CNN BREAKING: 10 explosions heard in Baghdad

[Khephra]

Details soon....

[slinkerwink]

1. *sigh* it's a hellhole over there

[Mika]

2. Faux is reporting green zone strike

Buildings in the green zone have been hit, followed by gunfire

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

3. Christ. The country is disintegrating. Thanks for the heads up.

Saying it's in the "green zone."

[Khephra]

4. CNN has confirmed they were hear in the "green zone"

where coalition forces are stationed.

There's some question as to whether it is 6 or 10 (10 is what AP is reporting).

[onehandle]

5. In green zone...

Around coalition headquarters.

[Newsjock]

6. off the AP wire

AP-ME GEN IRAQ EXPLOSIONS
Rocket explosions heard in central Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - At least 10 rockets detonated Sunday night in central Baghdad, near an area that houses the headquarters of the U.S.-led coalition. Sirens blared for several minutes, and smoke and flames were briefly visible.

The former Ministry of Foreign Affairs was on fire, a witness said. The building was severely damaged by U.S. bombing during the war last year. A U.S. military mess hall sits behind the building.

There was no immediate word on casualties.

The rockets struck on the northern edge of the Green Zone, which houses the coalition headquarters.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

8. Thanks for the early AP. It's great having folks like you to give us

the early reports. :toast:

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

7. msnbc chick says smoke and flame were briefly seen!

while they show a live picture of smoke and what looks like a fire.

is she watching her own monitor?

[otohara]

23. Well, as long as it's only "briefly"

stupid stupid MSNBC and the rest of them.

[Mari333]

9. oh god.

[soup]

10. link

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20040307/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

hang on, Mari333. :hug: We're with you.

[seventhson]

12. One of my close friends has a granddaughter there.

It is so so awful to fear every report.

[soup]

19. Mari333's stepson, your friend's granddaughter,

one of my son's best friends. It touches us all. I see the headlines and the tears, the fear and the rage immediately flow.

[qanda]

11. I always think of you when I hear about these things

You stay in my prayers. Hang in there.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

13. MSNBC just said there were helicopters overhead shortly b4 the

explosions suggesting there was some advance warning.

Sending good thoughts and hopes to you and yours.

[Occulus]

16. Hang in there.

And tell him we're all thinking about him. I can't begin to imagine what you're feeling at the moment....

[anarchy1999]

17. Mari-

Hang tight. I don't know what the answer is, but you can't continue to live this way for the x number of months.

God, I'm just so sorry. No one on this earth should have to live through this pain. War, What is it good For?

Something's happening here,
What it is
Ain't exactly clear,

Stop now, what's that sound,
Everybody look
What's going round..............

There is no way to peace,
PEACE IS THE WAY!!!!

.

[asjr]

24. Remain steadfast Mari

Think positively! Our prayers are with you.

[Khephra]

14. Here's some irony for you

McCain this morning was saying that we were showing signs of success in Iraq BECAUSE THEY HAD STOPPED ATTACKING U.S. TROOPS.

And just an hour or so later....BOOM.

[Bozita]

18. Yep, freepers will blame the attack on McCain

He's for breast cancer, you know.

[Cooley Hurd]

15. CNN's Ben Wedeman reporting rockets landing...

...in the vicinity of the al Rasheed Hotel. Is the hotel within the Green Zone?

[ramapo]

20. but they have a new constitution

so it's all worth it. Unless you've been killed, crippled, or had your home destroyed

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

21. Reuters report

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Mortar fire has rung out across Baghdad as warning sirens sounded at the headquarters of the U.S.-led administration in the capital.

The sirens rang out from the base in one of Saddam Hussein's former palace complexes now known as the "Green Zone", the heavily fortified headquarters of the occupying powers in Iraq. The headquarters has repeatedly come under rocket and mortar attack in recent months.

The U.S. military said it had no immediate information on the blasts

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=471083§ion=news

The military has no immediate information????? Christ, they are in the center of it!

[ewagner]

22. It's an obvious warning

about signing the new constitution tomorrow.

Mari....hang in there, we're all worrying right along with you.

[Mari333]

26. Michael said his unit would sure love to have some boxes sent

to them..he said when they get a box of snacks and food its gone in 10 minutes..theres 250 guys in his unit, and here is their address:

428th Military Police Company
Baghdad, Iraq
APO/AE 09342

if you get a chance these kids would sure love candy, chips, chapstick, any kind of food cause they hate the MREs and miss the stuff they could eat here. My husband and I send a couple boxes a week. It just means a lot to them I guess to get some stuff..michael said they dont get much from home right now, so if you want to send them what they like, its appreciated.

[Nashyra]

28. Thanks for the address

but to make sure it gets to your son do we need to designate a name or is it just sent to the unit as a whole. Please let me know, I'd like to send a box to them.

