BAGHDAD, Feb. 21, 2007
Iraqi Insurgents Use Second Chlorine Bomb
Black Hawk Downing Points To Hostile Fire; "Dirty" Chlorine Bomb Strikes Again
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Iraqis gather to inspect human remains inside a wreck of a car destroyed in a car bomb attack in Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, on Feb. 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)
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A man injured in a suicide bomber attack lies in Baghdad's al-Kindi hospital on Feb. 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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Thunderous explosions reverberated through Baghdad after midnight as the security crackdown in the capital entered its second week.
The rash of spectacular insurgent attacks offer a sweeping narrative on evolving tactics by Sunni militants who have proved remarkably adaptable.
Military officials worry extremists may have recently gained more access to firepower such as shoulder-fired anti-aircraft rockets and heavy machine guns — and more expertise to use them. The Black Hawk would be at least the eighth U.S. helicopter to crash or be taken down by hostile fire in the past month.
The gas cloud in Baghdad, meanwhile, suggests possible new and coordinated strategies by bombers trying to unleash toxic — and potentially deadly — materials. "Terrorists are using dirty means," said Brig. Gen. Qassim Moussawi, an Iraqi military spokesman.
Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a U.S. military spokesman, said initial reports indicated the chopper was brought down by "small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades" north of Baghdad, but gave no further details. All nine aboard were taken away on a rescue helicopter, he said.
In Baghdad, a pickup truck carrying chlorine gas cylinders was blown apart, killing at least five people and sending more than 55 to hospitals gasping for breath and rubbing stinging eyes, police said.
On Tuesday, a bomb planted on a chlorine tanker left more than 150 villagers stricken north of the capital. More than 60 were still under medical care on Wednesday. Chlorine causes respiratory trouble and skin irritation in low levels and possible death with heavy exposure.
In Washington, two Pentagon officials said the tactic has been used at least three times since Jan. 28, when a truck carrying explosives and a chlorine tank blew up in Anbar province. More than a dozen people were reported killed.
A third Pentagon official said the United States has been concerned about Iraqi militants' ability to get weapons like chlorine bombs and use them effectively. But the official cautioned that chlorine bombs are just one threat on a long list of possible attacks that Iraqi fighters may try to carry out.
It was unclear whether the confluence of new insurgent tactics — attacking isolated combat posts, targeting helicopters more intensely and using chlorine bombs — was coincidental or in response to the U.S. troop increase.
In other developments:
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That'll smooth out the tensions alright. doesn't make it look like a cover-up or anything does it?
Posted by radiob at 07:55 AM : Feb 21, 2007
Guerillas apply a squeeze the baloon tactic. You compress one part and another swells. Their advantage is that THEY choose where and when to engage and do so where and when it best suits their purpose.
Posted by formrusmcsgt
That is my point.
That is just bad politics.
Posted by radiob at 08:02 AM : Feb 21, 2007
Correct. This dismissive attitude was apparently learned from Bush himself and will have as disastrous results as Bush's arrogance has caused.
Hardly a demonstration of a man who posseses reconciliatory skills, wound't you say?
Posted by radiob at 08:15 AM : Feb 21, 2007
Oh YEAH! Any member of the Religious Reich is an automaticly excluded Canidate for me. I will NEVER vote for anyone that bunch promotes
How are more U.S. troops going to help, unless we are prepared to side with one group over the other? Since Bush lupms them all together as 'terrorits', does that make al-Maliki one too? Bush has his head so far up is a-s-s , the sooner he's out of the white house , the better this country will be.
But since UK is pulling its troops, Bush says we are winning!!
And don't worry, Halliburton will watch all Iraqi things partaining to the oil interests.
Haven't we had enough subliminal b.s.?
rats rats war war wmd ?
The "war" was never intended to be a war.
If "liberation" means dead babies, homeless, starving and "raped" -- then yeh - your right.
We are not getting ANYWHERE near the "real" picture. The war will be over when the old pipeline that runs between iraq/syria and israel is completed.
The "war" is between corporatism and democracy - nothing more.
I find it hard to believe this incident was reported - the culture does not allow it - she will be scorned for ever - it is the western way though - but what's up with the veil -that's not very western.
"Where is this story, this is a world story -with international importance." Not a local crime story, which is seemingly propped for "sensational journalism".
I waited a 24 hours to see this reported on cbsnews.com " not going to happen" - why? I'll tell you why.
"Because (1) this rag only reports the politics of it's peers". (2) it does not want to report on "fanatic islamic extremist" and if they did you would not be able to comment or blog -start checking the record.
Wow, at least someone has examined history and realizes these breeds won't mix without a gun being put their head.
