BAGHDAD, April 15, 2007
45 Dead In Wave Of Baghdad Bombings
3 Americans Killed In Separate Incidents; 2 U.K. Soldiers Dead After Helicopters Collide North Of Iraqi Capital
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An Iraqi policeman stands in front of a mini bus destroyed after a suicide bomber blew himself up in northwest Baghdad, Iraq, April 15, 2007. At least 8 people died in the blast and another 11 were wounded, an official at the Khazimiyah Hospital said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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An Iraqi youth stops his bicycle to inspect the site where a double car bombing tore through a crowded market area in southern Baghdad, April 15, 2007, killing at least 18 men, women and children. One car, packed with explosives, blew up outside a restaurant and the second in a nearby market in the Al-Shurta al-Arabaa district. (Getty Images/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
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North of Baghdad, two British helicopters crashed after an apparent mid-air collision, killing two service members, U.K. officials said.
And in the holy Shiite city of Karbala, health officials raised the toll from a bombing Saturday close to one of the sect's most sacred shrines, saying 47 people were killed and 224 wounded.
The military also reported the deaths of two U.S. soldiers and a Marine, killed in separate incidents in Iraq. One soldier was killed by small arms fire Sunday while trying to reach an Iraqi police unit under attack near a mosque in southern Baghdad. One civilian was wounded in the incident.
Another soldier died Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded while the unit was on a foot patrol south of Baghdad. A Marine died the same day in combat in Anbar province, the military said. The victims' names were withheld pending family notification.
Twin car bombs exploded minutes apart in the busy market of Baghdad's Shurta Rabia neighborhood, a mostly Shiite area in the city's west. The first blast went off at midmorning in front of a kebab restaurant. Five minutes later, another car exploded nearby as rescuers were evacuating victims. Many women and children were among the casualties, police said.
Shortly after noon, a suicide bomber blew himself up on a minibus near a courthouse in the mainly Shiite northwest Baghdad neighborhood of al-Utafiyah, killing at least eight people and wounding 11, officials said.
Many of the victims were severely burned, an official at the Khazimiyah Hospital said.
About three hours later, a minibus rigged with explosives detonated on a busy street of electronics shops in the predominantly Shiite central Karradah district, killing 11 people and wounding 15, authorities said.
The owner of a glass shop said he saw a suspect park the bus at the roadside and leave.
"It was an ordinary thing because usually bus drivers stop there waiting for passengers, so we didn't suspect anything," said the witness, who gave only his nickname, Abu Jassim.
"Five minutes later, the bus blew up — damaging the surrounded area and burning more than eight civilian cars that were passing by," he said.
In the same district after nightfall, two roadside bombs exploded within five minutes of each other, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 23, police said.
Six shops and several cars parked nearby were damaged by the blasts, which occurred about 20 yards apart, police said.
The two British helicopters crashed after an apparent collision 12 miles north of Baghdad, killing two British personnel. Four other personnel were injured in the crash, one very seriously.
U.K. Defense Secretary Des Browne said that initial reports suggested the crash was an accident.
"Sadly, two personnel have died and one is very seriously injured. All of these were UK personnel. My thoughts and sympathy are with them and their families," Browne said, adding that the next of kin had been informed.
British forces, headquarters in the southern city of Basra, rarely fly missions north of Baghdad, where the helicopters crashed.
"I can't talk about the particular mission they were involved in, but we do have units operating as part of the coalition across Iraq," a British defense ministry official said on condition of anonymity, in line with government policy.
Meanwhile, dozens of Iraqi policemen demonstrated in front of their Baghdad station Sunday, accusing U.S. forces of treating them like "animals" and "slaves."
The protest took place at Rashad station in Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Mashtal.
Officers chanted "No, no to America! Get out occupiers!" while U.S. troops in two humvees and a Bradley fighting vehicle watched from a distance.
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See all 846 CommentsAmerica saying they don't want Iran to have nukes is like a murderer saying he doesn't want the police to have guns.
Posted by zootallures2 at 07:16 AM : Apr 13, 2007
What country do you live in?
"Security" is contracted to the lowest bidder. Most of which is provided by (less than qualified) people from impoverished, third world nations.
According to those interviewed, most people living in the Green Zone have built walls and guard towers around their houses due to the lack of security.
