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July 18, 2007

Bombs Kill 11 in Eastern Baghdad

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET

 

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday in

separate areas of east Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding more than a

dozen, police said. The U.S. military reported three more American soldiers

had died in action in the Iraqi capital.

 

The first blast occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the Dhubat neighborhood,

killing four civilians and wounding seven others, police said.

 

Two more blasts occurred two minutes apart in another area of eastern

Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding seven, police said. The dead

included two traffic policemen and five civilians, police said.

 

The policemen spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not

authorized to release the information.

 

The three American soldiers were killed Tuesday in separate bombings in the

capital, the U.S. command said.

 

Two were killed in west Baghdad and another died in an east Baghdad bombing,

the military said. Four other Americans were wounded in the east Baghdad

blast, the command said. Two insurgents responsible for the attack were

killed, the statement added.

 

Those latest military deaths occurred as the U.S. Senate was in an all-night

session. Democratic leaders conceded they were unlikely to gain the votes

needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation blocked by Republicans.

 

Meanwhile, dozens of Baghdad residents joined a protest Wednesday in Firdous

Square in central Baghdad to demand the government improve security and

public services. The demonstrators held Iraqi flags and banners, urging

authorities to ''stop mocking us'' and to make its only goal ''the

protection of Iraqis.''

 

''Our demands are not big ones. We need security, electricity and water,''

said Sheik Nihad al-Sharqawi. ''The government has to ensure happiness and

prosperity to every Iraqi citizen. Otherwise, it should step down.''

 

The U.S. military has stepped up the pace of operations in recent weeks,

hoping to drive Sunni and Shiite extremists from sanctuaries in and around

Baghdad as they scramble to train enough Iraqi security forces to prevent

the gunmen from regrouping.

 

On Tuesday, American soldiers backed by tanks, helicopters and at least one

F-16 jetfighter rolled into the eastern part of Baqouba, the capital of

Diyala province, to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other insurgents from the

city.

 

Gunfire could be heard Tuesday in the main market district, and Sunni imams

in four mosques used loudspeakers to call on their followers to fight the

Americans, residents said by telephone. They spoke on condition of anonymity

over fears for their safety.

 

U.S. and Iraqi forces seized the western part of Baqouba last month and had

been expected to mount a major offensive to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other

insurgents from the rest of the city, 35 miles north of Baghdad. The Islamic

State of Iraq, a front group for al-Qaida in Iraq, has declared Baqouba as

its capital.

 

Sunni extremists were believed to be moving out of Baqouba in anticipation

of a U.S. attack, seeking shelter with friendly tribes to the north and

east.

 

Elsewhere in Diyala, police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29 members of a

Shiite tribe were massacred late Monday when dozens of suspected Sunni

gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about 20 miles northeast of

Baqouba. The dead included four women, al-Omairi said.

 

The attackers rode into the village in several cars and trucks about

midnight. Some of them were dressed in military clothing, police said,

speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to

disclose information. The massacre lasted about a half hour, according to

al-Omairi.

 

A provincial medical official said the bodies were taken to a clinic in

Balad Ruz to be handed over to their families for burial. He spoke on

condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.

Guest Go Mavz
Posted

Absolutely we do not. Moral support is 90% necessary for defeating the

enemy... we havent had that since the dixie chicks danced on the commander

in chief...

 

 

"Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

news:E_nni.341$yW2.9@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

> July 18, 2007

> Bombs Kill 11 in Eastern Baghdad

> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

> Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET

>

> BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday in

> separate areas of east Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding more than a

> dozen, police said. The U.S. military reported three more American

> soldiers had died in action in the Iraqi capital.

>

> The first blast occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the Dhubat neighborhood,

> killing four civilians and wounding seven others, police said.

>

> Two more blasts occurred two minutes apart in another area of eastern

> Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding seven, police said. The dead

> included two traffic policemen and five civilians, police said.

>

> The policemen spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not

> authorized to release the information.

>

> The three American soldiers were killed Tuesday in separate bombings in

> the capital, the U.S. command said.

>

> Two were killed in west Baghdad and another died in an east Baghdad

> bombing, the military said. Four other Americans were wounded in the east

> Baghdad blast, the command said. Two insurgents responsible for the attack

> were killed, the statement added.

>

> Those latest military deaths occurred as the U.S. Senate was in an

> all-night session. Democratic leaders conceded they were unlikely to gain

> the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation blocked by

> Republicans.

>

> Meanwhile, dozens of Baghdad residents joined a protest Wednesday in

> Firdous Square in central Baghdad to demand the government improve

> security and public services. The demonstrators held Iraqi flags and

> banners, urging authorities to ''stop mocking us'' and to make its only

> goal ''the protection of Iraqis.''

>

> ''Our demands are not big ones. We need security, electricity and water,''

> said Sheik Nihad al-Sharqawi. ''The government has to ensure happiness and

> prosperity to every Iraqi citizen. Otherwise, it should step down.''

>

> The U.S. military has stepped up the pace of operations in recent weeks,

> hoping to drive Sunni and Shiite extremists from sanctuaries in and around

> Baghdad as they scramble to train enough Iraqi security forces to prevent

> the gunmen from regrouping.

>

> On Tuesday, American soldiers backed by tanks, helicopters and at least

> one F-16 jetfighter rolled into the eastern part of Baqouba, the capital

> of Diyala province, to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other insurgents from

> the city.

>

> Gunfire could be heard Tuesday in the main market district, and Sunni

> imams in four mosques used loudspeakers to call on their followers to

> fight the Americans, residents said by telephone. They spoke on condition

> of anonymity over fears for their safety.

>

> U.S. and Iraqi forces seized the western part of Baqouba last month and

> had been expected to mount a major offensive to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and

> other insurgents from the rest of the city, 35 miles north of Baghdad. The

> Islamic State of Iraq, a front group for al-Qaida in Iraq, has declared

> Baqouba as its capital.

>

> Sunni extremists were believed to be moving out of Baqouba in anticipation

> of a U.S. attack, seeking shelter with friendly tribes to the north and

> east.

>

> Elsewhere in Diyala, police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29 members of

> a Shiite tribe were massacred late Monday when dozens of suspected Sunni

> gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about 20 miles northeast of

> Baqouba. The dead included four women, al-Omairi said.

