Breaking on MSNBC: Iraqi deputy foreign minister slain in Baghdad

Cannikin

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Sat Jun-12-04 02:33 AM
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Breaking on MSNBC: Iraqi deputy foreign minister slain in Baghdad

Edited on Sat Jun-12-04 02:34 AM by Cannikin

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Assailants killed an Iraqi deputy foreign minister Saturday in an ambush that occurred as he was traveling to his Baghdad office, the Foreign Ministry said.

Gunmen shot Bassam Salih Kubba in Baghdad's Azimiyah district, a Sunni Muslim neighborhood where support for Saddam Hussein's regime had been strong. He died later of his wounds, said Thamir al-Adhami, the Foreign Ministry spokesman.

Kubba, 60, was one of several deputy foreign ministers, and was responsible for legal issues. He was the ministry's most senior career diplomat.

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htuttle

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Sat Jun-12-04 03:01 AM
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1. Oh Christ...Looks like we're going to need some more IGC guys

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noahmijo

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Sat Jun-12-04 03:38 AM
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2. Heh "Die Hard"

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skip fox

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Sat Jun-12-04 05:01 AM
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3. Oh, yeah, and "Bring them on."

n/t

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Sat Jun-12-04 09:08 AM
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4. This is really bad. It will only worsen as June 30 nears.

Anyone connected to the new government is a target.

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leftchick

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Sat Jun-12-04 09:12 AM
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5. They will be picked off like flies....

along with not a few innocent Iraqi bystanders. Can you say CHAOS?

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Sat Jun-12-04 10:02 AM
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6. Duplicate, please discuss here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=617823

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