CNN: 'Hundreds' of Iraq attacks planned

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/20/iraq.main/index.html

Intelligence sources estimate 150 car bombings and 250 suicide attacks are planned ahead of Iraq elections at the end of the month.

A top Iraqi police official told CNN Thursday the information came to light during interrogations of recently-detained insurgents who said targets of the attacks would include election centers and other locations, without being specific.

Responding to the report, a U.S. military spokesman said: "This is the trend we have been expecting as we get closer to the election."

The warnings came one day after four suicide car bomb attacks in and around Baghdad killed at least 25 Iraqis and the bombers.

[gumby]

1. Is that the Untamed Fires of Freedom

Dimson was talking about?

[leftchick]

2. duh?

the US probably tortured the guy to say the obvious. :eyes:

[TNDemo]

3. When there are only 100 car bombings and 175 suicide attacks

the day will be declared a victory because it was so much less than expected.

[gristy]

10. Yes, that it just what I thought when I saw that headline

Set expectations for the absolute worst, then when it doesn't happen, the headlines get to read "Iraqi elections marked by sporadic violence, but much less than feared". These guys are just too friggin transparent.

[PunkPop]

4. God, don't you love they way they phrase things

"...150 car bombings and 250 suicide attacks are planned ahead of Iraq elections at the end of the month."

Whew, let's just get to those elections so these nasty car bombings and suicide attacks will finally end. Then - Freedom!

[AzDar]

5. Silly Rabbits..Don't they know that information obtained by torture is

predominantly useless?

[DFWJock]

6. No worries...

Freedom in on the march!

[MadisonProgressive]

7. Did you say 'Freedom by March'??

I'll be waiting breathlessly...:eyes:

[Connie_Corleone]

8. If just one person votes on January 30th...

it will be declared a victory.

[UL_Approved]

9. Where do they find such nice round figures?

It seems more than a little contrived to be quoting these attack figures. Its almost like they expect this to follow a rigid plan (this is not a joke). :evilfrown:

[Roland99]

11. A Thousand Points of Light

Too bad the source of that light is from fuses and tracer fire.

[daleo]

12. If CNN and a military spokesman say so, it must be false

It is probably thousands.