>

> The attackers rode into the village in several cars and trucks about

> midnight. Some of them were dressed in military clothing, police said,

> speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to

> disclose information. The massacre lasted about a half hour, according to

> al-Omairi.

>

> A provincial medical official said the bodies were taken to a clinic in

> Balad Ruz to be handed over to their families for burial. He spoke on

> condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.

>

>

Posted

"Moral" support doesn't mean

a thing when our leadership is

so incompetent they attack the

wrong country and then

mismanage everything that can

be mismanaged.

 

Time to back out, get new

leadership, regroup, and

plan correctly.

 

bush,jr never had America's

support for his adventure.

 

If he did he would have

instituted a draft, stopped

auto production in favor of

production of military

vehicles, instututed

gasoline rationing and

a thousand other measures

for a country at war.

 

He knew he had no support

He didn't have the balls

to ask for it.

 

Inside, bush,jr, loser and

incompetent, is a coward.

 

Go Mavz wrote:

> Absolutely we do not. Moral support is 90% necessary for defeating the

> enemy... we havent had that since the dixie chicks danced on the

> commander in chief...

>

>

> "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> news:E_nni.341$yW2.9@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

>> July 18, 2007

>> Bombs Kill 11 in Eastern Baghdad

>> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

>> Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET

>>

>> BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday

>> in separate areas of east Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding

>> more than a dozen, police said. The U.S. military reported three

>> more American soldiers had died in action in the Iraqi capital.

>>

>> The first blast occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the Dhubat

>> neighborhood, killing four civilians and wounding seven others,

>> police said. Two more blasts occurred two minutes apart in another area

>> of eastern

>> Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding seven, police said. The

>> dead included two traffic policemen and five civilians, police said.

>>

>> The policemen spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not

>> authorized to release the information.

>>

>> The three American soldiers were killed Tuesday in separate bombings

>> in the capital, the U.S. command said.

>>

>> Two were killed in west Baghdad and another died in an east Baghdad

>> bombing, the military said. Four other Americans were wounded in the

>> east Baghdad blast, the command said. Two insurgents responsible for

>> the attack were killed, the statement added.

>>

>> Those latest military deaths occurred as the U.S. Senate was in an

>> all-night session. Democratic leaders conceded they were unlikely to

>> gain the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation

>> blocked by Republicans.

>>

>> Meanwhile, dozens of Baghdad residents joined a protest Wednesday in

>> Firdous Square in central Baghdad to demand the government improve

>> security and public services. The demonstrators held Iraqi flags and

>> banners, urging authorities to ''stop mocking us'' and to make its

>> only goal ''the protection of Iraqis.''

>>

>> ''Our demands are not big ones. We need security, electricity and

>> water,'' said Sheik Nihad al-Sharqawi. ''The government has to

>> ensure happiness and prosperity to every Iraqi citizen. Otherwise,

>> it should step down.'' The U.S. military has stepped up the pace of

>> operations in recent

>> weeks, hoping to drive Sunni and Shiite extremists from sanctuaries

>> in and around Baghdad as they scramble to train enough Iraqi

>> security forces to prevent the gunmen from regrouping.

>>

>> On Tuesday, American soldiers backed by tanks, helicopters and at

>> least one F-16 jetfighter rolled into the eastern part of Baqouba,

>> the capital of Diyala province, to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other

>> insurgents from the city.

>>

>> Gunfire could be heard Tuesday in the main market district, and Sunni

>> imams in four mosques used loudspeakers to call on their followers to

>> fight the Americans, residents said by telephone. They spoke on

>> condition of anonymity over fears for their safety.

>>

>> U.S. and Iraqi forces seized the western part of Baqouba last month

>> and had been expected to mount a major offensive to drive al-Qaida

>> in Iraq and other insurgents from the rest of the city, 35 miles

>> north of Baghdad. The Islamic State of Iraq, a front group for

>> al-Qaida in Iraq, has declared Baqouba as its capital.

>>

>> Sunni extremists were believed to be moving out of Baqouba in

>> anticipation of a U.S. attack, seeking shelter with friendly tribes

>> to the north and east.

>>

>> Elsewhere in Diyala, police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29

>> members of a Shiite tribe were massacred late Monday when dozens of

>> suspected Sunni gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about

>> 20 miles northeast of Baqouba. The dead included four women,

>> al-Omairi said. The attackers rode into the village in several cars and

>> trucks about

>> midnight. Some of them were dressed in military clothing, police

>> said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not

>> authorized to disclose information. The massacre lasted about a half

>> hour, according to al-Omairi.

>>

>> A provincial medical official said the bodies were taken to a clinic

>> in Balad Ruz to be handed over to their families for burial. He

>> spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.

Guest A  Veteran
Posted

In article <jhoni.348$yW2.103@bignews3.bellsouth.net>,

"Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> "Moral" support doesn't mean

> a thing when our leadership is

> so incompetent they attack the

> wrong country and then

> mismanage everything that can

> be mismanaged.

>

> Time to back out, get new

> leadership, regroup, and

> plan correctly.

>

> bush,jr never had America's

> support for his adventure.

>

> If he did he would have

> instituted a draft, stopped

> auto production in favor of

> production of military

> vehicles, instututed

> gasoline rationing and

> a thousand other measures

> for a country at war.

>

> He knew he had no support

> He didn't have the balls

> to ask for it.

>

> Inside, bush,jr, loser and

> incompetent, is a coward.

>

> Go Mavz wrote:

> > Absolutely we do not. Moral support is 90% necessary for defeating the

> > enemy... we havent had that since the dixie chicks danced on the

> > commander in chief...

> >

> >

> > "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> > news:E_nni.341$yW2.9@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

> >> July 18, 2007

> >> Bombs Kill 11 in Eastern Baghdad

> >> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

> >> Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET

> >>

> >> BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday

> >> in separate areas of east Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding

> >> more than a dozen, police said. The U.S. military reported three

> >> more American soldiers had died in action in the Iraqi capital.

> >>

> >> The first blast occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the Dhubat

> >> neighborhood, killing four civilians and wounding seven others,

> >> police said. Two more blasts occurred two minutes apart in another area

> >> of eastern

> >> Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding seven, police said. The

> >> dead included two traffic policemen and five civilians, police said.

> >>

> >> The policemen spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not

> >> authorized to release the information.

> >>

> >> The three American soldiers were killed Tuesday in separate bombings

> >> in the capital, the U.S. command said.

