4 bombs kill 178 people in Baghdad

Source: AP



4 bombs kill 178 people in Baghdad

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press Writer 40 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - Four large bombs exploded in mostly Shiite areas of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 178 people and wounding scores — the deadliest day in the city since the start of the U.S.-Iraqi campaign to pacify the capital two months ago.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called the bombings "horrifying" and accused al-Qaida of being behind them.

In the deadliest of the attacks, a parked car bomb detonated in a crowd of workers at the Sadriyah market in central Baghdad, killing at least 122 people and wounding 148, said Raad Muhsin, an official at Al-Kindi Hospital where the victims were taken.

A police official confirmed the toll, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

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It just seems like a convenient 'buzz-word' to distract from the continuing failure to secure Baghdad. We can't allow it to look like a civil war, can we?



In the beginning of the AP article:




and, much further down:

Being lowered to half mast

It's as if they decided to compete for headlines.

:sarcasm:

20 teachers got fired in my county last week for lack of funds.

War profiteers are in the driver's seat in America, and we are swirling down the toilet.

The "surge" is nothing more than the last ditch effort by the Bush mafia to control the oil a bit longer.

any second now the surge will start working perfectly. once they run out of explosives.

:sarcasm:

may the future forgive america.