But, according to John McCain, based on his heavily protected by US forces visits, Iraq is as secure as Des Moines, Iowa.
Of course, I don't recall seeing too many houses in Des Moines, Iowa, or anywhere else in US, with walls and guard towers to protect against marauders or "terrorists."
There is no security in Iraq and continuing to provide US soldiers as bomb detectors and sniper targets is a waste of lives and US tax dollars.
Not counting the number that have been forged.
There is no security in Iraq and never will be so long as US forces are pretending to be policemen. US forces have no reason to be "patrolling" anywhere in Iraq.
Posted by mbcsmith at 08:46 AM : Apr 13, 2007
mbcsmith ... FO ... I am an active duty Marine ... been twice ... we don't need any more of your side line support. I applaud the democratic congress.
Posted by mbcsmith at 08:29 AM : Apr 13, 2007
Are you planning on giving that love it or leave it bunk?
Only humans can own land. You don't love it or leave it with roaches and rats. You exterminate them. Those were exploding floors not pancakes. You all saw it, you all know it, you attacked innocent people anyway, you are not humans. A dog is more human. You are grotesque giant roaches.
Posted by mbcsmith at 08:46 AM : Apr 13, 2007
Whatever you are mbcsmith, you can take your preschool rhetoric and place it where in belongs, in the garbage bin. Your statement is childish, rude , insulting and just plain wrong. BY your comments you are saying that all military personnel serving are Neo-Cons. Trust me on this one Sparky, nothing could be further from the truth. If I can support the troops by getting them out of the middle of a civil war that neither side wants us in, then I am PROUD TO BE A LIB.
Now that Borak HUSSEIN Obama has gotten Imus fired that should just about seal the deal for next year huh? =)
Posted by didntinhale at 09:07 AM : Apr 13, 2007
I hate to rain on a Nazi's parade when they are working so hard to drum up hatred for those that don't agree but your post makes NO SENSE. You seem to try to use the basic Fascist defense of blaming the messenger but you get it all fouled up in the Limballs defense of "Blame Liberal's"
for all the worlds problems. Maybe you should concider a crash course in EITHER the basic Fascist Approach, with the basic hatred for those who do not agree with you. I really don't think you have the intelligence to mix the two methods of druming up hate. Just want to help you poor fools so you won't hurt yourselves.
Posted by zootallures2
Oh, I definitely think Iran should have nukes. Think about it. They can take over the entire Middle East, subjugate the people and build their own little Caliphate. From there they can proceed to wipe out any opposing group and whatever belief system they adhere to whether it be Christain, Sunni, Hebrew. From there, then they can launch their jihad across Europe and on to the great Infidel, Ameria. Oh, it may take some 20 years, and a tremendous global war because no country including China and Russia is going to allow any one country dominate the region for obvious reasons. Yes, I see your point about murderers saying police shouldn't have guns. It's a logical analogy. P.S. Iran is a country prone to very big fat earthquakes. It only takes one big one to set off their nukes. If we're lucky, they'll nuke themselves. Have a nice day gringo.
Posted by Houser123 at 09:14 AM : Apr 13, 2007
You are so full of SH*T I can smell it from here. This is one of the biggest LIB LIES going. Tell your LIB leaders to quit *** around and fund our fighting men and women in harm's way1
mbcsmith
Now that Iraq has spiraled into a CIVIL WAR, who's side do you think we should be on?
Should we side with the Pro-Iranian Shia extremists that hate us and want us to leave?
Should we side with the Pro-Sadam Sunni extremists that hate us and want us to leave?
or
Should we allow our troops to stand in the middle playing referee while they get shot up and blown up?
Think about it- where are the most conservative parts of the country-where are the least educated parts of the country? Mbcsmith is a perfect example.
Posted by frankly6
Hey, have you heard that the Sunni tribal leaders are turning against Al Queda? Of course not. But Sunnis have concluded that the Shia are just as fierce as they are and ready to kick a/s/s. Ramadi now has a Sunni police force fighting along side our GIs. Anbar province news is getting to be more promising, too. But I suppose you don't want to hear that. Hey, we're losing the War is Iraq. Hurrah!!!!! We're losing. Gee, the U.S. is losing the war. Get ready to celebrate! We're losing. What a joy. How utterly wonderful that our Democratic power grabbing so for the people side of the isle is rooting to get us out of there so that they can prove the war is a lost cause. See, if we win, they're history. Really, like they give a s/h/i/t for the troops.
