Bomber Targets Iraqi Shiites At Mosque

At Least 9 Killed In Suicide Blast Day After Parliament Approves U.S. Security Pact

(AP)  A suicide bomber detonated his explosives belt in a line of Shiite worshippers near the entrance of a mosque south of Baghdad during Friday prayer services, killing at least nine people, Iraqi officials said.

The attacker struck around noon while waiting in a line to be searched outside the mosque in Musayyib, a police officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of security concerns.

The blast came a day after Iraqi lawmakers approved a security pact with the United States that will allow U.S. forces to stay in Iraq for three more years. Proponents of the deal - which still must be ratified by the three-member presidential council - argued the Americans are still needed because Iraqis aren't ready to take over security.

Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for peaceful protests over the agreement in a statement Friday. But in a significant omission, he did not repeat his threat to unleash militia fighters to attack U.S. forces if they don't leave immediately.

Al-Sadr also urged his followers to close his offices and affiliated institutions for three days "to show the tragedy that has befallen us," according to the statement that was read to reporters by his spokesman Sheik Salah al-Obeidi.

"We offer our condolences to the Iraqi people over this calamity that has fallen upon them with the signing of the agreement of humiliation and indignity," it said. "We will keep on calling for continuous peaceful public protests."

A cease-fire order by the Shiite cleric, who is believed to be in Iran, has been a key factor in the drop in violence over the past year.

Friday's suicide bomber struck a mosque run by al-Sadr loyalists in Musayyib, 40 miles south of Baghdad.

The police officer said the nine killed included a woman who was begging nearby. Dr. Saad al-Janabi confirmed the casualty toll, saying 15 people also were wounded.

Nobody claimed responsibility for the attack but suicide bombers are the signature attack of the group al Qaeda in Iraq. The U.S. military has warned that Sunni insurgents are trying to provoke revenge attacks by Shiite extremists.

Under the pact, U.S. forces will withdraw from Iraqi towns and cities by June 30 and the entire country by Jan. 1, 2012.

Iraq also will have strict oversight over the nearly 150,000 American troops now on the ground, representing a step toward full sovereignty for Iraq and a shift from the sense of frustration many Iraqis feel at the presence of U.S. troops on their soil for so many years.

[earache4]

So, who will be the last to die for a lie?

[exusmcsgt]

Ahh, the "blessings" of religion, eh?

Christian countries invade Muslim nations and occupy them killing Muslims by the thousands, while;

Jews hold Muslims prisoners on their own land killing Muslims by the hundreds at will, while;

Muslims attack and kill Christians and Jews when the opportunity presents itself.

We would all be better off without this type of mind control that encourages the killing of those who subscribe to another dogma.

[downsteamjim]

exusmcsgt: It is a shame you did not read the article before you posted your propaganda piece. This was a case of a Muslim killing innocent Muslims.

[exusmcsgt]

exusmcsgt: It is a shame you did not read the article before you posted your propaganda piece. This was a case of a Muslim killing innocent Muslims.

Posted by downsteamjim at 09:05 AM : Nov 28, 2008

While the majority of victims are Indian, there is no doubt that westerners were being sought by the attackers.

And regardless of the percentage of dead who were Muslim or Hindu, it changes not the facts stated in my earlier post.

[exusmcsgt]

downsteamjim-

I stand corrected.

I had two instances of explorer open and thought I was posting to the article on Mumbai.

But the fact remains that dogma encourages the killing of those who think differently.

The proof of that is reported above.

[hotpaulie]

pythoncharly - you must be joking...what the h e l l did we win in Iraq??? There was nothing to win over there.

[libsh8theusa]

Winning Isn''''t News
By INVESTOR''''S BUSINESS DAILY

Iraq:
What would happen if the U.S. won a war but the media didn''''t tell the
American public?
Apparently, we have to rely on a British newspaper for the
news that we''''ve defeated the last remnants of al-Qaida in Iraq .

London''''s Sunday Times called it "the culmination of one of the most
spectacular victories of the war on terror." A terrorist force that once
numbered more than 12,000, with strongholds in the west and central regions
of Iraq, has over two years been reduced to a mere 1,200 fighters, backed
against the wall in the northern city of Mosul.

