19 Killed in Baghdad Bomb Explosion

[cal04]

A bomb exploded Saturday in a Shiite district of Baghdad, killing 19 people and and wounding 58 on the day that
Iraq's incoming prime minister was to present his Cabinet to parliament for approval, police said.The blast occurred at about 6:30 a.m. near a food stand in Sadr City where men gather to wait for jobs as day laborers, police Maj. Hashim al-Yaser said.

"It was a huge explosion," said Mohamed Hamid, who works in a bakery in the area. "We carried many of the injured to ambulances and helped remove the bodies." Police 1st Col. Falah al-Mohammedawi said 19 people were killed and 58 wounded. Many of the injured were rushed to nearby Imam Ali Hospital, where hallways were filled with doctors and nurses treating and bandaging the wounded.

The violence occurred ahead of a planned meeting of Iraq's parliament which was to approve the new Cabinet of Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki. Approval of the Cabinet is the final stage in formation of a national unity government, which the United States hopes can calm the violence raging in the country more than three years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060520/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_blast

When will this stop? Where is the government? Baghdad teenager
At scene of blast

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5000016.stm

[Erika]

1. You ever wonder about the flowers we were going to receive?

And why are we there or still there? I understand that Bush rewarded his defense donors monetarily beyond belief. Now, can we bring our troops home, the Bushbots got their money.

[saigon68]

6. Here is the Rose Petal Parade

Enjoyed by a Few Thuggish, Criminal Mercenaries who became the "STARS OF THE SHOW"

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. I could write these stories from home. XX number killed while

jack-off parliament plays musical chairs behind the walls of the green zone. It's the same story every day.

[magellan]

3. Unfortunately, the people behind these bombings

...are probably in militias that are loyal to certain individuals in the Iraqi government, who stay in office only by dint of their armed supporters on the streets.

The majority of Iraqis don't want anything to do with all this sectarian violence, but their choices are now two: take sides or flee. The puppets certainly aren't going to help them, and the US is the one that let the religious kooks take charge of the streets in the first place.

[Eugene]

4. ...and another: Suicide Car Bomber Kills 5 in Iraq - AP

May 20, 2006, 2:45AM
Suicide Car Bomber Kills 5 in Iraq

© 2006 The Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq — A suicide car bomber killed at least five people and injured 10
in an attack Saturday on a police station in the western border town of Qaim,
the head of the local hospital said.

The attack was the second to take place Saturday...

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/3876652.html

[TomClash]

5. "in its last throes" nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. I didn't know flowers and candy were explosive. Silly me.