> >>

> >> Two were killed in west Baghdad and another died in an east Baghdad

> >> bombing, the military said. Four other Americans were wounded in the

> >> east Baghdad blast, the command said. Two insurgents responsible for

> >> the attack were killed, the statement added.

> >>

> >> Those latest military deaths occurred as the U.S. Senate was in an

> >> all-night session. Democratic leaders conceded they were unlikely to

> >> gain the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation

> >> blocked by Republicans.

> >>

> >> Meanwhile, dozens of Baghdad residents joined a protest Wednesday in

> >> Firdous Square in central Baghdad to demand the government improve

> >> security and public services. The demonstrators held Iraqi flags and

> >> banners, urging authorities to ''stop mocking us'' and to make its

> >> only goal ''the protection of Iraqis.''

> >>

> >> ''Our demands are not big ones. We need security, electricity and

> >> water,'' said Sheik Nihad al-Sharqawi. ''The government has to

> >> ensure happiness and prosperity to every Iraqi citizen. Otherwise,

> >> it should step down.'' The U.S. military has stepped up the pace of

> >> operations in recent

> >> weeks, hoping to drive Sunni and Shiite extremists from sanctuaries

> >> in and around Baghdad as they scramble to train enough Iraqi

> >> security forces to prevent the gunmen from regrouping.

> >>

> >> On Tuesday, American soldiers backed by tanks, helicopters and at

> >> least one F-16 jetfighter rolled into the eastern part of Baqouba,

> >> the capital of Diyala province, to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other

> >> insurgents from the city.

> >>

> >> Gunfire could be heard Tuesday in the main market district, and Sunni

> >> imams in four mosques used loudspeakers to call on their followers to

> >> fight the Americans, residents said by telephone. They spoke on

> >> condition of anonymity over fears for their safety.

> >>

> >> U.S. and Iraqi forces seized the western part of Baqouba last month

> >> and had been expected to mount a major offensive to drive al-Qaida

> >> in Iraq and other insurgents from the rest of the city, 35 miles

> >> north of Baghdad. The Islamic State of Iraq, a front group for

> >> al-Qaida in Iraq, has declared Baqouba as its capital.

> >>

> >> Sunni extremists were believed to be moving out of Baqouba in

> >> anticipation of a U.S. attack, seeking shelter with friendly tribes

> >> to the north and east.

> >>

> >> Elsewhere in Diyala, police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29

> >> members of a Shiite tribe were massacred late Monday when dozens of

> >> suspected Sunni gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about

> >> 20 miles northeast of Baqouba. The dead included four women,

> >> al-Omairi said. The attackers rode into the village in several cars and

> >> trucks about

> >> midnight. Some of them were dressed in military clothing, police

> >> said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not

> >> authorized to disclose information. The massacre lasted about a half

> >> hour, according to al-Omairi.

> >>

> >> A provincial medical official said the bodies were taken to a clinic

> >> in Balad Ruz to be handed over to their families for burial. He

> >> spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.

 

Impeach the "president" Cheney! he is the architect of this war.

a debacle.

 

--

when you believe the only tool you have is a hammer.

All problems look like nails.

Guest Taylor
Posted

"Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

news:E_nni.341$yW2.9@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

> July 18, 2007

> Bombs Kill 11 in Eastern Baghdad

> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

> Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET

>

> BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday in

> separate areas of east Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding more than a

> dozen, police said. The U.S. military reported three more American

> soldiers had died in action in the Iraqi capital.

>

> The first blast occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the Dhubat neighborhood,

> killing four civilians and wounding seven others, police said.

>

> Two more blasts occurred two minutes apart in another area of eastern

> Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding seven, police said. The dead

> included two traffic policemen and five civilians, police said.

>

> The policemen spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not

> authorized to release the information.

>

> The three American soldiers were killed Tuesday in separate bombings in

> the capital, the U.S. command said.

>

> Two were killed in west Baghdad and another died in an east Baghdad

> bombing, the military said. Four other Americans were wounded in the east

> Baghdad blast, the command said. Two insurgents responsible for the attack

> were killed, the statement added.

>

> Those latest military deaths occurred as the U.S. Senate was in an

> all-night session. Democratic leaders conceded they were unlikely to gain

> the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation blocked by

> Republicans.

>

> Meanwhile, dozens of Baghdad residents joined a protest Wednesday in

> Firdous Square in central Baghdad to demand the government improve

> security and public services. The demonstrators held Iraqi flags and

> banners, urging authorities to ''stop mocking us'' and to make its only

> goal ''the protection of Iraqis.''

>

> ''Our demands are not big ones. We need security, electricity and water,''

> said Sheik Nihad al-Sharqawi. ''The government has to ensure happiness and

> prosperity to every Iraqi citizen. Otherwise, it should step down.''

>

> The U.S. military has stepped up the pace of operations in recent weeks,

> hoping to drive Sunni and Shiite extremists from sanctuaries in and around

> Baghdad as they scramble to train enough Iraqi security forces to prevent

> the gunmen from regrouping.

>

> On Tuesday, American soldiers backed by tanks, helicopters and at least

> one F-16 jetfighter rolled into the eastern part of Baqouba, the capital

> of Diyala province, to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other insurgents from

> the city.

>

> Gunfire could be heard Tuesday in the main market district, and Sunni

> imams in four mosques used loudspeakers to call on their followers to

> fight the Americans, residents said by telephone. They spoke on condition

> of anonymity over fears for their safety.

>

> U.S. and Iraqi forces seized the western part of Baqouba last month and

> had been expected to mount a major offensive to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and

> other insurgents from the rest of the city, 35 miles north of Baghdad. The

> Islamic State of Iraq, a front group for al-Qaida in Iraq, has declared

> Baqouba as its capital.

>

> Sunni extremists were believed to be moving out of Baqouba in anticipation

> of a U.S. attack, seeking shelter with friendly tribes to the north and

> east.

>

> Elsewhere in Diyala, police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29 members of

> a Shiite tribe were massacred late Monday when dozens of suspected Sunni

> gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about 20 miles northeast of

> Baqouba. The dead included four women, al-Omairi said.

>

> The attackers rode into the village in several cars and trucks about

> midnight. Some of them were dressed in military clothing, police said,

> speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to

> disclose information. The massacre lasted about a half hour, according to

> al-Omairi.

