Deadly blast in Iraq - Democratic Underground

malaise

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Fri Nov-23-07 07:41 AM
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Deadly blast in Iraq

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7108746.stm
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An bomb explosion has killed at least 13 people at a crowded market in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

About 50 were hurt in the blast, which targeted the popular Ghazil pet market, held every Friday. The bomb was hidden in a box containing birds, police say.

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mwb970

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Fri Nov-23-07 07:43 AM
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1. The old "bomb in the bird box" trick, eh? /nt

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malaise

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Fri Nov-23-07 07:44 AM
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2. Nah

mine in the canary!

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rzemanfl

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Fri Nov-23-07 07:49 AM
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4. Great line. Not a funny subject, but that was a DUzy, n/t

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malaise

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Fri Nov-23-07 08:03 AM
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6. Thanks

By no means politically correct given the subject but WTH. :hi:

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rzemanfl

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Fri Nov-23-07 08:08 AM
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8. Tell me about political correctness here-I am going to be licking

my wounds from yesterday for a long time.

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malaise

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Fri Nov-23-07 08:12 AM
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9. Same here

but what's new. :D

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mtnester

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Fri Nov-23-07 07:46 AM
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3. In the last few days, I have started to hear the leaking of the meme...

"things are going better in Iraq....It has been quiet and uneventful in Bahgdad, the number of attacks has dropped signinficantly...etc..etc"

I said to myself...geesh, someone wants us all to think the surge is working well...and my very next thought was...

here comes the mayhem...

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Eugene

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Fri Nov-23-07 07:58 AM
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5. Twin bombings kill at least 26 in Iraq

Edited on Fri Nov-23-07 07:59 AM by Eugene

Source: Associated Press

Twin bombings kill at least 26 in Iraq

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Hours later, a suicide car bomber struck a
police checkpoint in the northern city of
Mosul, killing three policemen and 10
civilians, police Brig. Gen. Mohammed al-
Wakaa said.

-snip-

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malaise

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Fri Nov-23-07 08:04 AM
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7. Surging to the grave

That surge is working swimmingly.

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AzDar

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Fri Nov-23-07 08:22 AM
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10. Violence may (or may NOT; one never knows what to believe ) be down in the past few weeks in Iraq.

That leads me to believe that the violence must be 'revived', because, let's face it : Chimpolini DOES NOT WANT THE OCCUPATION TO END.
Obviously, BFEE/Hunt Oil/ KBR/ haven't yet accomplished 'THEIR' objectives (complete plunder of resources), so things mustn't appear TOO stable or folks back home will begin screaming for redeployment of our troops.
Still no 'Mission Accomplished'...nor will it EVER be.

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