[Mari333]

32. He said the whole unit shares it

and are all pretty cool about sharing it.

[Sparky McGruff]

33. Another silly question?

I'm assuming this should be sent USPS "snail mail"? Any special instructions on packaging, etc?

[Mari333]

40. The Post Office just asks you to fill out a custom form

stating what is in the package, thats all..they have them at all the post offices . It is cheap and easy to send, it just seems to take a while to reach Baghdad. We just stick a ton of chips and cookies and candy in a large box, seal it up good, and send it. We also send him tons of beef jerky.

[Ilsa]

41. I was just going to say: I sent my brother a ton of beef jerky

for PGW-I.
Hugs to you Mari, and other DU'ers with friends and family there.

[SoCalDem]

47. Mari.. he does need names of individual soldiers

They will no longer deliver to just the apo for "any soldier".. They used to , but no more..

Next time he e-mails you, just have him give you name and rank of some of his fellow soldiers.. girls too :):)

You might be careful about posting his address in the open forums.. The freepies might start sending him bible verses and Ann Coulter books :evilgrin:

[pfitz59]

50. Wrap the stuff in old newspapers.

Every word will be read. You know their news is FAUX Channel 24-7! Slip in a bit of the truth!

[Khephra]

25. Oh great

Bremer is going to be on CNN soon. I think it's a taped interview. I'm sure we'll get to hear about how great things are in Iraq.

[Mari333]

30. I find it disgusting that Bremer is on

and want to kick in the TV, right now.

[Mika]

27. How to defend against old washing machine timers & rockets?

Just heard it on CNN - washing machine timers are being used to timer delay the attacks from as far as 40km away. That's why we can't catch them.

Do we have any Kenmore timer detection units in the military? How can we defend against this? (I know we can't. We have to leave -now.)

[Khephra]

29. It sounds like they have some talented Hackers in their group

Either that or Macgyver.

[Mika]

31. Donkey carts and washer timers

Donkey carts and washer timers and being used to penetrate the most heavily fortified area, by the worlds most powerful nation, in Iraq.

-


These days, nations can fall at the speed of Fedex - Chalmers Johnson

Or as slow as a donkey cart. :shrug:

[hippiechick]

35. Necessity is the mother of invention, Kef ....

That and of course, some CIA Special Ops Training books leftover from when we were training Iraqi's to fight against Iran ....


:hi:


:hippie: <- still feels crappy, prolly will call you Monday.

[Khephra]

36. So do I...

at least we're feeling crappy at the same time.

Be sure to check out my "reading list" in the Meeting Room.

;-)

:hi:

[huckleberry]

37. let's pour more $$$ into Missile Defense/SDI

that should stop those pesky box cutter and washing machine parts!

[Barkley]

45. Now that's government spending Alan Greenspan can live with!

[Khephra]

34. Oh...a SUV Toyota was involved.

Another reason to hate SUVs.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

38. "Everyone's OK. Everyone's been accounted for," Valley said. "They're all

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/2437662

[alcuno]

42. Valley? Would that be Ret. Gen. Paul Valley's son? FAUX News

Valley? When I first read the title of your post, that's who I thought you were talking about. I know he has a son in Baghdad.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

48. No, it's a 1st Sgt...

<snip>
Iraqi police said there were no casualties from the car bomb, which detonated outside the building. There was no immediate word on casualties from the rocket attacks.

Inside the Green Zone, employees at the Baghdad Convention Center, where the U.S. military press office is based, fled into the basement, said Army 1st Sgt. Stephen Valley, a military spokesman.

"Everyone's OK. Everyone's been accounted for," Valley said. "They're all down in the basement."

Shortly after the blasts, a U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa helicopter, a surveillance aircraft, and an Apache helicopter flew low over the Tigris River, possibly to seek out the heat signature of the rocket launchers. The helicopters use infrared sights to seek out the heat left by the rocket tubes.
<snip>

[alcuno]

51. Right. I'm wondering if this is the son of Maj Gen Paul Valley.

The retired general is a FAUX News analyst with a son in Baghdad. I'm wondering if Stephen Valley is his son.

[salinen]

39. With this experience of urban

warfare, the U.S. will take these lessons to the next victimized nation and have even less casualties on our side. Hooray for our side.

[proud patriot]

43. :-(

:hug:

[MikeG]

44. The solution to this Iraq thingie - tax cuts for the rich.

[number6]

46. "the worlds a much more peaceful place since we had a war in Iraq"

: the smirking moron

[Barkley]

49. Q: Why are there no WAL*MARTs in Baghdad?

A: Because there's a TARGET on every corner.

"Mortar fire has rung out across Baghdad as warning sirens sounded at the headquarters of the U.S.-led administration in the capital."

- Reuters