U.S. Ambassador Optimistic at Iraq Future (&other headlines)

[maddezmom]

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"I think all the ingredients for success are there," he told reporters during a luncheon in the fortified "Green Zone" enclave that houses the U.S. and British embassies.


Negroponte spoke hours after a car bomb attack on Justice Minister Malik Dohan al-Hassan's convoy killed four people. Al-Hassan was not injured.


The bombing was the latest attempt on the life of a top-level official and the most recent in a series of car bombings, gunfights, hostage-taking and other violent attacks continuing throughout the country.


Negroponte runs one of the largest U.S. embassies in the world, with about 1,000 staffers. The Embassy replaced the Coalition Provisional Authority that ran the country from the fall of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime last year until the transfer of power late last month.


"We are no longer the ultimate political authority in Iraq," Negroponte said.

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more:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=3&u=/ap/20040717/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_u_s__ambassador


A few other headlines from today:

Iraqi Justice Minister Escapes Bomb Blast
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=1&u=/ap/20040717/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Iraq Blast Kills Soldier, Wounds Another
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?
tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=2&u=/ap/20040717/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_soldier_killed

Filipino hostage's safety more important than foreign policy: spokesman
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=5&u=/afp/20040717/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_philippines_hostage_040717123223


Killers Gouge Out Eyes of Jordanian Driver in Iraq
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=586&ncid=586&e=4&u=/nm/20040717/wl_nm/iraq_eyes_dc

Gunmen pick off Baghdad councillors
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=586&ncid=586&e=4&u=/nm/20040717/wl_nm/iraq_eyes_dc

[Rose Siding]

1. Murderous, US supported thug in charge: Check!

All the ingredients for success!

[Aidoneus]

2. What the fucker defines as "success" is chilling

if his past handiwork is to be any indication..

There is a bright side to his being in Baghdad, though it would earn me an FBI visit if I were to say what it was. That's perhaps the one reason why I think it's a great idea for garbage like him to be there.--in fact, I was in favour of moving most of the upper level Pentagon and "thinktank" figures into the area, so that they may 'better oversee the success' of their little project.

[jeff30997]

3. Arrgh!

I can't believe this.It's so full of bull that i prefer to laugh at it.

[Barrett808]

4. Battallion 316 up and running: check n/t

[frylock]

5. shi'ite negroponte, that's all you had to say

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