Succession of Blasts Heard in Baghdad---5 minutes ago

[Bozita]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031112/ts_nm/iraq_blasts_dc

Succession of Blasts Heard in Baghdad
5 minutes ago


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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A succession of blasts, up to two dozen, echoed across the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, Reuters witnesses reported.


The location of the blasts was not immediately clear, but insurgents in the past 10 days have fired mortars and rockets at the sprawling compound where the U.S.-led administration has its headquarters on the west side of the Tigris River.


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Iraqi residents near the heavily fortified compound which houses U.S. military bases and the headquarters of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) ruling Iraq (news - web sites) said they had not heard any explosions from inside the area.


Night-time mortar attacks have underscored the growing boldness of guerrillas confronting U.S.-led occupation forces in Iraq, more than six months after President Bush (news - web sites) declared major combat over on May 1.

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[muriel_volestrangler]

1. could be mortars, could be US bombs

The media is going to have to start making it clear.

[Zero Gravitas]

2. We're bombing Baghdad

Don't ask me why we're bombing a city that we already occupy, but we are.

[leftchick]

3. notice bremer is conveniently awol for this event....

what a fucking coward.

[Sagan]

4. Exactly

"Come on out of there for a couple days, Paulie.. we gonna let loose some more shock n' awe on those sand niggers we're liberatin'..."

[Neutrino]

9. Bremer and Cheney are having s--, in Cheney's hidden,

secret, covert, underground location in God Bless America.

[HereSince1628]

5. Bombs fall where troops fear to tread...

I suppose with precision/laser guided weapons you can bomb pretty close to "friendlies" so long as you aren't dropping MOABs.

[wtmusic]

8. There are still 'friendlies' in Iraq?

Somebody's not doing their job

[papau]

6. The one o'clock bombing is on time.

and the US media refusing to report it is also on schedule.

Must not hurt GOP morale.

[IndianaGreen]

7. dupe

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