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| Many dead in latest suicide bombing of Iraqi recruits |
| 2005-07-10 |
| More than 20 people have been killed by a suicide bomber at an army recruiting centre in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Dozens more were wounded in the blast in a queue outside the centre, which has been targeted many times. The BBC's Richard Galpin, in Baghdad, says the lack of work means there is no shortage of would-be recruits, despite the obvious dangers. The Baghdad attack occurred in the heart of the city, close to the protected Green Zone housing government buildings and foreign embassy staff. Our correspondent says the suicide bomber walked into a large crowd of men milling about outside and detonated an explosives belt. He adds that despite previous attacks, would-be recruits are offered no protection and simply have to wait outside the centre, making them easy targets. Jobs in the Iraqi security forces are relatively well-paid, but insurgents view members as collaborators with US-led forces in Iraq. |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #7 Whatever happened to "take a number"? What's so difficult about this? Why keep lining up like lambs to slaughter? When they're ready for #35, hang the number out a window or use a bullhorn. Sheesh. |
| Posted by: KBK 2005-07-10 23:46 |
| #6 RC - Except, in the MSM's eyes, its perfectly ok for Muslims to desescrate Korans, Rape (including children - See Dafur), Murder, Torture (real not the Gitmo discomforts), lie, steal, and Target Innocents. All because its their Islamic religious obligation (to emulate the Prophet -- who also did all these things accoroding to the Koran and holy islamic scriptures themselves). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-07-10 12:46 |
| #5 Build a barrier wall of plastic-coated Korans. Rain won't damage them, but any bomb certainly will. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-10 12:37 |
| #4 To protect them, One thing they could start doing is with recruits lining up..they need take their shirts off while standing in line, set up more barriers maybe, after a certain one, everyone strip down to their underwear..desperate times calls for desperate measures. |
| Posted by: Sonja 2005-07-10 10:08 |
| #3 I'm not sure I buy the reporting line of "they are lining up because there are no jobs". The press doesn't seem to consider the possibility that there are some Iraqi patriots who want to serve. |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2005-07-10 09:45 |
| #2 Such a constant waste of innocent life. It would seem to me that these bombings will have an impact on the type of person who will apply for the job. Wishful thinking says they will be more brave and daring. I don't know if that will be good or bad - considering the penchant for corruption. But cowards and excessively cautious won't be applying and I have to hope in the long term, that's bad for bad guys. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-07-10 08:08 |
| #1 Since enlistees queued outside this recruiting center have been frequent targets, it would seem that a change is required to protect these men. "Business as usual" is a stupid policy that gives a potential psychological edge to the enemy. |
| Posted by: GK 2005-07-10 06:39 |