BAGHDAD -- A daring ambush of bombs and gunfire left Poland's ambassador pinned down in a burning..

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BAGHDAD -- A daring ambush of bombs and gunfire left Poland's ambassador pinned down in a burning..

http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/587801,CST-NWS-iraq04.article

October 4, 2007
BY KIM CURTIS

BAGHDAD -- A daring ambush of bombs and gunfire left Poland's ambassador pinned down in a burning vehicle Wednesday before being pulled to safety and airlifted in a rescue mission by the embattled security firm Blackwater USA.

At least three people were killed, including a Polish bodyguard.

The attack -- apparently well planned in one of Baghdad's most secure neighborhoods -- raised questions about whether it sought to punish Poland for its contributions to the U.S.-led military force in Iraq. But Poland's prime minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said his nation would not retreat ''in the face of terrorists.''

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Thu Oct-04-07 07:44 AM
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1. I wonder if this attack will be counted. . .

Edited on Thu Oct-04-07 07:44 AM by unhappycamper

". . . one of Baghdad's most secure neighborhoods. . ."

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Sedona

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Thu Oct-04-07 08:16 AM
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2. Blackwater is being credited for saving the ambassador's life on MSNBC,

complete with video of him, wounded, being evacuated out of the area.

Sounds fishy to me :tinfoilhat:

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Thu Oct-04-07 08:36 AM
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3. Agree. I've become very cynical of late.

How surprising.

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