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| Iraqi Boomers Foiled |
| 2005-08-16 |
| Less than three hours later, another Task Force Baghdad unit working in southern Baghdad found bombs on both sides of a major highway. The soldiers cordoned off the area and called in explosives experts to dispose of the bombs. While the explosives team was examining the bombs, a vehicle sped toward the outer perimeter of the cordon around the bomb site. The soldiers shouted and waved for the car to stop. After the soldiers fired warning shots, the driver stopped about 400 yards away and the car exploded. Perhaps a stray slug? Oh, well! When the explosives team on site inspected the car, they determined it had contained four mortar rounds and had detonated prematurely, killing the suicide bomber. More at link. AP apparently can't use this info.... |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #4 Mikey Moore's probably grieving the most right about now. Driver was probably just driving to a kite flying festival. |
| Posted by: MACOFROMOC 2005-08-16 16:08 |
| #3 Verlaine - what kind of reading material do you (or others) like? I've got some paperback mysteries I've finished with - be glad to send them along. Anything else you all need? Send me an e-mail too when you respond to Dar - my "care package" receiver is back stateside so I'm free to fund another. Might as well be a Rantburger. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-08-16 15:27 |
| #2 Verlaine--Feel free to send me your APO and a wish list if you need some goodies sent over. I have a few things stashed away for care packages, but my friends and relatives that were over there are all stateside now. |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-08-16 14:49 |
| #1 Good for you, Bobby. I meant to post this yesterday, with snarky comments, but the crush of business made me forget. A little excitement in the IZ last night, as apparently two 122-mm rockets made their appearance. I heard the whoosh of one travelling overhead and saw the flash at impact; the other apparently didn't leave a crater that anyone's found yet. I prefer to interpret the display as celebratory fire in honor of Iraqis sitting around and hashing out differences peacefully .... |
| Posted by: Verlaine in Iraq 2005-08-16 14:05 |