Suicide attack at Interior Ministry kills 29 [and 28 US in 4 days- update

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this is an updated AP story

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10755597/

Suicide attack at Interior Ministry kills 29
Deadly four-day period claims lives of 28 American troops in Iraq

Updated: 12:11 p.m. ET Jan. 9, 2006



BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two suicide bombers wearing police uniforms and holding security passes tried to attack National Police Day celebrations Monday, with police shooting one to death and the other exploding his vest, killing 29 people, authorities said.

The U.S. ambassador and Iraq’s interior and defense ministers were in attendance but far from the attacks.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military said eight U.S. troops and four American civilians died aboard a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed late Saturday in northern Iraq. The military initially said only that there were eight passengers and four crew aboard.

[Mz Pip]

1. A few months ago

I probably would have posted some snarky comment parroting some dumb remark Cheney or Rummy has made. But this is just too tragic. It is beyond painful to watch what is going on over there and see no hope.

I have always hoped that something positive would come out of this fiasco. I would be more than happy to be wrong. God know those people have suffered enough over the past decades.

How the Bush Adminstration can come to the American people a talk about victory and progress and democracy is just shameful. They have been wrong about everything.

Mz Pip
:dem:

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2. it is painful for me to listen to news give this 2-3 seconds of time--if

that. US troop deaths have been the back burner these last several days--as death after death happens.

[Tin Man]

4. Yep, it's the same 'ol same 'ol in Iraq - ain't nothing getting better

except for maybe the insurgents and their tactics...

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9. whisper that into Jr's ear (he may think it is God speaking to him).

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13. this is sombering.

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3. Please nominate this thread. thanks

[saigon68]

5. four American civilians died aboard a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter

MERCENARIES ?????

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10. contractors? the military has not yet id'd them

[sabra]

19. how many "contractors" have died in Iraq?

[sabra]

18. done

peace.

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24. thanks, only 3 have nominated this important story thus far.

[Walt Starr]

6. Looks like a spike in the number of American Casualties is occurring

Hopefully, it'll go back down, but I wouldn't count on it.

[xchrom]

7. k & r

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8. Kick-for the troops

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11. kick for the troops

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12. Kick-for the troops

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14. KICKYPOO

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15. KICKYPOO

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16. KICKYPOO

[TNOE]

17. K&R

:kick:

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28. and back to you.

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29. kick

[The_Casual_Observer]

20. "wearing police uniforms and holding security passes"

Get the feeling that "the cause" is lost?

[Disturbed]

21. Sometime soon many "troops" might question....

why they are still in Iraq.


"The terrorists want to control the oil. Our way of life will be at risk". George W. Bush (Nov. 2005)

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25. with 28 of their comrads dead in 4 days, I would think it would be

past time to question why are we here!

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22. a long long time ago.

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23. Kick-for the troops

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26. Kick-for the troops--and their families

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27. needs one more nomination PLEASE

[maddezmom]

30. kick

[TheBaldyMan]

31. Iraq suicide bomb attack: UN ambassador present, 28 Iraqi police dead

Al Jazeera website reports:

Al Qaida in Iraq claims responsibility for suicide bomb attack

The attack took place at the Interior Ministry where several Iraqi officials and the US ambassador were attending a parade to mark 'Police Day'. Two suicide bombers, wearing police uniforms died in the attack. Shots fired at one of the bombers were reported to have detonated the explosives prematurely.

link to original Al-Jazeera article

[ClintonTyree]

32. This was yesterday I believe...........

it doesn't qualify as latest breaking news I don't think. :shrug:

[TheBaldyMan]

33. sry, I must be on Makkha time - DOH! n/t