>

> A provincial medical official said the bodies were taken to a clinic in

> Balad Ruz to be handed over to their families for burial. He spoke on

> condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.

>

>

 

Murders happen. Using your criteria, we don't Control New York City,

Chicago, or any other major U.S. city.

Posted

Taylor wrote:

> "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> news:E_nni.341$yW2.9@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

>> July 18, 2007

>> Bombs Kill 11 in Eastern Baghdad

>> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

>> Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET

>>

>> BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday

>> in separate areas of east Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding

>> more than a dozen, police said. The U.S. military reported three

>> more American soldiers had died in action in the Iraqi capital.

>>

>> The first blast occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the Dhubat

>> neighborhood, killing four civilians and wounding seven others,

>> police said. Two more blasts occurred two minutes apart in another area

>> of eastern

>> Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding seven, police said. The

>> dead included two traffic policemen and five civilians, police said.

>>

>> The policemen spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not

>> authorized to release the information.

>>

>> The three American soldiers were killed Tuesday in separate bombings

>> in the capital, the U.S. command said.

>>

>> Two were killed in west Baghdad and another died in an east Baghdad

>> bombing, the military said. Four other Americans were wounded in the

>> east Baghdad blast, the command said. Two insurgents responsible for

>> the attack were killed, the statement added.

>>

>> Those latest military deaths occurred as the U.S. Senate was in an

>> all-night session. Democratic leaders conceded they were unlikely to

>> gain the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation

>> blocked by Republicans.

>>

>> Meanwhile, dozens of Baghdad residents joined a protest Wednesday in

>> Firdous Square in central Baghdad to demand the government improve

>> security and public services. The demonstrators held Iraqi flags and

>> banners, urging authorities to ''stop mocking us'' and to make its

>> only goal ''the protection of Iraqis.''

>>

>> ''Our demands are not big ones. We need security, electricity and

>> water,'' said Sheik Nihad al-Sharqawi. ''The government has to

>> ensure happiness and prosperity to every Iraqi citizen. Otherwise,

>> it should step down.'' The U.S. military has stepped up the pace of

>> operations in recent

>> weeks, hoping to drive Sunni and Shiite extremists from sanctuaries

>> in and around Baghdad as they scramble to train enough Iraqi

>> security forces to prevent the gunmen from regrouping.

>>

>> On Tuesday, American soldiers backed by tanks, helicopters and at

>> least one F-16 jetfighter rolled into the eastern part of Baqouba,

>> the capital of Diyala province, to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other

>> insurgents from the city.

>>

>> Gunfire could be heard Tuesday in the main market district, and Sunni

>> imams in four mosques used loudspeakers to call on their followers to

>> fight the Americans, residents said by telephone. They spoke on

>> condition of anonymity over fears for their safety.

>>

>> U.S. and Iraqi forces seized the western part of Baqouba last month

>> and had been expected to mount a major offensive to drive al-Qaida

>> in Iraq and other insurgents from the rest of the city, 35 miles

>> north of Baghdad. The Islamic State of Iraq, a front group for

>> al-Qaida in Iraq, has declared Baqouba as its capital.

>>

>> Sunni extremists were believed to be moving out of Baqouba in

>> anticipation of a U.S. attack, seeking shelter with friendly tribes

>> to the north and east.

>>

>> Elsewhere in Diyala, police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29

>> members of a Shiite tribe were massacred late Monday when dozens of

>> suspected Sunni gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about

>> 20 miles northeast of Baqouba. The dead included four women,

>> al-Omairi said. The attackers rode into the village in several cars and

>> trucks about

>> midnight. Some of them were dressed in military clothing, police

>> said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not

>> authorized to disclose information. The massacre lasted about a half

>> hour, according to al-Omairi.

>>

>> A provincial medical official said the bodies were taken to a clinic

>> in Balad Ruz to be handed over to their families for burial. He

>> spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.

>>

>>

>

> Murders happen. Using your criteria, we don't Control New York City,

> Chicago, or any other major U.S. city.

 

 

I'm sure the soldier's mothers,

wives, and children will

appreciate your lovely

thoughtful remark.

Guest -the HoSt-
Posted

"Go Mavz" <GoMavz@GoMavz.com> wrote in message

news:G3oni.2293$gC5.1484@trnddc04...

> Absolutely we do not. Moral support is 90% necessary for defeating the

> enemy... we havent had that since the dixie chicks danced on the commander

> in chief...

 

Did they break his neck in the process?

 

Just wishing...

 

H.

Posted

So get off your ass and demonstrate for the "war"

 

 

"Go Mavz" <GoMavz@GoMavz.com> wrote in message

news:G3oni.2293$gC5.1484@trnddc04...

> Absolutely we do not. Moral support is 90% necessary for defeating the

> enemy... we havent had that since the dixie chicks danced on the commander

> in chief...

>

>

> "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> news:E_nni.341$yW2.9@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

> > July 18, 2007

> > Bombs Kill 11 in Eastern Baghdad

> > By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

> > Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET

> >

> > BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday in

> > separate areas of east Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding more than

a

> > dozen, police said. The U.S. military reported three more American

> > soldiers had died in action in the Iraqi capital.

> >

> > The first blast occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the Dhubat neighborhood,

> > killing four civilians and wounding seven others, police said.

> >

> > Two more blasts occurred two minutes apart in another area of eastern

> > Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding seven, police said. The dead

> > included two traffic policemen and five civilians, police said.

> >

> > The policemen spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not

> > authorized to release the information.

> >

> > The three American soldiers were killed Tuesday in separate bombings in

> > the capital, the U.S. command said.

> >

> > Two were killed in west Baghdad and another died in an east Baghdad

> > bombing, the military said. Four other Americans were wounded in the

east

> > Baghdad blast, the command said. Two insurgents responsible for the

attack

> > were killed, the statement added.

> >

> > Those latest military deaths occurred as the U.S. Senate was in an

> > all-night session. Democratic leaders conceded they were unlikely to

gain

> > the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation blocked by

> > Republicans.

> >

> > Meanwhile, dozens of Baghdad residents joined a protest Wednesday in

> > Firdous Square in central Baghdad to demand the government improve

> > security and public services. The demonstrators held Iraqi flags and

> > banners, urging authorities to ''stop mocking us'' and to make its only

> > goal ''the protection of Iraqis.''