Posted by mbcsmith at 09:28 AM : Apr 13, 2007
I have a better idea.
There are approximately 90 million people (30% of 300 million US population) who claim to support the Bush administration. Iraq's current population is about 25 million people (about 2 to 3 million left Iraq due to Bush's murderous regime). Which gives Bush supporters a numerical advantage (about 4 to 1).
Why not replace US soldiers with unpaid volunteers drafted from the ranks of Bush supporters? I do not mean enlist them in the military or provide them with any taxpayer provided services.
What better way for you to "support the troops" than by volunteering to go to Iraq at your own expense so you can personally take their places as bomb detectors and sniper targets?
Who knows, you might get to become a martyr for the Zionist cause.
I can train you to become a bomb detector or sniper target:
Before you leave for Iraq, have t-shirts printed with the words (in huge contrasting letters, Arabic & English), "I LOVE GEORGE BUSH AND THE IRAQI PEOPLE." After arriving in Iraq, make sure your t-shirt is your outer garment and begin walking up and down any street until you find a bomb. Or, a sniper shoots you.
Mission accomplished. You have demonstrated you really do support the troops.
It's only a few deadenders;
It's only a matter of weeks before the insurgency is eliminated;
We have a new strategy of doing more of the same and calling it a new strategy.
*SQUAWK, SQUAWK* (polly want a cracker?)
Doing more of the same and expecting a different outcome is symptomatic of insanity. Or, stupidity.
US forces "patrolling" the streets of Iraq is a waste of lives and US tax dollars.
Posted by tuckerndfw at 10:07 AM : Apr 13, 2007
The party of DEFEAT!. The LIB party is PLAYING POLITICS with our fighting men and women. FUND THE TROOPS NOW!
Posted by tuckerndfw
Granting amnesty to 1.2 million illegal aliens is a waste of taxpayer dollars too. Yet your buddies on the left won't have it any other way. Wasting our tax dollars supporting amnesty for illegals crossing our borders and swamping our hospitals, schools, job market for high school kids, bringing disease - did ya hear - drug resistent TB, gnorreha. How about using our tax dollars to support embronyic stem cell research which doesn't work. They won't think of adult stem cell or amniotic stem cell research which does. Now why is that, so that we can continue murdering babies in our own country. Let's take our taxpayer dollars and support these righteous causes.
Posted by usadvisor101 at 10:13 AM : Apr 13, 2007
FUND THE TROOPS NOW!
Because the American people are against this war, as shown in November. Keep drinking the Kool-Aid, and deluding yourself into thinking this war is going better. Even if they had greeted us as liberators and democracy grew unimpeded exactly as we wanted THEY WOULD STILL VOTE ALONG TRIBAL / SECTARIAN LINES and create a theocracy. Your best case scenario is another Iran!
Posted by oxmyx at 10:22 AM : Apr 13, 2007
You obviously can't think beyond your LIB party lines. FUND THE TROOPS NOW!
In case you didn't pay close enough attention which seems to me a lot of you dogs on this blog don't. The people asked for a new direction. So wingding Pelosi goes off to Syria in search of one. Hahahahahahaha. We didn't ask the wingdingers to end the war and cut off funding for the troops we wanted new ideas. Hear any yet? See any coming down the pike. They vote for General Patreus and then support spinach, milk, soy beans, peanuts, illegal aliens, hate crime laws. They just can't help themselves. They don't care about the war, the troops, just their own f/u/c/ /ing mandate. People's wishes. Hahahahahahaha.
Posted by oxmyx
You keep telling us to drink it, but can you show us how?
Posted by didntinhale
Don't do that again. Hear me sport? It could case blindness.
When you attack folks that were elected "by the people" and "for the people" that changes things.
If the Sunni's turn against Al Queda then things should improve to the point where Iraq can handle their own security and we can leave.
Posted by perception5
Sunnis have already turned against Al Queda. This will only give them more incentive. Apparently the Sunnis have concluded that Al Queda has done more harm than good and the tribal leaders are supplying the troops with leads to their whereabouts. Righteous!
I'll bet CBS and the MSM really needed to hold their collective noses before publishing this. Nothing pleases them or bedwetting libs more than bad news from Iraq.
