More Foreign Contractors, Oil Pipeline Attacked in Iraq (new Tuesday)

[leftchick]

This was reported today on cnn, msnbc and cbs news... this is the only link I could find for it. US news suppression again?

http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=BFD686EF-A188-44A6-A2DDDC5D45D807AF

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For the second consecutive day, a convoy carrying foreign contractors has been attacked in Iraq. The U.S. military is reporting at least two people killed. An apparently worsening security situation comes just days before Iraqis are set to take full control of their country from coalition forces.

Tuesday saw another day of attacks by suspected insurgents, including an ambush on a convoy of vehicles carrying the foreign contractors working for the U.S. led coalition.

"Two of the vehicles, I believe, had some persons in it that were killed. Small arms fire attack, shot from the overpass against three vehicles passing," said U.S. military spokesman General Mark Kimmitt.

U.S. authorities have not released the nationality of those believed killed, but this attack comes a day after at least 13 people, including several Westerners, died when another convoy carrying civilian contractors was the target of a suicide car bomb in Baghdad.

[David Dunham]

1. It's on the front page of nytimes.com

[leftchick]

2. would that be the attack on Monday where 13 were killed?

or today's attack which the Military is so hesitant to comment on? Do you have a link?

[CHIMO]

4. Possible Link

To the story?

Insurgents focus attacks on Iraqi infrastructure


Baghdad ? Iraqi insurgents stepped up their campaign against the country's infrastructure on Tuesday, blasting two oil pipelines, cutting the country's oil exports and driving up world oil prices. Gunmen attacked a convoy of civilian contractors, killing some of them, a U.S. military spokesman said.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040615.wirkky0615/BNStory/International/

[luaneryder]

3. This quote from the story

"American officials said they did not have to meet any of the demands and were in negotiations with the Iraqi government"
really sums it up as far as sovereignty goes. The Iraqi "government" will make demands, requests of the US, will be told no, even more violence will ensue. How can anyone say this is not an excellent example of a quagmire?

[saigon68]

5. MORE MERCENARIES BITE THE DUST

TOO BAD SO SAD