> >

> > ''Our demands are not big ones. We need security, electricity and

water,''

> > said Sheik Nihad al-Sharqawi. ''The government has to ensure happiness

and

> > prosperity to every Iraqi citizen. Otherwise, it should step down.''

> >

> > The U.S. military has stepped up the pace of operations in recent weeks,

> > hoping to drive Sunni and Shiite extremists from sanctuaries in and

around

> > Baghdad as they scramble to train enough Iraqi security forces to

prevent

> > the gunmen from regrouping.

> >

> > On Tuesday, American soldiers backed by tanks, helicopters and at least

> > one F-16 jetfighter rolled into the eastern part of Baqouba, the capital

> > of Diyala province, to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other insurgents from

> > the city.

> >

> > Gunfire could be heard Tuesday in the main market district, and Sunni

> > imams in four mosques used loudspeakers to call on their followers to

> > fight the Americans, residents said by telephone. They spoke on

condition

> > of anonymity over fears for their safety.

> >

> > U.S. and Iraqi forces seized the western part of Baqouba last month and

> > had been expected to mount a major offensive to drive al-Qaida in Iraq

and

> > other insurgents from the rest of the city, 35 miles north of Baghdad.

The

> > Islamic State of Iraq, a front group for al-Qaida in Iraq, has declared

> > Baqouba as its capital.

> >

> > Sunni extremists were believed to be moving out of Baqouba in

anticipation

> > of a U.S. attack, seeking shelter with friendly tribes to the north and

> > east.

> >

> > Elsewhere in Diyala, police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29 members

of

> > a Shiite tribe were massacred late Monday when dozens of suspected Sunni

> > gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about 20 miles northeast of

> > Baqouba. The dead included four women, al-Omairi said.

> >

> > The attackers rode into the village in several cars and trucks about

> > midnight. Some of them were dressed in military clothing, police said,

> > speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to

> > disclose information. The massacre lasted about a half hour, according

to

> > al-Omairi.

> >

> > A provincial medical official said the bodies were taken to a clinic in

> > Balad Ruz to be handed over to their families for burial. He spoke on

> > condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.

> >

> >

>

>

Guest Rich Travsky
Posted

robw wrote:

>

> So get off your ass and demonstrate for the "war"

 

Maybe he should enlist...

> "Go Mavz" <GoMavz@GoMavz.com> wrote in message

> news:G3oni.2293$gC5.1484@trnddc04...

> > Absolutely we do not. Moral support is 90% necessary for defeating the

> > enemy... we havent had that since the dixie chicks danced on the commander

> > in chief...

> >

Guest Harry Dope
Posted

Sid9 wrote:

> July 18, 2007

> Bombs Kill 11 in Eastern Baghdad

> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

> Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET

>

> BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday in

> separate areas of east Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding more than a

> dozen, police said. The U.S. military reported three more American soldiers

> had died in action in the Iraqi capital.

>

> The first blast occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the Dhubat neighborhood,

> killing four civilians and wounding seven others, police said.

>

> Two more blasts occurred two minutes apart in another area of eastern

> Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding seven, police said. The dead

> included two traffic policemen and five civilians, police said.

>

> The policemen spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not

> authorized to release the information.

>

> The three American soldiers were killed Tuesday in separate bombings in the

> capital, the U.S. command said.

>

> Two were killed in west Baghdad and another died in an east Baghdad bombing,

> the military said. Four other Americans were wounded in the east Baghdad

> blast, the command said. Two insurgents responsible for the attack were

> killed, the statement added.

>

> Those latest military deaths occurred as the U.S. Senate was in an all-night

> session. Democratic leaders conceded they were unlikely to gain the votes

> needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation blocked by Republicans.

>

> Meanwhile, dozens of Baghdad residents joined a protest Wednesday in Firdous

> Square in central Baghdad to demand the government improve security and

> public services. The demonstrators held Iraqi flags and banners, urging

> authorities to ''stop mocking us'' and to make its only goal ''the

> protection of Iraqis.''

>

> ''Our demands are not big ones. We need security, electricity and water,''

> said Sheik Nihad al-Sharqawi. ''The government has to ensure happiness and

> prosperity to every Iraqi citizen. Otherwise, it should step down.''

>

> The U.S. military has stepped up the pace of operations in recent weeks,

> hoping to drive Sunni and Shiite extremists from sanctuaries in and around

> Baghdad as they scramble to train enough Iraqi security forces to prevent

> the gunmen from regrouping.

>

> On Tuesday, American soldiers backed by tanks, helicopters and at least one

> F-16 jetfighter rolled into the eastern part of Baqouba, the capital of

> Diyala province, to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other insurgents from the

> city.

>

> Gunfire could be heard Tuesday in the main market district, and Sunni imams

> in four mosques used loudspeakers to call on their followers to fight the

> Americans, residents said by telephone. They spoke on condition of anonymity

> over fears for their safety.

>

> U.S. and Iraqi forces seized the western part of Baqouba last month and had

> been expected to mount a major offensive to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other

> insurgents from the rest of the city, 35 miles north of Baghdad. The Islamic

> State of Iraq, a front group for al-Qaida in Iraq, has declared Baqouba as

> its capital.

>

> Sunni extremists were believed to be moving out of Baqouba in anticipation

> of a U.S. attack, seeking shelter with friendly tribes to the north and

> east.

>

> Elsewhere in Diyala, police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29 members of a

> Shiite tribe were massacred late Monday when dozens of suspected Sunni

> gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about 20 miles northeast of

> Baqouba. The dead included four women, al-Omairi said.

>

> The attackers rode into the village in several cars and trucks about

> midnight. Some of them were dressed in military clothing, police said,

> speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to

> disclose information. The massacre lasted about a half hour, according to

> al-Omairi.

>

> A provincial medical official said the bodies were taken to a clinic in

> Balad Ruz to be handed over to their families for burial. He spoke on

> condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.

>

>

American troops love to die for America.

Posted

Please, his palms will get sweaty, he'll get a lump in his throat, and then

he'll faint and hit his head.

 

 

"Rich Travsky" <traRvEsky@hotmMOVEail.com> wrote in message

news:469E6C27.42971086@hotmMOVEail.com...

> robw wrote:

> >

> > So get off your ass and demonstrate for the "war"

>

> Maybe he should enlist...

>

> > "Go Mavz" <GoMavz@GoMavz.com> wrote in message

> > news:G3oni.2293$gC5.1484@trnddc04...

