Explosions jolt central Baghdad

[cal04]

AT least three explosions jolted central Baghdad this morning, shooting a plume of smoke into the sky on the eastern side of the Tigris river.

Three loud booms, followed by a salvo of gunfire, rocked the city just before 7:30 am (1530 AEDT).

A cloud of smoke rose up in the vicinity of the Rusafa district.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12430980%255E1702,00.html

[DesEtoiles]

1. as regular as the call to prayer, explosions rock Baghdad

[bpilgrim]

2. and there were 9 suicide bombers in bagdad on election day, but HEY...

it's ALL GOOD!


http://images.globalfreepress.com

peace

[rooboy]

3. Huh... explosions in Baghdad. Who would have thought?? n/t

[Erika]

4. But I thought Iraqis were exploring their navels

in Bush happyland. See our costs at www.icasualties.org

[Frances]

5. But the latest poll says

that Americans believe all is well in Iraq!

[Erika]

7. Only those who don't have kids there

It's almost 100% foolproof among those I know and work with in daily life. Those of us with kids/relatives over there carry a very different position of those who have kids in college, etc. In fact it is infuriating. I have a lady friend who thinks the military is the way to go for those needing a paycheck. In the meantime she is paying her 20 year old son's college tuition for part-time enrollment and supporting him 100%. Caste system is on its way.

[Mr_Spock]

6. Not in my back yard.

Who cares right?

[MidwestTransplant]

8. you can set your watch by them.

[Emillereid]

9. Deja vu all over again!

[skeeters]

10. Mission Accomplished

Just goes to show how we are winning. Could Hillary explain that to us. Must be nice to have a Democracy where a foreign Country is roaming your streets with Armies and tanks. Reminds me of Poland during World War 2. Now there was a Democracy the Bush's would love.

Buy more stock in Halliburton and Carlye.

[jmcgowanjm]

11. Speaking of Poland during World War 2

Hit.

Resistance bombs, undiscovered by American robots kill
eight US troops southwest of Hit.

A source in the puppet so-called “Iraqi rapid deployment unit”
in al-Hadithah told Mafkarat al-Islam that 11 Americans
were killed or wounded on Wednesday and two
Humvees destroyed and one disabled, confirming the
story above.

After the blast, US forces encircled the area of the attack.
Using loudspeakers they announced that the city would
be receive “corrective punishment,” the first part of which
on Wednesday was the imposition of a curfew on the
residents of the city from 3pm until 7am the next morning.
The Americans threatened to keep the curfew in force for
many long days if local residents do not turn over
Resistance fighters to the invader troops. They also
indicated that they would cut off electricity and water from
the local people in coming
days.

www.freearabvoice.com

[bluedog]

12. War News for Thursday, March 3, 2005

Thursday, March 03, 2005
War News for Thursday, March 3, 2005

Bring ‘em on: Five Iraqi policemen killed, five wounded by two car bombs in central Baghdad.

Bring ‘em on: Seven ING soldiers wounded in Tikrit firefight.

Bring ‘em on: One US Marine killed in fighting in Babil province.

Bring ‘em on: Two Iraqi policemen killed in separate incidents in Mosul.

Bring ‘em on: Two Iraqi contractors assassinated in Baghdad.

Bring ‘em on: Two Iraqi contractors assassinated near Kirkuk.

Bring ‘em on: Two Turkish truck drivers killed by insurgents near Tikrit.

Bring ‘em on: One Iraqi killed, 14 wounded by car bomb in Baquba.

Bring ‘em on: Three British civilians wounded in ambush near Basra.

Bring ‘em on: Gas pipeline ablaze near Kirkuk.


http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/

[Zenlitened]

13. Those were "Freedom Explosions"

Liberating human beings from their arms and legs.

[Mr_Spock]

16. I can feel the freedom exploding as we speak

Freedom is a great thing :|

[Pinboy]

14. Total U.S. Fatalities 1,502 as of March 2

Latest Fatality: Mar 02, 2005
http://icasualties.org/oif/default.aspx

[mmonk]

15. Democracy in action

[Roland99]

17. State of Emergency has been extended, too. Like that worked before