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QuietStorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-03 07:20 PM
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The US left picking up the pieces
Just in case anyone was still unclear about it, the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad conclusively demonstrates that the war in Iraq is still very much an ongoing affair. While coalition forces no longer face Republican Guard divisions, the enemy is still active and a significant threat.

Who that enemy is, at least the one the carried out the bombing, remains unclear. A previously unknown group, calling itself the "Armed Vanguards of a Second Mohammed Army", claimed responsibility and pledged "to continue fighting every foreigner and to carry out similar operations" in a statement sent to the Dubai-based al-Arabiyya satellite channel. Another possibility is the group known as Ansar al-Islam, which is a leading suspect in the recent car-bombing of the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad.

Regardless, the bombing is significant on a number of levels.

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http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EH26Ak03.html
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