Roadside Bomb Hits U.S. Convoy in Iraq (3 US Troops Dead)

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040629/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq&cid=540&ncid=716

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A roadside bomb rocked a military convoy in southeast Baghdad on Tuesday and killed three U.S. troops, an Iraqi national guardsman said, in the first major attack on American forces since they transferred sovereignty in Iraq (news - web sites) to an interim government.

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Footage from Associated Press Television News showed blood inside a slightly damaged Humvee and a flak vest laying in the road in the residential neighborhood.

Iraqi Sgt. Ali Muhsin said at least one American was wounded in the roadside bomb explosion, along with the three service members killed.


Army Maj. Phil Smith of the 1st Cavalry Division said he believed the incident involved U.S. Marines. A U.S. soldier at the scene said the bomb hit the lead vehicle in the convoy and wounded or killed several American soldiers.

[cthrumatrix]

1. my prayers to the family....this never had to happen and bush is

responsible for the deaths of these troops and thousands of innocent Iraq's....an irresponsible war based on lies and deceipt.

[bowens43]

2. Let freedom reign

... Now watch this drive.

[saigon68]

21. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

And although the Iraqis have "legal custody"

The Chimp has " physical custody" of Saddam.

Sounds like a "custody" battle

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3. Why doesn't the media show this video?

www.journeyman.tv/?lid=14772

click on "View this clip"

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. Worth watching. Thanks.

<WARNING> Non-simulated killing.

[benburch]

4. Not only is this not going to stop...

but I really do expect the pace to pick up now.

We handed over nothing yesterday. Same occupation forces. Same repressions. We're just calling it something different. And the plight of the occupied gets worse daily.

They don't hate us for our freedoms. They hate us for taking their freedoms!

[UpInArms]

5. I guess that since the "handover"

the media can begin to count at #1 again - deaths since the handover - so that the number can grow smaller instead of larger.

Or do we just get phase 4?

Phase 1 - Initial Invasion (March 20 - April 9)
Phase 2 - Fall of Baghdad until "Mission Accomplished" (April 10 - May 1, 2003)
Phase 3 - Mission Accomplished until "handover" (May 2, 2003 - June 28, 2004)
Phase 4 - After "handover" (June 29 - the end of time)

[NewYorkerfromMass]

6. Dover only knows one count, without prejudice.

eom

[Ripley]

8. Excellent point UPIA.

I believe we just got phase 4. Look for "The total of American soldiers Killed in Iraq is 3" coming to a crawl near you.

[phillybri]

7. Nothing changes...

:-(

[leftchick]

9. The death trap....

A U.S. Army soldier looks over the blood spattered interior of a U.S. Marines Humvee vehicle which was destroyed by a bomb in Baghdad June 29, 2004. A roadside bomb blast killed three U.S. marines in Baghdad on Tuesday in the first reported fatal attack on U.S. forces in Iraq (news - web sites) since the formal hand over of sovereignty to an interim government. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

[Mari333]

13. Unarmoured Humvees, on the cheap

While Bremer, Rummy, Bush, and their ilk ride around in Presidential helicopters and have mercenaries protecting them...
our kids mean nothing to these lowlife bastards...absolutely nothing..
Can someone throw Bush in jail? Bremer? all of them?????

[leftchick]

15. just saw a video of negroponte and his mercs....

as he arrived at the new embassy on CNN. Here is a yahoo photo with his hired guns behind him... :puke:

[saigon68]

17. Hired mercenaries @ $1,500.00 per day

I hope they are good. THIS GUY NEEDS ALL THE PROTECTION HE CAN GET. HIS PATH IS STREWN WITH THE CORPSES OF HIS VICTIMS.

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25. Perhaps Negroponte will meet his waterloo in Iraq

If you haven't already saigon68 check out this video.

www.journeyman.tv/?lid=14772

click on "View this clip"

[General Discontent]

20. Can it be?

This guy looks more evil that Dick Cheney. Where do they all come from? Scary....

DWolfman

[catmandu57]

10. Phase four

I wouldn't put it past these bastards to use that, I on the other hand only use the numbers I'm being fed. That number tells me that there have been 858 Americans killed thousands wounded, billions of dollars wasted in pursuit of g w mcchimps ego.

[bluedog]

16. crawler today..970 dead..............CNN news......

thats all I seen........they are keeping these numbers quiet....

[catmandu57]

18. They must have opened the freezer

while everyone was watching the hand they wanted us to keep an eye on. I admit to wearing tinfoil here, but, I believe there are many dead that they won't admit to, waiting for something to grab our attention to bring out the dead.
It's going to be easier for them to do this now, unless we hold the media's feet to the fire on this issue, Iraq will slide down the hole to obscurity.

[NickB79]

22. I think thats total Coalition troop dead

In which case, it would include British troop losses as well.

[daleo]

23. I think this includes U.K. and Other as well

They were showing the full "coalition" count for some reason - lunaville has this at 976 today.

[Mari333]

11. Bremer the Butcher left fast

and our kids are the ones who will have to stay.
BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW

[rocktivity]

14. Don't you know what happened yesterday?

It's IRAQ'S problem now! It doesn't reflect on the Bush regime anymore. If they're going to use their soveringty as savagery, that's THEIR misfortune--and it proves how sub-human and ungodly they are!

:eyes:
rocknation

[bluestateguy]

19. Hey! Shutup with that. The war is over. The occupation is ended.

The war is over. There is no more occupation. Shhhhhhhh!!!

[leftchick]

24. for all of those who are not aware...

we lost more troops today amid the Iraq Handover Hoopla... :kick:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

26. Well. I'm certainly glad our involvement in Iraq is over, having handed

over the reins of government, and our boys can come right on home.

We can get right back to the business of business, buying new Humvees and all other kind of shopping, and voting for Fearless Leader.

What's that you say?

[MrSlayer]

27. If those damn Iraqis are attacking our troops, shouldn't we declare war?

Who said Iraq wasn't a threat to our troops?

[dArKeR]

28. Business as usual in Iraq as more US Marines die

AP , BAGHDAD

A roadside bomb killed three US Marines and wounded two others yesterday in the first fatal attack on US forces since the US trans-ferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government, US officials said.

In one of his first acts since taking power, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said former president Saddam Hussein would be transferred to Iraqi legal custody and face charges before an Iraqi court this week -- but will remain in a US-run jail for the moment because his government did not have a suitable prison.

The attack on the Marines occurred at 10am in eastern Baghdad, the US command said in a statement.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2004/06/30/2003177081