.

[Tracer]

6. Out with the old!! In with the new!!!

"If you fight against your government, we will hunt you down and kill you," Russell told the freed men through an interpreter.

[wtmusic]

13. Kinda makes you feel all warm and fuzzy

Just which government was it that we were fighting against? Oh yeah, the illegitimate one...

[catmandu57]

7. Not on television, buried in the paper

The casualty count has been going down not up in these reports, Jesus is walking through Iraq raising dead soldiers up to kill again. The reports now read 53 dead from "accidents" 56 dead from combat, my eight grade math tells me thats only 109. It was at 109 weeks ago, something is going on folks, something we're not allowed to see. I'm betting all that there are freezers filled with dead GI's, especially since the media has been banned from cvoverig the bodies coming home.
I count closer to 125 known dead, plus the pnemonia cases that makes it 127.

[jamesinca]

11. Those numbers depend on what date they started counting

If it is from the beginning of the war, the numbers are over 200 dead and over 1,000 wounded. If it is from the fall of the Saddam statue the numbers are less, if you go from the Lincoln aircraft carrier landing the numbers are less. 102 dead between 3/20 and 4/19 during the fighting. As of June 20 there were 193 dead. We lost 7 more in the 48 hours after the "Bring it on" comment. This is not counting those that died in car wrecks, or from the mysterious illness that is now infecting them. This is not counting those that died of wounds once back in the States or at a base in Europe.

[VolcanoJen]

8. Kick

:dem:

[private_ryan]

9. Bring em' on

[qanda]

10. How is this news

When Arnold is running and Kobe is in court? Please get your priorities straight. /sarcasm

[Riptide]

12. You got that right...

I watched the news channels for quite a while this morning, and all I heard was their favortie pun, "Total Recall" over and over again. They also threw in a big helping of Kobe's 3 minute court date.

It makes me sick that these poor dead soldiers can't even be given a few seconds of air time.

[qanda]

14. I witnessed the exact same thing

It actually made me sick to my stomach. I really grieve for these boys and girls, and it bothers me greatly because I have two friends over in Iraq right now. I'm hoping that they are safe, but it's sad that we have pretty much moved on-- nothing to see hear...

[lanlady]

15. I just bought The Quiet American on DVD

and watched it last night. Got up this morning and read the news from Iraq here on DU (CNN was mired in Kobe, Ahnold, and a pair of MSU students who went missing on Cape Cod), and thought to myself, Christ, is this Saigon in the 50s?

[IndianaGreen]

19. Did you like the movie?

I am thinking about buying it even though I have never seen it before. I like Michael Caine and Brendon Frazer (sic).

I read some articles about the film, about how relevant it is to the quagmires we were getting involved around the world.

[lordwhorfin]

25. Very fine film

Excellent movie. Well worth owning. Both Fraiser and Caine excell. It's a remarkable portrait of PNAC style self-delusion and regret. It was essentially supressed until it was more 'convenient' for release.

[jmcgowanjm]

16. Buffalo Springfield anyone?

the Dover Col. said we're moving at least
1500 WIA/ month from Landstuhl to US.

Forget rotation, we need reinforcements.

Expect Drugs, Fragging, and Jordan becomes Cambodia.

and Americans don't have a clue.

Where are they going to put the Iraq Memorial?

[Atlant]

20. Crawford would seem the best place...

> Where are they going to put the Iraq Memorial?

Crawford would seem the best place. That way, the man who
caused all the deaths could look at each day.

Atlant

[silverchair]

17. the deaths of us soldiers

continue to rise and then bush goes on vacation. this makes me ill to my stomach. i notice the news media is focusing on other issues. i don't even turn on that boob tube anymore. it's too repulsive.

[bluedog]

18. anyone know

On Scarbourgh country.yea I watched it Tues..that he had a group that was collecting money for dead soldiers families..because the gov only gives the family $6000 plus the wife $950 a month til she remarries....This group wants to get the word out that the families of these dead soldiers are just as deserving as the victums of 9-11.

[VolcanoJen]

23. Kick

:dem:

[indictrichardperle]

24. al-jazeera reported this last night

they were the first news outlet to report "explosions and fighting in and around baghdad" last night, i posted this on general discussion board........but was quickly told "al-jazeera isnt reliable, its all propaganda" :eyes:

As opposed to what ? our orwellian news black out that relies on the pentagon ? :argh:

MSNBC up until 15 minutes ago was headlining news updates with Liberia, Kobe and arnold. Why isnt the Jordanian embassy explosion as big a news story as the indonesian explosion ? hmmmmmmmmmmm