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2007-08-16 Iraq

Iraqi officials: Truck bombings killed at least 500

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Posted by Fred 2007-08-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Iraq

#1 The bombings highlight the kind of sectarian tensions the troop surge was designed to stop

I doubt it. That much explosive material and the fact that these guys didn't have anything to do with anything suggests to me that Iran is involved somehow. If this is true, what do they want to accomplish?

Posted by gorb 2007-08-16 04:42|| 2007-08-16 04:42|| Front Page Top

#2 If only it was a vengeance killing, it might not be so ridiculous.... These are the same tribe that stoned the 17-year old girl to death.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=424916597572131628 (one of many videos on it)
If only they had logic. You might actually be able to end this crap.

Posted by NOLA">NOLA 2007-08-16 06:37|| 2007-08-16 06:37|| Front Page Top

#3 As someone else pointed out, this happened way up in northern Iraq real close to the Syrian border in a rural area. It *is* a sign the surge is working. You don't think the terrs would much rather murder 500 in downtown Baghdad than out in the boonies? They cannot anymore. The surge is working. I imagine the next time strangers show up in a remote village, someone will happily drop a dime on them.

Posted by SteveS 2007-08-16 08:31|| 2007-08-16 08:31|| Front Page Top

#4 The sunnis are doing everything they can to spur a good ol' ethnic cleansing....against themselves.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-08-16 09:11|| 2007-08-16 09:11|| Front Page Top

#5 The U.S. military said there were five bombings -- four at a crowded bus station in Qahtaniya and a fifth in al-Jazeera.

I don't think al-Jazeera means to him what it means to us. Or, is this a sign from the military that *secretly* we know who's behind all the propaganda and we're about to put a serious whoopin' on 'em?

Posted by BA 2007-08-16 10:27|| 2007-08-16 10:27|| Front Page Top

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