Post by unlawflcombatnt on Apr 12, 2007 15:51:00 GMT -6
The latest news from Iraq comes from the Yahoo News story "8 killed in bombing at Iraqi parliament".
"By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer
A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Iraqi parliament cafeteria Thursday, killing at least eight people — including at least two lawmakers — and wounding about 30 in a stunning assault in the heart of the heavily fortified, U.S.-protected Green Zone....
The explosion came hours after a suicide truck bomb exploded on a major bridge in Baghdad, collapsing the steel structure and sending cars tumbling into the Tigris River, police and witnesses said. At least 10 people were killed.
The parliament bombing was believed to be the deadliest attack in the Green Zone, the enclave that houses Iraq's leadership as well as the U.S. Embassy, and is secured by American and Iraqi checkpoints....
President Bush strongly condemned the attack, saying: "My message to the Iraqi government is `We stand with you.'"..."
How about a "you're doing a heckuva job, Malaki."
Or maybe even another "the insurgency is in its very last throes."
""We know that there is a security problem in Baghdad," added Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, speaking at the State Department. "This is still early in the process...""
Early in the "process"? Early in what process? Early in the process of destroying our military? Early in the process of making a disaster an even bigger disaster? Early in the process of proving we need to withdraw from Iraq ASAP?
""The plan is 100 percent a failure. It's a complete flop. The explosion means that instability and lack of security has reached the Green Zone, which the government boasts is heavily fortified," said al-Ilyan, who is in Jordan recovering from knee surgery....
That about sums it up. A complete, 100% flop.
"Hours after the bombing, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and other Iraqi officials met with the commander of all U.S. forces in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, and decided to put the Interior Ministry in charge of security at parliament, al-Dabbagh said. The building was previously guarded by a private security company, he said."
A "private security company"? Blackwater?
Is the phrase "heckuva job, Blackie" in order?
The entire article can be found at
8 killed in bombing at Iraqi parliament
"By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer
A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Iraqi parliament cafeteria Thursday, killing at least eight people — including at least two lawmakers — and wounding about 30 in a stunning assault in the heart of the heavily fortified, U.S.-protected Green Zone....
The explosion came hours after a suicide truck bomb exploded on a major bridge in Baghdad, collapsing the steel structure and sending cars tumbling into the Tigris River, police and witnesses said. At least 10 people were killed.
The parliament bombing was believed to be the deadliest attack in the Green Zone, the enclave that houses Iraq's leadership as well as the U.S. Embassy, and is secured by American and Iraqi checkpoints....
President Bush strongly condemned the attack, saying: "My message to the Iraqi government is `We stand with you.'"..."
How about a "you're doing a heckuva job, Malaki."
Or maybe even another "the insurgency is in its very last throes."
""We know that there is a security problem in Baghdad," added Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, speaking at the State Department. "This is still early in the process...""
Early in the "process"? Early in what process? Early in the process of destroying our military? Early in the process of making a disaster an even bigger disaster? Early in the process of proving we need to withdraw from Iraq ASAP?
""The plan is 100 percent a failure. It's a complete flop. The explosion means that instability and lack of security has reached the Green Zone, which the government boasts is heavily fortified," said al-Ilyan, who is in Jordan recovering from knee surgery....
That about sums it up. A complete, 100% flop.
"Hours after the bombing, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and other Iraqi officials met with the commander of all U.S. forces in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, and decided to put the Interior Ministry in charge of security at parliament, al-Dabbagh said. The building was previously guarded by a private security company, he said."
A "private security company"? Blackwater?
Is the phrase "heckuva job, Blackie" in order?
The entire article can be found at
8 killed in bombing at Iraqi parliament