80 to 100 Iraqi factory workers, abducted. Not a peep from the MSM.

[trumad]

We've got a full on Civil War going on in Iraq

Gunmen have abducted at least 80 Iraqi factory workers from a fleet of buses just north of Baghdad, officials say.

The abduction took place at a state-owned factory complex at Taji where dozens of insurgents commandeered buses taking employees home after work.

A source quoted by Reuters news agency said the number of those kidnapped was at least 100 and possibly many more.

It is the latest of a series of mass abductions of workers in Iraq, many of whom have been ransomed or killed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5103358.stm

[rodeodance]

1. One of them mentioned it earlier today--almost right after it happened but

I have not watched since and i can not recall which one it was

[BOSSHOG]

2. Were they union workers?

If so, this would be just more good news coming out of iraq in the sick mind of a "conservative."

[Mandate My Ass]

3. Holy crap

From the article:

In other developments on Wednesday:


The US marines were set to announce murder and other charges against seven marines and a navy sailor over the killing of an Iraqi civilian in April, US officials said

One of the main lawyers defending former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, Khamis al-Obeidi, is abducted from his home and shot dead

Two people are killed and six wounded when a car bomb explodes in a crowded Baghdad market

Iraqi and US forces announce the capture of Noori Abu Hayder al-Oqabi, described as a high-level insurgent and leader of a Baghdad "assassination cell"

Insurgents in Iraq announce their intention to kill four Russian diplomats being held hostage, according to an internet posting

The place is a veritable hellhole. :cry:

[Terre]

20. MSNBC has it on it's pages

but you have to hunt for it under World News - Iraq Conflict

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13459748/

Rate it up so that it makes it to the homepage.

[helderheid]

23. done

[adwon]

4. Shhh, we're winning

Didn't you hear?

[Divine Discontent]

5. NOTHING TO SEE HERE MOVE ON!!!!!!!!

If there isn't a major newstory about this tonight I'm totally convinced (instead of just thinking 90% of them are controlled) that all the MSM is totally owned by Bushco and we have been usurped and they'll rig the elections to stay in power, and rig 08 to give us another blowhard liar who says he is a "Christian"...

I'm nauseous...

gotta go pray

peace to you and thanks for posting this!



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[Bretttido]

6. Story Link

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2236051,00.html

Gunmen abducted around 100 Iraqi factory workers today as they were being ferried home from work in a fleet of buses just north of Baghdad.

The abduction, prompting fears of another horrific sectarian massacre, came on a brutal day in Iraq in which a senior member of Saddam Hussein's defence team was murdered after men in police uniforms grabbed him from his home.

Officials said that five busloads of employees from an industrial area at Taji, 20 miles north of Baghdad, were commandeered by dozens of gunmen in at least five minibuses. One source put the number abducted at over 100.

Large-scale abductions of Iraqi soldiers, police and civilians have been a feature of sectarian insurgent violence in the past couple of years. Several have resulted in massacres, where those abducted have later been gunned down by the road.

[butterfly77]

7. They don't want to feed us all of the ..

good news at once because we are winning

[doc03]

8. Sometimes Democracy is messy.

[roamer65]

9. CNN is more worried about Superman being gay

Go look at their website, they had a "Is Superman gay" thing there. No wonder I killed all the extended basic cable channels a few months ago. My head is clearer for it ;)

[The Backlash Cometh]

10. Oh, please. There are three words that will guarantee the media

will ignore the subject matter:

Iraqi, factory, workers. In any combination, it will be a low news priority for a capitalist controlled country like the U.S.

[RebelOne]

11. Foxnews.com has the story on its front page.

[Mr_Spock]

17. Faux "news"? Never heard of them

I am pretty sure Faux is an entertainment only company.

[Warpy]

12. CBS is the only one that isn't total infotainment

and did report the story here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/21/ap/world/mainD8ICO6EG0.shtml

It's nice to know they are not all asleep.

[tanyev]

13. I was wondering about that.

I check Raw Story and CNN throughout the day while I'm at work. I saw it on RS, said to myself, "Shit!" and went to CNN to get more info. Nothing. Nothing one hour or two hours later. Guess those Iraqis are just numbers, too.

[Terre]

21. See my post above

At least MSNBC has it on their pages.

[Bretttido]

14. A white girl from the suburbs goes missing and cable news enter 24-alert

mode. But 85+ Iraqis who are likely already all dead? silence...

[democrank]

15. trumad....

This must be a big lie because there is only good news in Iraq.

[cyberpj]

16. K&R - move this up the page. nt

[me b zola]

18. It looks as though the US training of Iraqi death squads is going well

Negroponte, you're doing a heck of a job




FUBAR

[roamer65]

19. Yeah, it does have that Negroponte stink, doesn't it?

"Mr. Battalion 316" to the "rescue" ala Karl Rove. Gotta whip some fear on all sides.

[druidity33]

27. ding ding ding...

We have a winner!

you're spot on methinks...

[dogday]

22. Don't Forget to Stay the Course Even

when it is the wrong course...

[chill_wind]

24. "The area, a home to a major U.S. air base.."

What are we getting done there for Iraqis?
We are staying----in all our military might-- to do what for them, again?

(...)
The area, home to a major U.S. air base just north of the capital, has seen substantial activity by Sunni Arab militants.

Large-scale abductions of Iraqi soldiers, police and civilians have been a feature of sectarian insurgent violence in the past couple of years. Several have resulted in massacres, where those abducted have later been gunned down by the road.

Police said the industrial complex at Taji housed a second plant, the Hattin factory. It was not clear what either of the factories produced, although one official said they had supplied armaments to Saddam Hussein's military.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-06-21T152213Z_01_MAC153835_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-WORKERS.xml

[Catherine Vincent]

25. Well, I hope they are found safe.

They won't report it because it's not good news. But it will get reported once they are found safe.

[Bretttido]

26. Kick, and still I've seen little from the MSM n/t