Anderson Cooper in Iraq, explosions going off

[adigal]

His correspondent had to duck into what looked like a reinforced door. Don't know for sure what is going on.

[adigal]

1. Baghdad explosion, Ramadi also

This may not be correct, they are not sure what the explosions are, but everyone is okay.

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. "by the dawns early light...what so proudly we hail.....etc"

n/t

[grytpype]

3. Yeah, it's pretty damn inspiring isn't it.

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It was totally worth the 30,000 or 100,000 lives. And God knows how many maimed.

[Roon]

4. A link

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10426494/

[dweller]

5. jeez, our 11pm local just chirped

that 2 trucks had been stopped with 72 bombs in them. . . made it sound as if nothing more than that.

let freedom rain ... like shrapnel i suppose.

dp

[johnfunk]

6. Nic Robertson had to dive for cover in Ramadi

-- just replayed at 11:56PM EST on CNN -- and there are reports of sporadic mortar and IED attacks. Bet they wouldn't be going off if the US weren't still occupying Saddamopotamia.

[orleans]

7. anderson! you get home this instant!

(you cute, little, adorable reporter that--for the most part--covers relevant issues)

[flordehinojos]

8. did AC shit in his pants as the explosions went off? fear can make people

do that!

will he come back a boisterous supporter of the bush boy and his ill gotten O-C-C-U-P-A-T-I-O-N?

will he continue to sing the bushes praise?

or will he talk about the real consequences of an O-C-C-U-P-A-T-I-O-N and who pays for it?

Bush is not conducting a war. he is conducting an O-C-C-U-P-A-T-I-O-N.

[Contrary1]

Large Blast Heard in Iraq As Polls Open

BAGHDAD, Iraq - "Iraqi voters faced tight security measures Thursday as they cast ballots in a historic parliamentary election the U.S. hopes will build democracy and lay the groundwork for American troops to withdraw.

A large explosion was heard in downtown Baghdad within minutes of the polls opening and sirens could be heard inside the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses the Iraqi government and the U.S. and British embassies.

Police said the explosion apparently was caused by a mortar landing near the heavily fortified Green Zone. No injuries were reported, but the blast underscored the security concerns despite a promise by Sunni insurgent groups not to attack the polls..."

http://www.comcast.net/news/index.jsp?cat=GENERAL&fn=/2005/12/14/284183.html

[bbinacan]

9. I only hope for peace and

safety for those voting.

[Skittles]

17. I admire those people voting

they've got guts

[Just Me]

20. Me, too. I doubt I'd take that kind of risk. My son needs me alive.

I really hate this for those poor people. What a freakin' mess. :cry:

[lebkuchen]

10. "Large blast heard in Iraq" needs its own forum

[madrchsod]

11. freedom blast?

or the signal to start voting?

[librechik]

21. that's a democracy blast

the freedom blast is much more treble in tone.

[HuffleClaw]

12. its not the POLLS they'd be after.

and this is NOT in any sense, an 'election', it is a travishamockery!

[wookie294]

13. Explosions happen during American elections, too

So says Rumsfeld. LOL

After we're done killing all the terrorists, McDonald's will be built in Basra! McFreedom and McDemocracy on the march in Iraq, says the chimp!

:o

[Erika]

14. and we will have liberated Iraqis to minimum wage jobs

with maximum profits to the globalist corporations. W says , again, Mission Accomplished. At least the Iraqi constitution provides for health care for all Iraqis by the government (U.S. taxpayer subsidized)

[barb162]

15. I'm surprised there haven't been more bombings the last few days

[wookie294]

16. There was a lull in violence during the last election

Remember when Bill Maher and Joe Biden were on TV last January/February when they were hopeful because violence was subsiding after the election?

A decline in violence was heralded as the beginning of "freedom" in Iraq. Bill Maher said, "Maybe Bush was right afterall." LOL.

It was a mirage. The most violent months in Iraq followed January's election.

[LibDemAlways]

19. There's a nationwide curfew in effect.

Bombers will be back in business as soon as its lifted.

http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1291433.htm

[4dsc]

18. What the hell did Anderson expect

he's in Iraq for Christ sake.. Explosions have become the norms since the illegal Bush invasion..

[jackstraw45]

22. Just another day in IRAQ...explosions there are NOT breaking news...

They are everyday living since March 2003.