US admits Green Zone is no longer safe as suicide bomber strikes at heart of government

[spanone]

So much for the 'surge'.

~snip~ Michael Howard in Baghdad
Friday April 13, 2007
The Guardian

US officials admitted last night that the bombing of the Iraqi parliament shows that not even the heavily fortified Green Zone is safe any more, despite the security crackdown launched earlier this year in the Iraqi capital.

American and Iraqi security officials were last night investigating how a suicide bomber evaded a ring of security checks and blew himself up in the assembly's cafe, killing three MPs and five other people and wounding more than 20.

About 100,000 US and Iraqi soldiers are on the streets of the capital as part of the troop "surge" begun two months ago; while security inside the Green Zone has been tightened following the recent discovery there of two suicide bomb belts. ~snip~

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2056345,00.html

[sutz12]

1. Ya think?!?!?!

:tinfoilhat:

[habitual]

2. k+r

they are trying desperately to put a happy face on the surge here, and this is the biggest slapdown (the bombing) that has actually been able to SHUT THEM UP, and prove that the surge is not working. What can they say, they can only try to minimize the reaction at home, that's why they are more than happy right now to keep things focused on the 'confusing' email technology -- then Americans won't focus on the monumental disaster in IRAQ.

[Mandate My Ass]

3. This is big

That teeny-tiny little spot was the only place in Iraq that wasn't chaos waiting to happen. Now it's been breached and someone on the inside appears to have been helping. Ruh roh. Better start planning the airlift from the rooftops.

[skylarmae]

4. wonder if we will need another 'surge' of men in the green zone?

if georgie porgie follows his normal course of action, we will be hearing of another 25,000 man surge needed now for the green zone. After all, this is the more important part of Iraq. All the nation's business and financial interests are conducted there.....IMHO, I won't be surprised at all.

[BOSSHOG]

5. But mccain said

its a walk in the park, and mike pence that good christian ignorant mother fucker from Indiana said its such a serene and wonderful city, why we should all vacation in baghdad.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Bulls**t! WeatherVane McCain says it's safe, and that's that.

End of discussion.

[spanone]

7. LOL

:rofl:

[madrchsod]

8. connie rice had this to say yesterday.....

"Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the attack did not mean the security operation had failed...


"We've said there are going to be good days and bad days concerning the security plan but the commanders are carrying out their responsibilities and working to try to make the population more secure," she said."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6548337.stm

is there anyone in charge in the whitehouse?

[spanone]

9. call when we get a good day, condi. meanwhile stfu

[The Count]

11. Watch the names! Connie Rice is Condie's cousin - and is a good, progressive

person! Please don't rename Condy!

[madrchsod]

13. did`t know that...thanks! --i usually call her condo

so i`ll stick with that

[The Count]

14. Yes - it's quite a startling contrast between the two: Connie is an activist

and respected by all who know her

[The Count]

10. Sez who? Commie Guardian? I saw different:

[The Count]

12. Will this affect the stand-off with Congress over war funding bill?

Or they'll pretend it didn't happen? After all, our media isn't reporting on it.

[Stinky The Clown]

15. So, we're lookin' for new HQs ... maybe NOW we'll go to Saudi Arabia?

[butterfly77]

16. I don't see how this is continuing to go on this way,..

when the generals and everyone who has knowledge about war are saying we are losing and change the plan and the chicken hawk hypocrites just keep strolling along lying their asses off while, people are dying because they want to prove that they are right or winning.

[spanone]

18. People Are DYING EVERY DAY. Criminal.

[librechik]

17. Surge is working!

so stop saying that!

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