Dozen explosions rock southern Baghdad - witnesses

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L23455459.htm

BAGHDAD, Dec 23 (Reuters) - A dozen explosions rocked southern Baghdad on Tuesday night after U.S. forces raided a neighbourhood and encountered gunmen, witnesses said.

The blasts, which were the most sustained in some time in the Iraqi capital, could be heard in central Baghdad. snip

Residents reported some bombing from U.S. aircraft.

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[Sub Atomic]

1. But, Don...

I thought the major combat operations were over?

What is this bombing going on? Did chimp authorize this?

:eyes:

[everythingsxen]

2. Operation Iron Justice..

Could we please just dig up Hitler's corpse already and ask him to start naming these operation?

[karlschneider]

3. Just christmas celebrations. Nothing to see here, go shopping.

:eyes:

[spinbaby]

4. They'll never be mentioned on the news

You watch. Riverbend said at least 8 explosions in Baghdad the other day and we never heard a peep.

http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/

[pinto]

5. off topic, but River's monday post was heartbreaking

[leftchick]

6. The silence in news out of Iraq these last few days...

has been deafening. I am sure there are horrible things going that we will never find out about.

[pinto]

8. yeah, shock and aweing the civilian population, I fear. n/t

[Military Brat]

7. Operation Iron Justice? Who makes up this video-game crap?

Cripes, just call it what it is ... Operation Pissing Contest.

[pinto]

9. CNN (Blitzer guy) covering now.

[karlschneider]

10. Caught the last part, was that a live report?..it's what, 2 AM in Baghdad?

"...all is calm, all is bright..."

:eyes:

[pinto]

11. live report, report was of "big" blasts, not the usual daily gunfire,

biggest in months the CNN reporter said. Military says air attacks carried out in addition to ground action.

[peacetalksforall]

12. And right wing bush lovers have

banners and greeting cards expressing 'Peace On Earth' and 'Good Will Towards Man' hung around their home and displayed on their homes and churches. We are the phoniest and the most hypocritical on earth because we just love killing infidels and people whose customs and beliefs we don't understand or want to understand.

We should just admit it and change the wording to Peace On Americans. Good Will Towards Americans. Good Will to Christians and Jews.

[ScrewyRabbit]

13. Winning hearts and minds

...one BOMB at a time.

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. Here's the latest report

Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces battled insurgents in southern Baghdad, shaking the Iraqi capital into the early hours of Wednesday with some of the heaviest explosions and gunfire in weeks.

Witnesses reported hearing the blasts kilometers away and some residents said U.S bombers were in action. The U.S. military would only confirm its troops were involved in Operation Iron Justice, part of the new tactics adopted to counter a relentless insurgency.

<snip>

The fighting in Baghdad erupted in an area known as the "mechanic district" because of its many mechanic shops.

A Reuters witness said helicopters were flying over the city and explosions could be heard several kilometers away in central Baghdad.



Operation Iron Justice? Sounds like we are making a lot of progress since the Kurds captured Saddam.

[amber dog democrat]

15. Mission Accomplished

= Mission Impossible?

I thought we brought FREEDOM to Iraq,

Was it something we said?