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classics Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:26 PM
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Breaking: Explosion in Bagdad near Palestine Hotel
Edited on Sun Dec-14-03 12:34 PM by classics
Breaking now, no link yet.

On Edit: CNN now reporting it is a car bomb gone off near the Bagdad Reuters office.
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:27 PM
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1. Whoops...
Edited on Sun Dec-14-03 12:29 PM by htuttle
I guess they didn't get the memo.

Watching it on CNN right now -- they are running a split screen with various politicians going on about why Hussein's capture is important, while the Palestine hotel appears to be in flames in the other shot...
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diplomats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:34 PM
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5. Watching CNN, too
Wolf said Reuters is reporting it was a car bomb.
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:30 PM
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2. Why am I not surprised at all?
Not at all...
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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:33 PM
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3. Oh my, the war kicked up again...no glory, no mileage
those terrists aren't going along with glory day for PNAC and the right wing coalition?
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Zech Marquis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:34 PM
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4. that didn't take long
if anyone though * getting Saddam in handcuffs would end the violence, guess again...hell, I'm scared the insurgents will REALLY pick up now :scared:
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:34 PM
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6. Wolf B saying it was in front of the Reuters office...
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diplomats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:38 PM
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10. Now saying gunfire heard near site of the blast
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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:40 PM
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12. The Iraqi Resistance...
....made sure that the Media would HAVE TO cover this.
Expect MORE of the same.

God protect & save our TROOPS and the innocent Iraqi civilians. TOO MANY have died for dim son's messainic delusions.
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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:35 PM
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7. This will only get worse.
Order more body bags.
The Iraqi Civil War is about to begin. Review what Poppy had to say about the removal of Sadam. So far, Poppy has been 100% correct in his assessment of Iraq. Too bad about Poppy's Idiot Son, bringing Internationl Shame to the BFEE.
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tsipple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:35 PM
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8. Just Shows You Saddam's Desperation...
...Oh, wait. :-(

I pray nobody is hurt.
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booksenkatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:37 PM
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9. How enchanting! n/t
*
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diplomats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:39 PM
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11. LOL
Good one.
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Tinoire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:40 PM
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13. You beat me to it.
What an "enchanting day".

</sarcasm>
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jenk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:42 PM
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14. Saddam "I didn't have WMD"...........BOOM!!!!!
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:43 PM
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15. A separate incident being reported on CNN now...
Gasoline truck sabotaged in Baghdad - did anyone else catch that?
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:48 PM
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16. CNN website implies it's the same explosion
"Baghdad explosion caused by fuel canisters on truck, not explosives, police tell Reuters. Details soon."

http://www.cnn.com
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Maple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 01:10 PM
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17. Any more
on this?
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Cush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 01:19 PM
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18. Wolf: It wasn't a car bomb
Edited on Sun Dec-14-03 01:19 PM by Cush
"A stray bulluet hit a truck carrying gasoline"

I kid you not
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Media_Lies_Daily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 01:42 PM
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19. Gotta love Wolfie, don't you? Incredibly inventive.
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 01:49 PM
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20. He left out "routine" and "incidentally".
Should be "a routine stray bullet hit a truck that
was carrying gasoline that was incidentally in front
of the Reuters office."

But it's hard to think on your feet when you are used to reading
from the teleprompter.
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 01:58 PM
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21. I hope it wasn't Halliburton gasoline
that stuff is expensive.
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 03:48 PM
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22. Goddamit. I was eating corn chips & salsa when I read that.
Now I got little red, green & yellow flecks all over my keyboard & screen.
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 04:01 PM
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23. Wolf eats junior's shit and barks at Condoleezza!
Haven't watched Woffie for a long time, but I got the picture.
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