> > > Absolutely we do not. Moral support is 90% necessary for defeating the

> > > enemy... we havent had that since the dixie chicks danced on the

commander

> > > in chief...

> > >

Guest Taylor
Posted

"Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

news:dLoni.361$yW2.33@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

> Taylor wrote:

>> "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

>> news:E_nni.341$yW2.9@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

>>> July 18, 2007

>>> Bombs Kill 11 in Eastern Baghdad

>>> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

>>> Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET

>>>

>>> BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday

>>> in separate areas of east Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding

>>> more than a dozen, police said. The U.S. military reported three

>>> more American soldiers had died in action in the Iraqi capital.

>>>

>>> The first blast occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the Dhubat

>>> neighborhood, killing four civilians and wounding seven others,

>>> police said. Two more blasts occurred two minutes apart in another area

>>> of eastern

>>> Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding seven, police said. The

>>> dead included two traffic policemen and five civilians, police said.

>>>

>>> The policemen spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not

>>> authorized to release the information.

>>>

>>> The three American soldiers were killed Tuesday in separate bombings

>>> in the capital, the U.S. command said.

>>>

>>> Two were killed in west Baghdad and another died in an east Baghdad

>>> bombing, the military said. Four other Americans were wounded in the

>>> east Baghdad blast, the command said. Two insurgents responsible for

>>> the attack were killed, the statement added.

>>>

>>> Those latest military deaths occurred as the U.S. Senate was in an

>>> all-night session. Democratic leaders conceded they were unlikely to

>>> gain the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation

>>> blocked by Republicans.

>>>

>>> Meanwhile, dozens of Baghdad residents joined a protest Wednesday in

>>> Firdous Square in central Baghdad to demand the government improve

>>> security and public services. The demonstrators held Iraqi flags and

>>> banners, urging authorities to ''stop mocking us'' and to make its

>>> only goal ''the protection of Iraqis.''

>>>

>>> ''Our demands are not big ones. We need security, electricity and

>>> water,'' said Sheik Nihad al-Sharqawi. ''The government has to

>>> ensure happiness and prosperity to every Iraqi citizen. Otherwise,

>>> it should step down.'' The U.S. military has stepped up the pace of

>>> operations in recent

>>> weeks, hoping to drive Sunni and Shiite extremists from sanctuaries

>>> in and around Baghdad as they scramble to train enough Iraqi

>>> security forces to prevent the gunmen from regrouping.

>>>

>>> On Tuesday, American soldiers backed by tanks, helicopters and at

>>> least one F-16 jetfighter rolled into the eastern part of Baqouba,

>>> the capital of Diyala province, to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other

>>> insurgents from the city.

>>>

>>> Gunfire could be heard Tuesday in the main market district, and Sunni

>>> imams in four mosques used loudspeakers to call on their followers to

>>> fight the Americans, residents said by telephone. They spoke on

>>> condition of anonymity over fears for their safety.

>>>

>>> U.S. and Iraqi forces seized the western part of Baqouba last month

>>> and had been expected to mount a major offensive to drive al-Qaida

>>> in Iraq and other insurgents from the rest of the city, 35 miles

>>> north of Baghdad. The Islamic State of Iraq, a front group for

>>> al-Qaida in Iraq, has declared Baqouba as its capital.

>>>

>>> Sunni extremists were believed to be moving out of Baqouba in

>>> anticipation of a U.S. attack, seeking shelter with friendly tribes

>>> to the north and east.

>>>

>>> Elsewhere in Diyala, police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29

>>> members of a Shiite tribe were massacred late Monday when dozens of

>>> suspected Sunni gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about

>>> 20 miles northeast of Baqouba. The dead included four women,

>>> al-Omairi said. The attackers rode into the village in several cars and

>>> trucks about

>>> midnight. Some of them were dressed in military clothing, police

>>> said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not

>>> authorized to disclose information. The massacre lasted about a half

>>> hour, according to al-Omairi.

>>>

>>> A provincial medical official said the bodies were taken to a clinic

>>> in Balad Ruz to be handed over to their families for burial. He

>>> spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.

>>>

>>>

>>

>> Murders happen. Using your criteria, we don't Control New York City,

>> Chicago, or any other major U.S. city.

>

>

> I'm sure the soldier's mothers,

> wives, and children will

> appreciate your lovely

> thoughtful remark.

>

 

Typical liberal response: using emotion over fact.

Posted

Taylor wrote:

> "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> news:dLoni.361$yW2.33@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

>> Taylor wrote:

>>> "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

>>> news:E_nni.341$yW2.9@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

>>>> July 18, 2007

>>>> Bombs Kill 11 in Eastern Baghdad

>>>> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

>>>> Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET

>>>>

>>>> BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday

>>>> in separate areas of east Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding

>>>> more than a dozen, police said. The U.S. military reported three

>>>> more American soldiers had died in action in the Iraqi capital.

>>>>

>>>> The first blast occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the Dhubat

>>>> neighborhood, killing four civilians and wounding seven others,

>>>> police said. Two more blasts occurred two minutes apart in another

>>>> area of eastern

>>>> Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding seven, police said. The

>>>> dead included two traffic policemen and five civilians, police

>>>> said. The policemen spoke on condition of anonymity because they were

>>>> not

>>>> authorized to release the information.

>>>>

>>>> The three American soldiers were killed Tuesday in separate

>>>> bombings in the capital, the U.S. command said.

>>>>

>>>> Two were killed in west Baghdad and another died in an east Baghdad

>>>> bombing, the military said. Four other Americans were wounded in

>>>> the east Baghdad blast, the command said. Two insurgents

>>>> responsible for the attack were killed, the statement added.

>>>>

>>>> Those latest military deaths occurred as the U.S. Senate was in an

>>>> all-night session. Democratic leaders conceded they were unlikely

>>>> to gain the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation

>>>> blocked by Republicans.

>>>>

>>>> Meanwhile, dozens of Baghdad residents joined a protest Wednesday

>>>> in Firdous Square in central Baghdad to demand the government

>>>> improve security and public services. The demonstrators held Iraqi

>>>> flags and banners, urging authorities to ''stop mocking us'' and

>>>> to make its only goal ''the protection of Iraqis.''