The destruction of al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) is one of the most unlikely and
unforeseen events in the long history of American warfare.

We can thank
President Bush''''s surge strategy,
in which he bucked both Republican and
Democratic leaders in Washington by increasing our forces there instead of
surrendering.

We can also thank the leadership of the new general he placed in charge
there, David Petraeus, who may be the foremost expert in the world on
counter-insurgency warfare. And we can thank those serving in our military
in Iraq who engaged local Iraqi tribal leaders and convinced them
America was their friend and AQI their enemy.

Al-Qaida''''s loss of the hearts and minds of ordinary Iraqis began in Anbar
Province, which had been written off as a basket case, and spread out from
there.

[libsh8theusa]

pythoncharly - you must be joking...what the h e l l did we win in Iraq??? There was nothing to win over there.

Posted by hotpaulie

hotpaulie~ are you that uneducated? What we won.. We helped free a nation of a terrible dictator who killed 100,000''S of his own people... Who said he had WMD and would use them. We won the hearts of MANY Iraqis by giving them democracy and freedom, by giving them a infrastructure that they hadn''t had in a long time.. We won by establishing a democracy in a part of the world that is very troubled and by doing so we hope it will spread.. and bring PEACE to that part of the world.. If not all of this planet..

We won because we terminated man Cockroaches who came to Iraq to KILL AMERICANS..

[libsh8theusa]

We won because we terminated many Cockroaches who came to Iraq to KILL AMERICANS.. Who would of gladly came to AMERICA to KILL..

Why doesn''t the media tell you of all the good things the US has done in Iraq.. Because Good things don''t sell the news.. Just look at the healines if you don''t believe me..

[closethippy1]

This is nothing but Al Qa Qa Qaeda vs Mooqootadda of the Sader.

[obamasnutz]

This is nothing but Al Qa Qa Qaeda vs Mooqootadda of the Sader.

Posted by closethippy1 at 11:25 AM : Nov 28, 2008
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*****

do you ever wonder how long before they get to you???
i think they speed you guys are going..hummm next year??

its change you can believe in..whoooorahhh!

[liberalme]

We won because we terminated many Cockroaches who came to Iraq to KILL AMERICANS.. Who would of gladly came to AMERICA to KILL..

Why doesn''''t the media tell you of all the good things the US has done in Iraq.. Because Good things don''''t sell the news.. Just look at the healines if you don''''t believe me..



Posted by libsh8theUSA at 1

Exactly what did we "win" in Iraq??????

[mrmeatspin]

Exactly what did we "win" in Iraq??????

Posted by liberalme at 01:21 PM : Nov 28, 2008
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********a position in middle east where we can have an upper hand when negotiating with these apes.*********

[mrmeatspin]

Thank GAWD for the surge and GW McPalinBush,

we won we won the big war,

big deal, some republiCON''''s made a lot of money and

a lot of little guys died,

republicon''''s should all be ashamed of bush and the

evangelical LIAR''''s that support him

Posted by pythoncharly at 01:37 PM : Nov 28, 2008
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beleive it or not...a lot of radical islamic fundamentalist agrees with you AND WANTS TO THANK YOU for getting rid of Bush for them..

your thank you gift WILL come pretty soon..

do you know where mecca is??..start learning

[mrmeatspin]

i give it a year before these liberals WOULD REALIZE they made a mistake..

[mrmeatspin]

I wonder they would allow same-*** marriage in iran??

are there any liberals in iran??

why do liberals support iran??

[earache4]

Who will be the last to die for a lie?

[chris32324]

ok liberalme,,,tell us the good things the u.s. has done?tell one g/d thing the u.s. has done to make the average iraqi s life better?

[earache4]

ok liberalme,,,tell us the good things the u.s. has done?tell one g/d thing the u.s. has done to make the average iraqi s life better?
Posted by chris32324 at 02:17 PM

They opened up a KFC in Falujah....

