Car Bomb Attacks in Baghdad Kill 2 Troops

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040918/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_airport_road&cid=540&ncid=1480
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The first bomb exploded near an overpass on the road linking the capital to the airport as a convoy passed by, wounding three soldiers. Plumes of thick black smoke were seen rising from the scene and a U.S. helicopters clattered overhead.


At around 4 p.m., U.S. soldiers traveling to the scene of the attack were hit by a second car bomb, killing two and wounding 11, the military said.


The treacherous stretch of road is the site of frequent attacks against U.S. troops and their supply convoys.


In a travel warning issued Saturday, the U.S. State Department described the airport road as among the country's most dangerous.

[saigon68]

1. Yup here it is

The one from this morning.

That's 1032 although I'll wait for I casualties to confirm--- before posting



Another angle--- hotter fire

[leftchick]

3. It took what? About 8 hours for the US Military....

to admit these deaths. NO COMMENT for 6 hours. Then they admit 2 wounded. Now they are dead.......What are we up to now saigon, 4 a day in September? Correct me if I am wrong but the Resistance sure seems to be getting much more sophisticad and accurate in their attacks as well!

:grr:

[saigon68]

5. Almost 4 a day-- They sure hate us for our Freedom

Yikes another Bloody week-end on the way.

Saw a mullah on TV yesterday exhorting a crowd of thousands to throw the Aggressors out..

Many in the crowd were boys and young men they were VERY VERY ANGRY.

[leftchick]

11. holy shit!

that last photo is horrible. :(

[saigon68]

12. The Television Press won't show it

They don't want to upset the sheep, Remember let Freedom Reign

[suegeo]

22. Mr. President, Iraq is sovereign!

That Condi, she's a peach. In charge of national security on 9.11, then telling our great leader Iraq is sovereign.

What does this woman have in store for us next? A plague of grasshoppers?

I wonder if she saw this photo? And if she did, does she understand what's going on?

Mission accomplished, my a$s.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. by the way

what the guerrillas, resisntance fighters, whatever the term is today, did is pretty sophisiticated. Also almost impossible to counter for any force

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. We must be geniuses?

How did we know, from that first report that there were going to be US causalities?

The same way we knew Saddam didn't have WMD's, that's how.

Sometime I wonder if it would be easier to just go ahead and drink the kool-aide?

[leftchick]

6. sadly you are right DYEW....

some days I want to be an ostrich.
:(

[VolcanoJen]

7. Travel warning? TRAVEL WARNING?????

Jesus.

[saigon68]

8. Don't go out and Play on the road to the AIRPORT

Its dangerous.

[leftchick]

10. Irony Alert: Iraqi Airways resumes international flights after 14 years!!!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1514&e=12&u=/afp/20040918/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_air_jordan_040918141959

Now if they can just make it to the airport in one piece!

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. making it to the airport is not the problem

as long as they get the steep landing right, it is getting out of the airport once they land, or to the airport to take flights

I must add... I expect the resistance to shoot down an aircraft soon, they are getting that good

[bluestateguy]

9. Disgusting

I have a feeling we are going to reach 2000 dead faster than we reached 1000.

[saigon68]

14. kick

[VolcanoJen]

20. I think you're spot-on, bluestateguy.

It's no feeling at this point. It's just the blatant truth.

:-(

[rfkrocks]

15. the tide has turned totally against the US presence

it is time to wake-up-2 days ago the chicago trib ran a great story from the marine perspective-one marine brought his federalist papers with him to Iraq-now that is just a dream-without support of an overwhelming majority of the people in Iraq we are doomed-even if 1/3 hates us that is enough to get us out-it is their country and land-we are surrounded by powers who don't want us there which makes border patrols impossible-we went in with a skeleton force for a country of millions and our guy gets blamed in the press!Shrub calls it a castasthrophic success-what the hell is that?Shrub allegedly sees himself as Churchill-well he called the Middle East an "ungrateful volcano"-But Shrub doesn't read history-all I can do is pray-thanks for posting and please keep it up-knowledge is power

[dArKeR]

16. Story changed to "wounded 14" now. But it doesn't say clearly if the 14

were American children or Iraqi police.

I am sure this whole Iraq thing is 100% foreshadows the demise and destruction of the United States of America. Not from an exterior force but from within by our own citizens. Americans who cannot empathize with what is going on in Iraq are surely the beginning of the end of America. Americans who cannot think for themselves and then seek facts and truth for matters they do not know surely will not be able to lead America into the future. The People are ultimately to blame but the Media Whores have much of the guilt. There are a 100 current/semi-current heads of state who have murdered 10s of thousands more than Saddam. And you can see them here: http://home.iprimus.com.au/korob/fdtcards/Cards_Index.html All wouldn't have come to power and murdered so many of its citizens if it weren't for the USA Gov. and Corporations.

Urge to drop democracy grows in Latin America
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/06/28/2003176910

How can a complete idiot who can't do Press Conferences without knowing the questions beforehand, someone who went AWOL on duty, someone who ignored Bin Laden going to attack America, someone who cheated to get D+s in college, someone who is an alcoholic and drug user, someone who the handlers know can't be let to say something off a teleprompter... be thought of as a strong leader? And if the tables were turned and this person were a Democrat he'd be impeached? That's the sign that lets you know something is very wrong in America. When liars and cheaters and immoral people win.

I watched Kissinger on Leher say "Saddam was coming to get America". No one questioned this lie.

In conclusion, an American who cannot feel what it would be like to be in Iraq or having their won child in Iraq waiting for a car bomb or RPM to kill them or amputate a part of their body, or blind them, or burn them... really is NOT an American. They're some kind of maggot and belong in Communist China feeding off of feces in a toilet. Because you know not one of these Media Whores or their children would go to Iraq. aWol would never have his daughters in Iraq.

[saigon68]

17. " feeding off of feces in a toilet."-- Wow Darker

Simmer down-- You'll have a heart attack-- we can't lose you--- you are one of my favorite people here !!!

:-) :-)

[bemildred]

18. Hey, let him go, that was scintillating ...

What an image.
:thumbsup:

[leftchick]

19. one quibble.....

I have no doubt aWol* would send both of his daughters to Iraq or a fucking firing squad before he would put his own ass ANYWHERE not protected by the US taxpayers.

Excellent rant!

peace,
lc

[Maeve]

21. Confirmed that these are #1031 and #1032

http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/Casualty_Report.asp?CasualtyReport=20040920.txt

and

http://icasualties.org/oif/

May they rest in the peace denied them here.