>>>>

>>>> ''Our demands are not big ones. We need security, electricity and

>>>> water,'' said Sheik Nihad al-Sharqawi. ''The government has to

>>>> ensure happiness and prosperity to every Iraqi citizen. Otherwise,

>>>> it should step down.'' The U.S. military has stepped up the pace of

>>>> operations in recent

>>>> weeks, hoping to drive Sunni and Shiite extremists from sanctuaries

>>>> in and around Baghdad as they scramble to train enough Iraqi

>>>> security forces to prevent the gunmen from regrouping.

>>>>

>>>> On Tuesday, American soldiers backed by tanks, helicopters and at

>>>> least one F-16 jetfighter rolled into the eastern part of Baqouba,

>>>> the capital of Diyala province, to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other

>>>> insurgents from the city.

>>>>

>>>> Gunfire could be heard Tuesday in the main market district, and

>>>> Sunni imams in four mosques used loudspeakers to call on their

>>>> followers to fight the Americans, residents said by telephone.

>>>> They spoke on condition of anonymity over fears for their safety.

>>>>

>>>> U.S. and Iraqi forces seized the western part of Baqouba last month

>>>> and had been expected to mount a major offensive to drive al-Qaida

>>>> in Iraq and other insurgents from the rest of the city, 35 miles

>>>> north of Baghdad. The Islamic State of Iraq, a front group for

>>>> al-Qaida in Iraq, has declared Baqouba as its capital.

>>>>

>>>> Sunni extremists were believed to be moving out of Baqouba in

>>>> anticipation of a U.S. attack, seeking shelter with friendly tribes

>>>> to the north and east.

>>>>

>>>> Elsewhere in Diyala, police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29

>>>> members of a Shiite tribe were massacred late Monday when dozens of

>>>> suspected Sunni gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about

>>>> 20 miles northeast of Baqouba. The dead included four women,

>>>> al-Omairi said. The attackers rode into the village in several

>>>> cars and trucks about

>>>> midnight. Some of them were dressed in military clothing, police

>>>> said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not

>>>> authorized to disclose information. The massacre lasted about a

>>>> half hour, according to al-Omairi.

>>>>

>>>> A provincial medical official said the bodies were taken to a

>>>> clinic in Balad Ruz to be handed over to their families for

>>>> burial. He spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>> Murders happen. Using your criteria, we don't Control New York

>>> City, Chicago, or any other major U.S. city.

>>

>>

>> I'm sure the soldier's mothers,

>> wives, and children will

>> appreciate your lovely

>> thoughtful remark.

>>

>

> Typical liberal response: using emotion over fact.

 

 

I hope you never have

a lose a friend or family

member in bush,jr's

fiasco in Iraq.

Guest Rich Travsky
Posted

Go Mavz wrote:

>

> Absolutely we do not. Moral support is 90% necessary for defeating the

> enemy... we havent had that since the dixie chicks danced on the commander

> in chief...

 

Defeating the enemy?

 

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4976684.html

July 18, 2007, 8:01AM

Bush aides admit failure of bin Laden strategy

Grim report on a strengthening al-Qaida may lead to more aggressive tactics

in Pakistan

 

WASHINGTON

Guest Al E. Gator
Posted

"Taylor" <Taylor@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:469e17a6$0$3152$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>

>

> Murders happen. Using your criteria, we don't Control New York City,

> Chicago, or any other major U.S. city.

 

you're really a dumb ass in two ways,

 

first for thinking up nonsense like this, and then for showing your

stupidity to the world

Guest Al E. Gator
Posted

"Rich Travsky" <traRvEsky@hotmMOVEail.com> wrote in message

news:469E6C27.42971086@hotmMOVEail.com...

> robw wrote:

>>

>> So get off your ass and demonstrate for the "war"

>

> Maybe he should enlist...

 

a retarded, bow legged, cross eyed, gutless, serial killing, child raping,

baby shooting hillbilly ??

 

 

sure, he'd fit right in

Guest wbyeats@ireland.com
Posted

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:53:58 GMT, "Go Mavz" <GoMavz@GoMavz.com> wrote:

>Absolutely we do not. Moral support is 90% necessary for defeating the

>enemy... we havent had that since the dixie chicks danced on the commander

>in chief...

 

"We have met the enemy and he is us."

Pogo

 

WB Yeats

Guest Jack Granade
Posted

"Al E. Gator" <ho.ho@yahoo.net> wrote in message

news:acDni.28861$C96.14378@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net...

>

> "Taylor" <Taylor@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:469e17a6$0$3152$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>>

>>

>> Murders happen. Using your criteria, we don't Control New York City,

>> Chicago, or any other major U.S. city.

>

> you're really a dumb ass in two ways,

>

> first for thinking up nonsense like this, and then for showing your

> stupidity to the world

>Only a narrow minded liberal drone would ignore the high crime rates in the

>larger American cities and as usual he attacks the messenger and ignores

>the message.

Posted

Jack Granade wrote:

> "Al E. Gator" <ho.ho@yahoo.net> wrote in message

> news:acDni.28861$C96.14378@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net...

>>

>> "Taylor" <Taylor@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> news:469e17a6$0$3152$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>>>

>>>

>>> Murders happen. Using your criteria, we don't Control New York

>>> City, Chicago, or any other major U.S. city.

>>

>> you're really a dumb ass in two ways,

>>

>> first for thinking up nonsense like this, and then for showing your

>> stupidity to the world

 

 

 

Only a narrow minded liberal drone would ignore the high crime rates

in the larger American cities and as usual he attacks the messenger

and ignores the message.

 

 

Murder rates in the US are irrelevant

to the unnecessary wasteful losses

Americans suffer in Iraq.

 

Losses caused by an

incompetent president.

Guest Taylor
Posted

"Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

news:Yyzni.722$qe5.416@bignews5.bellsouth.net...

> Taylor wrote:

>> "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

>> news:dLoni.361$yW2.33@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

>>> Taylor wrote:

>>>> "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

>>>> news:E_nni.341$yW2.9@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

>>>>> July 18, 2007

>>>>> Bombs Kill 11 in Eastern Baghdad

>>>>> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

>>>>> Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET

>>>>>

>>>>> BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday

>>>>> in separate areas of east Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding

>>>>> more than a dozen, police said. The U.S. military reported three

>>>>> more American soldiers had died in action in the Iraqi capital.

