suicide bombers kill up to 90 in Iraq and wounds over 150....Bush gabbing about how good things are

[maddezmom]

suicide bombers kill up to 90 in Iraq By LAUREN FRAYER, Associated Press Writer
7 minutes ago



BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up Tuesday in a crowd of Shiite pilgrims streaming toward a shrine south of Baghdad, killing up to 90 people, police said.

The coordinated attack happened on a main street in Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad, said Capt. Muthana Khalid. More than 150 others were wounded in the blasts, he said.

Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. military announced that Nine American soldiers died in explosions north of Baghdad on Monday, the deadliest single day for U.S. troops in Iraq in nearly a month.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070306/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

here some more good news:

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* SALAHADDIN PROVINCE - Six U.S. soldiers were killed and three wounded on Monday by a roadside bomb near their vehicles in Salahaddin Province, north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

* BAGHDAD - A bomb targeting an Iraqi army checkpoint killed four soldiers and wounded one civilian in eastern Baghdad's Ubaidi district, police said.

* DIYALA PROVINCE - Three U.S. soldiers were killed and another wounded on Monday by a blast near their vehicles in Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

* BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed five Shi'ite pilgrims and wounded 10 others as they were marking a religious event that involves people walking on foot across Iraq converging in the holy city of Kerbala, police said. The explosion occurred when they were walking through the mainly Sunni Yarmouk district.

* BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed two pilgrims and wounded 10 others when it targeted a group of pilgrims passing through southern Baghdad's Doura district, police said.

* BAGHDAD - A car bomb targeting pilgrims heading to the holy city of Kerbala killed one pilgrim and wounded three others in western Baghdad, police said.

and there is more: http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KAM648330.htm

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An Associated Press cameraman at the scene said the bombers struck a crowd of pilgrims filing into a pedestrian area. Ambulances and Iraqi police were swarming the area and there was no immediate sign of U.S. forces.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070306/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

I guess if you're not in Sadr City for the "big security push", you have no protection. :eyes:

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Guess Brian Williams was just blowing smoke this morning on the Today show.

[maddezmom]

2. I don't get NBC, what was he saying

was he parroting the chimp? :eyes:

[sabra]

4. actually he wasn't too bad... said things are "a litttle better"

though he did spend most time on Baghdad airport highway...

[theHandpuppet]

6. Oh yeah... he was PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!

Ann Curry had just asked Williams about the reaction to the news of 9 soldiers' deaths and he immediately deflected that by responding "about what you're NOT hearing" -- how quiet it has been in Baghdad with no bombings and such. Proof that the "surge" was working. She then pressed about how the Iraqis were reacting to this increased troop presence and he stated with confidence that the vast majority of Iraqis are in favor of the American presence as it's the only thing that keeps the peace. Ann followed up by asking BozoBrain Williams had he interviewed any Iraqis on the streets? He fumbled around, virtually stuttering at first, then quickly launched into a defensive routine about how dangerous it was outside the safe zone and you couldn't really go out to interview the average Iraqi on the street. WELL BRIAN, if you haven't interviewed any Iraqis how in the hell do you know that the vast majority of them just love the "surge"? And if things are so much more safe and quiet with all those troops in Baghdad -- as you contend -- then why isn't your butt out in the street finding out what Iraqis REALLY think? Hypocrite. Idiot. Puppet.

I'll hand it to Ann this morning. She made Williams look like the babbling propagandist he truly is.

[LynnTheDem]

9. And he never did mention that wee FACT that the MAJORITY of

Sunnis...AND SHIA...now see US troops as legitimate targets.

Rightwingnuts; stupidest MFers that ever crawled out of the swamp.

[radfringe]

3. it's going sooooo good

he wants to protect our flag

funny how when things get hot for the bushies they drag out the flag burning amendment....sigh....tomorrow it will be the gay marriage amendment

[endarkenment]

5. Why would these be allowed on the floor of either chamber? nt.

[Botany]

7. 90 Iraqis dead .. 150 Iraqis wounded .... 15 U.S. G.I.s dead

Things just keep getting better and better

[Mr. Ected]

8. Blame Congress Not Bush

Bush has proven since the day he stole the election that he has NO INTENTION of listening to the people or to the Congress.

And yet our Democratic-majority Congress STILL refuses to play hardball. They represent US, they have been given their mandate, and yet they STILL are playing footsies with the dictator-wannabe.

Seems to me, too much venom is pointed at Bush these days. Not that it's unwarranted, but when a viable plan exists to oust this man, and your own reps can't get it in motion: whose fault is it NOW?