Iraqi officials say suicide bombs kill 78

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Source: AP

Iraqi officials say suicide bombs kill 78
By CHELSEA J. CARTER, Associated Press Writer Chelsea J. Carter, Associated Press Writer 36 mins ago

BAGHDAD – Suicide bombers struck a humanitarian aid distribution point and a crowded restaurant in separate attacks Thursday in Iraq, killing at least 78 people in the deadliest day of violence to strike the country this year.

The bombings are the latest in a series of high-profile attacks that have raised concern of an uptick in violence as the U.S. military scales back its forces in Iraq ahead of a planned withdrawal by the end of 2011.

The latest attacks came as Iraqi security officials said they captured one of the most wanted leaders of the al-Qaida-linked Sunni insurgency, an arrest that could deliver a significant blow to an intensified campaign of attacks.

The officials identified the arrested man as Abu Omar al-Baghdadi who's believed to lead the Islamic State of Iraq, an umbrella group of Sunni militant factions that is believed dominated by Al-Qaida in Iraq. However in the past, Iraqi officials have reported al-Baghdadi's arrest or killing, only to later say they were wrong. The U.S. military has even said al-Baghdadi could be a fictitious character used to give an Iraqi face to an organization dominated by foreign al-Qaida fighters.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090423/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq

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Oh yeah. Iraq.

I remember.

Didn't they used to have a 'strong man' type leader who kept a lid on things but some f'd up western imperial power destabilized the country for a variety of self-serving reasons?

That WIP must have broken a gazillion laws in the process. Maybe some of the A-holes that led them can be prosecuted, huh?

Signed,
Mr. Obvious

[ShortnFiery]

1. No no no, the meme is that the Iraqis are getting along famously since our illustrious "surge"

:shrug:

[SpiralHawk]

2. "Mission Accomplished." - xCommander AWOL & Republicon Cronies

"War Profits continue to be Sky High for our Republicon Homelander cronies - Smirk -- Oooops, almost forgot my propaganda Talking Point: too bad about all the dead people and stuff - Smirk"

- XCommander AWOL & xVP Dickie 'Five Military Deferments' Cheney