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2005-09-15 Iraq-Jordan

Iraqi government to unleash new security measures to curb terrorism

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Posted by Fred 2005-09-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Oh brother, I've been reading of these "new security" measures for more than a year now, and they almost always fail to live up to expectations.

Why? Because of a lack of bold, imaginative, and courageous leadership. Why not try a comprehensive ban on all civilian and commericial driving in certain, predominately Shiite sectors of Baghdad that are often targeted with car bombs?

Rendering entire sectors pedestrian only will not prevent walking homicide bombers that strapped expolsives to their bodies, but at least you prevent the fuel truck bomb or the mini-van bomb, either of which carry explosive packages of hundreds, sometime more than a thousand pounds.

Same old, same old. Terrorists park their cars in crowded areas, often right next to a police station, and nobody pays attention until the darn thing goes KABOOM! Or Ters simply gunned their death mobiles at crowds or Iraqi police and US military convoys with the usual lethal results. Take the car bomb out of the ters' hands by banning all but military, police, and vetted emergency services' vehicles. Sorry folks, here a bike or walk, good for your health either way. But the four wheeled death mobiles will be for the time being, off limits.

Posted by The Angry Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-09-15 08:13|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2005-09-15 08:13|| Front Page Top

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