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People clean up after a deadly car bomb blast in predominantly Shiite area in eastern Baghdad, Jan. 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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People clean up after a car bomb blast in a predominantly Shiite area in eastern Baghdad, Jan. 31, 2007. At least one person was killed and six were wounded in the blast. (AP)
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A man wounded in a car bomb blast in predominantly Shiite area in eastern Baghdad waits for treatment in al-Kindi Hospital on Jan. 31, 2007. At least one person was killed and six were wounded in the blast. (AP Photo/Ali Abed)
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A car bomb also struck a predominantly Shiite area in eastern Baghdad after the driver parked near a currency exchange office, then walked away, killing two people and wounding 10, police said.
The shop's owner said the attacker came in to ask permission to park the car and exchange some money.
"A seemingly normal person parked this car and told us that he would not be long," said the owner, who identified himself as Abu Talal. "When that person disappeared for more than 20 minutes, we tried to call the police but the car exploded."
Shop owners often insist that motorists get permission before parking their cars due to the frequent car bombings in the capital.
Insurgents have launched several bombings in the capital in recent weeks as they seek to maximize the number of people killed before U.S. and Iraqi troops launch a neighborhood-by-neighborhood sweep of the capital. Iraqi authorities have promised to crack down on Sunni insurgents as well as the Shiite militia violence that has spiraled since the Feb. 22, 2006, bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra.
In all, 42 Iraqis were killed or found dead nationwide. Among them were 20 bodies, many bearing signs of torture, apparently the latest victims of sectarian death squads.
The three professors and a student were abducted by gunmen on Sunday as they left Nahrain University's law school in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in northern Baghdad, according to the Ministry of Higher Education.
Nahrain University, formerly called Saddam University, is one of the main educational institutions in Baghdad. Its main campus is in the Jadriyah area on the southeastern banks of the Tigris, but the law school is in Kazamiyah.
Nobody claimed responsibility for the attack. Academics have been frequent victims of the rising sectarian violence, often targeted due to their relatively high public stature and vulnerability. Some professors also have been killed by students angered over poor grades or other grievances, or because of their past membership in the Baath party of Saddam Hussein.
"The continuation of the assaults on higher education and the bloodshed of its sons show again the presence of dark forces that try to stop the country's progress and try to spread hatred among the people of one country," the ministry said in a statement.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, meanwhile, offered a new endorsement of President Bush's plan to augment American forces by 21,500 to help stem the violence, but stressed that he considered it "a support to our Baghdad security plan," which would be an Iraqi-led operation.
He also said they would only ask for extra troops as a last resort. "We agree this will be assessed by those in the field, the military commanders," he told CNN.
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Best-selling author Mitch Albom on his first nonfiction work since "Tuesdays with Morrie."
Alright who got sininrick started preaching? You can't encourage him because he won't stop.
First he talks about Jesus' love then he will justify the mass murder of innocents and the invasion of a country that posed no threat to us. After you spank him with the truth and call to his attention his blatant insanity and hipocrasy, he'll play the marter and acuse you of supporting the terrorists, hating your country and being an athiest.
Same dance different day.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2007/310107roguetroops.htm