"Yesterday's news" - is it in this rag.
Don't think so.
"I waited a 24 hours to see this reported on cbsnews.com " not going to happen"
Mirror,
I'm old enough to remember when you righties accused CBS of "bias" for covering MLK. You gave them the nickname "Coloreds Broadcasting System." Today's bias is tomorrows enlightment.
4 White Supremacists Charged in Murder Plot:
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1191177/
Think you're going to see this reported on FOX? Not going to happen...
Sunni woman alleges rape by Shiite dominated security forces;
US provides medical treatment for woman & collects information;
al-Malaki fires Sunni leader who asks for international information;
al-Maliki exonerates alleged rapists;
al-Malaki suggests reward for accused rapists as a sign of confidence.
We not only provided them with a civil war, but also their very own Bushshit leader. Come on Iraqis where's the gratitude?
Remember "Major combat operations have ended?" How about "We are in the last throws of the insurgency?" Who's really blinded by ideology here?
formation/senators_cfm.cfm or http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
Do you mean to say that somehow being killed as the result of the noblest intentions is somehow preferable to being killed as a result of the basest of motives? Doesn't that old, "road to hell is paved with good intentions" thing fit this situation? It's my opinion that more competent prosecution of the war would work out better than "good" intentions.
"You people who thinks it's only about oil have a vision blinded by ideology."
No, we can just see through the BS - unlike some people.
Not going to find it going to wral.com either
even tried it in search.
wral.com is a local online news site -not a world news center like fox or cbs
The link does work, but CBS gets cute with the way they display links in these posts. If you copy and paste you'll notice one or more places where there are blanks. In the post for the wral.com story the space is between the "T" and "O" in story. When you paste, you need remove the spaces before you tell your browser to go to the site. It's two spaces, just put your cursor there and delete or backspace to get rid of the 2 blank spaces. You can tell where the gaps are going to be by the lines in the display, it's actually a carriage return so if the link is on more than 1 line blank spaces will be between the last letter on the line and the first letter on the next line. If it displays the link on three lines you have the same thing between the second and third lines. I don't know why they do it that way, but it's just one of those things to deal with. Hope this helps.
Posted by firststate at 04:46 PM : Feb 21, 2007
Unfortunately for us all, the US is doind as well as it can and as well as it will against a competent guerilla force that has the support of the local populace.
A standing army will never defeat such a force. History is full of failures utilizing this strategy.
Huskerarmy,
Here is your wish Foxnews covered this story about 4 white supremacist -murder, drug dealing, etc. etc. So, what was your point again???
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Jul28/0,4670,AryanBrotherhood,00.html
And whats up with the "multiple 4 white supremacist" problem.
I must have missed you on my point our last go around, about the local populace.
It depends what town you are standing in whether or not you have the support of the local populace.
This is a civil war within shiite and sunni.
The war to remove Sadaam and his Baath party was fought and won.
Posted by The_Mirror at 06:13 PM : Feb 21, 2007
All that did was pave the way for the secular disentegration of Iraq. Hardly a victory in my opinion.....
I am not happy where the war has gone, and the cause has certainly been watered down over time-probably the only constant in the whole struggle has been Bush.
But, we are debateing the support of the local populace.
Posted by The_Mirror at 06:25 PM : Feb 21, 2007
I don't see any debate about it. The Sunnis support their guerillas, the Shias support theirs. What's to debate abut?
THEN I SAID: It depends what town you are standing in whether or not you have the support of the local populace.
This is a civil war within shiite and sunni.
THEN YOU SAID AGAIN: I don't see any debate about it. The Sunnis support their guerillas, the Shias support theirs. What's to debate abut?
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SARGE,
I think you just took what I said and put it into your own words, and then got defensive about it.
back to your first comment - it is hard to speak in singular when you are speaking about IRAQ!!!
Crime is everwhere, and that what it is "CRIME". if you move somewhere else-crime will be there waiting on you-and once again you will be ashamed-its a problem you will never escape.
Maybe I'm missing something here. You commented about Hussein being removed in a "mission accomplished" context as I took it and I responded that the act only assured the sectarian disentegration of Iraq.
I started the debate about the local populace.
Then you without answering that jumped to "All that did was pave the way for the secular disentegration of Iraq. Hardly a victory in my opinion..... "
I am going to show my bipartism -"its a win, win - I'll take the debate on the local populace- and you are correct after the war to remove Saddam "victory paved the road to secular disentegration".
Posted by The_Mirror at 06:57 PM : Feb 21, 2007
I am still not clear on your argument here. Are you contending that the insurgents do not have the support of the local populace?
I doubt very seriously Ahmed is blowing up his grandmas house.
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