Explosions Rock Baghdad Near U.S. Offices

[Bluebear]

1 minute ago


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A series of strong explosions shook central Baghdad near dawn Sunday, and columns of thick black smoke rose from the Green Zone where U.S. and Iraqi government offices are located.

The barrage began about 5:30 a.m. and continued for more than an hour. Some of the blasts appeared near Haifa Street, which has become a "no go" area for international forces.

Sirens were heard in the Green Zone area.

The U.S. command press office had no detailed report.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040912/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_blasts&cid=540&ncid=716

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. more candy and flowers I see

BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!! Screamed the chimp!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AlCzervik]

2. How many is that in the past 24 hours? good lord.

mission now even less accomplished.

[sffreeways]

3. Showing it on MSNBC

looks big. Lots of smoke. Mortars fired into green zone.

[RevCheesehead]

4. Shit! Shit! Shit!

God, we reap what we sow, don't we?

[Lefta Dissenter]

5. This is so sad

:( I only know a couple of people who have kids in Iraq, but how many families panic when they hear these reports? Not to mention the Iraqi families who live day in and day out with absolute terror.

JEEZ, this is just heartbreaking. Sometimes I just get this overwhelming feeling of regret - thinking that we could have done something to have stopped these madmen from beginning this slaughter. I can't imagine anyone would vote these psychotic people back into office.

[Soft Georgia]

6. I despise the Bush administration

May they all be dropped like bombs over the flaming pits of hell. That mother f---er started this bullshit war with absolutely no provocation and people are still going to vote for him?

[sffreeways]

8. Hi There Soft Georgia

Welcome to DU :hi:

[Soft Georgia]

12. thank you sffreeways

[Bluebear]

9. Welcome to DU, soft!

[Soft Georgia]

14. thank you plastic turkeys

(that woman - your picture - disturbs me)

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. You are not alone

but she is not troubling her precious mind over body bags either

At times I wonder, does she have a ... heart? What about a SOUL?

Oh and by the way

Welcome to DU

[Soft Georgia]

24. thank you, nadinbrzezinski

I think she has a soul but she is sick in the head -- that usually wipes out everything else.

[ewagner]

25. Welcome soft Georgia

:hi:

[Soft Georgia]

27. thank you, ewagner

[jimshoes]

11. Welcome Soft Georgia,

I think you'll like it here.

[Soft Georgia]

15. hi jimshoes, thank you

[Robert Oak]

7. inbetween 9/11 histories, break to what looks like a major offense

[Bluebear]

26. Still nothing on TV news.

Move along, folks. Nothing to see.

[Mojambo]

10. I am getting SO sick of reading this headline

I've never known national despair the way I'm feeling it these days.

[AlCzervik]

18. My nephew is there, he was part of the stop loss order

after 1 year in afghanistan he had completed his time and was sipposed to come home. He's been in Iraq for almost a year now. These are the stories that are the worst part, not knowing where exactly he is.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. keep your head up

and hope alive... I know the feeling, trust me...

[AlCzervik]

22. Thanks, i will.

[xray s]

13. Yes America! W is fabulousy handling the Iraq War!

Fabulous! Just fabulous! Lets give him another fabulous four years!

Our troops can continue to be maimed and killed in fabulous Iraq! Its a fabulous war!

USA! USA! USA!

Rah rah rah! Bush in '04! Four more wars!

Fabulous!

[tandot]

16. And the press will essentially ignore it because this Administration came

up with the "clever" strategy to claim that power is handed over to Iraqis and everything that is going on has nothing to do with the US.

Our boys and girls are getting killed over there and our press essentially ignores it. And the worst thing of all is that so many Americans are buying that bullshit.

Such a great country but so many brainless citizens...

[Bluebear]

17. Sorry, hurricanes and college football are starting

What's a populace to do?

[tandot]

23. And don't forget the Scott Peterson trial...

...there is just not enough time to talk about insignificant stuff like American soldiers being killed in Iraq... /sarcasm

[Ms. Clio]

21. They are just fireworks, part of the Iraqis' deliriously happy celebration

of our completely-welcomed presence. Someone told me that a friend told her that most Iraqis just worship the ground the U.S. troops march on--and she can't be wrong, can she?