>>>>>

>>>>> The first blast occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the Dhubat

>>>>> neighborhood, killing four civilians and wounding seven others,

>>>>> police said. Two more blasts occurred two minutes apart in another

>>>>> area of eastern

>>>>> Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding seven, police said. The

>>>>> dead included two traffic policemen and five civilians, police

>>>>> said. The policemen spoke on condition of anonymity because they were

>>>>> not

>>>>> authorized to release the information.

>>>>>

>>>>> The three American soldiers were killed Tuesday in separate

>>>>> bombings in the capital, the U.S. command said.

>>>>>

>>>>> Two were killed in west Baghdad and another died in an east Baghdad

>>>>> bombing, the military said. Four other Americans were wounded in

>>>>> the east Baghdad blast, the command said. Two insurgents

>>>>> responsible for the attack were killed, the statement added.

>>>>>

>>>>> Those latest military deaths occurred as the U.S. Senate was in an

>>>>> all-night session. Democratic leaders conceded they were unlikely

>>>>> to gain the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation

>>>>> blocked by Republicans.

>>>>>

>>>>> Meanwhile, dozens of Baghdad residents joined a protest Wednesday

>>>>> in Firdous Square in central Baghdad to demand the government

>>>>> improve security and public services. The demonstrators held Iraqi

>>>>> flags and banners, urging authorities to ''stop mocking us'' and

>>>>> to make its only goal ''the protection of Iraqis.''

>>>>>

>>>>> ''Our demands are not big ones. We need security, electricity and

>>>>> water,'' said Sheik Nihad al-Sharqawi. ''The government has to

>>>>> ensure happiness and prosperity to every Iraqi citizen. Otherwise,

>>>>> it should step down.'' The U.S. military has stepped up the pace of

>>>>> operations in recent

>>>>> weeks, hoping to drive Sunni and Shiite extremists from sanctuaries

>>>>> in and around Baghdad as they scramble to train enough Iraqi

>>>>> security forces to prevent the gunmen from regrouping.

>>>>>

>>>>> On Tuesday, American soldiers backed by tanks, helicopters and at

>>>>> least one F-16 jetfighter rolled into the eastern part of Baqouba,

>>>>> the capital of Diyala province, to drive al-Qaida in Iraq and other

>>>>> insurgents from the city.

>>>>>

>>>>> Gunfire could be heard Tuesday in the main market district, and

>>>>> Sunni imams in four mosques used loudspeakers to call on their

>>>>> followers to fight the Americans, residents said by telephone.

>>>>> They spoke on condition of anonymity over fears for their safety.

>>>>>

>>>>> U.S. and Iraqi forces seized the western part of Baqouba last month

>>>>> and had been expected to mount a major offensive to drive al-Qaida

>>>>> in Iraq and other insurgents from the rest of the city, 35 miles

>>>>> north of Baghdad. The Islamic State of Iraq, a front group for

>>>>> al-Qaida in Iraq, has declared Baqouba as its capital.

>>>>>

>>>>> Sunni extremists were believed to be moving out of Baqouba in

>>>>> anticipation of a U.S. attack, seeking shelter with friendly tribes

>>>>> to the north and east.

>>>>>

>>>>> Elsewhere in Diyala, police Col. Ragheb Radhi al-Omairi said 29

>>>>> members of a Shiite tribe were massacred late Monday when dozens of

>>>>> suspected Sunni gunmen raided their village near Muqdadiyah, about

>>>>> 20 miles northeast of Baqouba. The dead included four women,

>>>>> al-Omairi said. The attackers rode into the village in several

>>>>> cars and trucks about

>>>>> midnight. Some of them were dressed in military clothing, police

>>>>> said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not

>>>>> authorized to disclose information. The massacre lasted about a

>>>>> half hour, according to al-Omairi.

>>>>>

>>>>> A provincial medical official said the bodies were taken to a

>>>>> clinic in Balad Ruz to be handed over to their families for

>>>>> burial. He spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Murders happen. Using your criteria, we don't Control New York

>>>> City, Chicago, or any other major U.S. city.

>>>

>>>

>>> I'm sure the soldier's mothers,

>>> wives, and children will

>>> appreciate your lovely

>>> thoughtful remark.

>>>

>>

>> Typical liberal response: using emotion over fact.

>

>

> I hope you never have

> a lose a friend or family

> member in bush,jr's

> fiasco in Iraq.

>

>

>

 

sob

 

sniff

Guest Rich Travsky
Posted

Why do you post without a response?

 

Jack Granade wrote:

>

> "Al E. Gator" <ho.ho@yahoo.net> wrote in message

> news:acDni.28861$C96.14378@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net...

> >

> > "Taylor" <Taylor@nospam.com> wrote in message

> > news:469e17a6$0$3152$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> >>

> >>

> >> Murders happen. Using your criteria, we don't Control New York City,

> >> Chicago, or any other major U.S. city.

> >

> > you're really a dumb ass in two ways,

> >

> > first for thinking up nonsense like this, and then for showing your

> > stupidity to the world

> >Only a narrow minded liberal drone would ignore the high crime rates in the

> >larger American cities and as usual he attacks the messenger and ignores

> >the message.

Guest Patriot Games
Posted

"Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

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Baghdad is not ours to control.

Posted

Patriot Games wrote:

> "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> news:E_nni.341$yW2.9@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

>

> Baghdad is not ours to control.

 

 

So why are we trying so hard?

 

Kind of stupid, isn't it.

Posted

On Jul 18, 8:53 am, "Go Mavz" <GoM...@GoMavz.com> wrote:

> Absolutely we do not. Moral support is 90% necessary for defeating the

> enemy... we havent had that since the dixie chicks danced on the commander

> in chief...

 

Yeah, I'm sure the Iraqis hang on the Dixie Chicks' every move. If

only they had kept quiet, we'd all be having baklava in Baghdad today.

Posted

On Jul 19, 12:30 am, Rich Travsky <traRvE...@hotmMOVEail.com> wrote:

> Go Mavz wrote:

>

> > Absolutely we do not. Moral support is 90% necessary for defeating the

> > enemy... we havent had that since the dixie chicks danced on the commander

> > in chief...

>

> Defeating the enemy?

>

> http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4976684.html

> July 18, 2007, 8:01AM

> Bush aides admit failure of bin Laden strategy

> Grim report on a strengthening al-Qaida may lead to more aggressive tactics

> in Pakistan

 

You don't understand. bin Laden is not the enemy. al-Qaida is not the

enemy. They are the president's adversaries. This war is to defeat the

president's enemies, the Democrats.

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