Posted by secundus2 at 11:15 AM : Apr 13, 2007
More "dan rather" reporting from LIB CBS. If it doesn't fit your LIB AGENDA, don't report it. Better yet, just make up sh*t. Funny how yesterday's headline BOASTED 8 dead in the bombing. Today it is one. CBS just prints heresay, no verification of information. The PRESS IS DEAD.
FUND THE TROOPS NOW!
Where are the most conservative parts of the country? Where are the least educated parts of the country? Hand in hand.
You are truly representative of the ignorant GOP trolls vandalizing this website.
I think illegal immigrants should be shot on sight, after it is determined they are illegal immigrants.
I think using taxpayer dollars to fund any social services, including the US military, is a waste of tax dollars.
If the US is ever attacked, it won't or shouldn't be necessary to "recruit" patriotic soldiers. Only mercenaries require payment for their services. I am not compelled to support mercenaries.
If wh*res don't want kids, don't f*ck.
And, if they have kids they can't support, sell the kids to the highest bidder and sterilize the wh*re and the dumbazz that f*cked her.
I think "civil rights laws" should all be repealed.
I think trolls, such as you, should be prosecuted for vandalism and sent to prison for the rest of their natural lives. And, in your case, have to listen to repeats of Bill Clinton's infamous "I did not have sexual relations with that (wh*re) 24/7.
But, that does not mean that I feel obligated to give Iraqis $3,000 of my money (and counting).
I don't like them, much less feel compelled to give them my money.
And, if "terrorists" show up in my neighborhood, I won't whine to George Bush to "protect" me. Unlike you, I am not a spineless coward and am quite capable of protecting myself.
Without military assistance.
If you so love the Iraqis, carry your azz over there and demonstrate your support.
Posted by tuckerndfw
Then I hope you have a weapon buddy, because the lefties would like to see the second amendment repealed too. See no guns so they can better control you. But you say you don't support these positions, then buddy, it's called guilt by association. Can't get around it -- you do.
Obviously, by "weapon," you mean "firearm."
I do own a firearm but that is hardly the only weapon I own and capable of using. Firearms are for sissies. Which means we know what you prefer.
Guilt by association applies to you, as well.
Since you are still here, I assume you are refusing to demonstrate your love for those wonderful Iraqi people you claim to love.
Which means you are either a coward, a liar or just a blowhard spewing nonsense. Probably all three.
Which means your fellow GOP trolls are likewise one or more of the above.
MUST BE BECAUSE OF THIS SUPERIOR STAY THE COURSE STRATIGE OF THE REPUBLICANS!
SUPPORT THE TROOPS,
TAR AND FEATHER A REPUBLICAN OR MEMBER OF AIPAC TODAY!
If you don%u2019t see the dissolving of the democratic practices, akin to what Hitler did in Germany when he came to power, then you don%u2019t see how the concepts of %u201CTotal War%u201D empowered those who reign with fear, deceit, and contempt. How far off is this from the insurgents and terrorists that want to usurp power from the reasonable and level headed people of their land, religion aside.
Then you must live in the woods. Big bad bear. Didn't get your prunes this morning? I suppose the truth does hurt.
Posted by tuckerndfw at 11:22 AM : Apr 13, 2007
Terrorists generally use explosives such as bombs or RPGs or small arms like AK-47s. Your little rifle or shotgun or handgun will not protect you against that. Explosives to level your house or an RPG to tear large holes in your house and make it catch fire or machine guns to pepper it with bullets. Also, assuming we did not pay for a military, all those tanks and ships and jets and missiles that we have would no longer be active because they cost lots of money to make and upkeep. With this tactical superiority gone, I'm sure a terrorist could easily get a tank or a jet and raise all sorts of hell. Your little guns will not protect you from a bomb being dropped on your house or from a tank shelling it from afar. Lucky for you, you are not important and a terrorist would not go after you or your house. So, you can safely say that you have a spine and would fight the terrorists with your little hunting guns because it is something that would never happen.
My but you are boring. Neither party is terrific, that I'll grant you. It's just which party is more destructive and which will alter the landscape of our Constitution. Democracy is a good thing. I don't foresee the Iraqis molding their society after ours. Impossible. But whatever they choose it will be one based on the rule of law.
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