Italy reels from Iraq bombing

[Tatiana]

As Italy reeled from Wednesday's bombing of a military base in Nassiriya that killed 18 Italians in the country's highest military death toll since World War Two, Japan announced it was deferring the planned despatch of non-combat troops to Iraq.

Grappling with an expanding insurgency, U.S. forces hit back on Wednesday evening after a string of night attacks on the U.S.-led administration's Baghdad headquarters.

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In Nassiriya, Italian spokesman Andrea Angeli told Reuters Defence Minister Antonio Martino had gone straight to the Italian military hospital to comfort the wounded.

http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters11-13-005156.asp?reg=MIDEAST

[sweettater]

1. * 's comment on this yesterday

Anyone catch it? He said It-ly instead of It-a-ly. What an embarrassment. :eyes:

[Bob3]

3. I don't get this

Italy loses men and he pops out like a wack-a-mole to offer incoherent words of sympathy - this country loses 15 in one attack and he hides in the basement of his ranch.

I don't get it.

[jonoboy]

2. all opposition parties in Italy want their people out

It's amazing the number of world leaders who are consistenly denying the will of their people who want out of Iraq : Spain, Italy, UK and Australia, and soon the USA.