Police arrested over Iraq bombing

[sabra]

Source: BBC

Iraq has arrested more than 60 security force members, including 11 senior officers over Sunday's twin suicide bombing in the capital, Baghdad.

Those arrested include the commanders of 15 checkpoints near to where the attacks took place.

The attack, in which more than 150 people were killed and 500 injured, was the deadliest in Baghdad for two years.

Correspondents say the scale of the bombings raised new questions over the competence of Iraqi security forces.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8331488.stm

[Journeyman]

1. Oftentimes, shouts of "Help! Police!" are a cry of warning and not an appeal for aid. . .

[onethatcares]

2. and if you remember back to the lead up

many of us were saying this is exactly what would happen.

Jeez, if only the oil revenues were to pay for this boondoggle.

I'm too tired to say much more, in fact, too tired to say anything about the compentency of the South Vietnamese forces at this point.