[mrmeatspin]

Posted by pythoncharly at 02:06 PM : Nov 28, 2008
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********

are there any liberals in iran??
are there any homosexuals in iran??
are your ranting tolerated in iran??

[mrmeatspin]

f you voted for bush you should be ashamed of yourself

Posted by pythoncharly at 02:06 PM : Nov 28, 2008
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***********

if you voted because hollywood told you..then you should be ashamed of yourself.

[mrmeatspin]

ok liberalme,,,tell us the good things the u.s. has done?tell one g/d thing the u.s. has done to make the average iraqi s life better?

Posted by chris32324 at 02:17 PM : Nov 28, 2008
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and do you think the life you enjoy materialized out of nowhere??

people suffered..people died..people put up with a lot of sh*t..so in the long run..undeserving morons like you have rights..

what iraq is in now is the phase that after eons of islamic rule..would have a chance to break away from that tradition..

even the universe (i assume you are liberal athiest) was born out of chaos..THEN COMES ORDER..

[mrmeatspin]

NOT ALL CONSERVATIVES ARE NECESSARILY IGNORANT,

BUT MOST IGNORANT PEOPLE ARE CONSERVATIVES.

Posted by pythoncharly at 02:05 PM : Nov 28, 2008
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******

iran is PREDOMINANTLY CONSERVATIVE

so again, why do you support iran??

let me guess..because they are anti-american and you like that

[mrmeatspin]

Posted by pythoncharly at 02:05 PM : Nov 28, 2008
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amazing how liberals are the only SMART group that solves world problems with satire and a concert..

[mrmeatspin]

obama is a CHANGE osama bin laden can believe in..

[earache4]

Who will be the last to die for a lie?

[mrmeatspin]

Who will be the last to die for a lie?

Posted by earache4 at 02:53 PM : Nov 28, 2008
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everything is a lie..its the matter on which you prefer to swallow

[liberalme]

ok liberalme,,,tell us the good things the u.s. has done?tell one g/d thing the u.s. has done to make the average iraqi s life better?

Posted by chris32324

Ok, if you consider invading Iraq instead of concentrating on capturing Bin Laden (the person responsible fot the deaths of over 3000 Amerians on 911) then in your mind that''s good.

If you consider the deaths of over 4000 of our troops in Iraq for a manufactured war by Bush--then I guess to you, that''s good.

If you thing the deaths of over 600,000 Iraqi civilians for a Bush manufactured war is ok, then I guess you think that''s good.

If you think the displacement of over 4 million Iraqis is ok, then I guess you think that''s good.

If spending 10 billion a month in Iraq is ok, then you must think that''s good.

If owing China $500 billion dollars is ok, then you must think that''s good as well.

The United States has, for the past 8 years, been run by quite a flower---or I should say, a blooming idiot!

About 20% of the US citizens still think we should be in Iraq--like the terrorists in Washington, Bush and Cheney---proud to be in the minority huh?

[earache4]

everything is a lie..its the matter on which you prefer to swallow
Posted by MrMeatSpin at 02:55 PM

You swallow? O.K. you''re hired.

[mrmeatspin]

You swallow? O.K. you''''re hired.


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Posted by earache4 at 02:57 PM : Nov 28, 2008
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**************

SATIRE!!!! now we are all saved..

[mrmeatspin]

Posted by liberalme at 02:57 PM : Nov 28, 2008
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**********

since nothing is stopping osama now..they would remind you pretty soon why we keep thie war in middle east

[liberalme]

since nothing is stopping osama now..they would remind you pretty soon why we keep thie war in middle east

Posted by MrMeatSpin

Nothing has stopped Bin Laden or no one has tried stopping Bin Laden?

Early on, the US knew Bin Laden was in Tora Bora---OUR CIA has detailed maps of Tora Bora---tell me where the effort was!
Our military has had Bin Laden in their sites a couple times since then and have been told to back off!

[earache4]

SATIRE!!!! now we are all saved..
Posted by MrMeatSpin at 02:59 PM

Except the 4000 who aren''t comming home...right?

[libsh8theusa]

Blah blah bla... What a bunch of liberal spam for comments..

[kretosdav]

Al Cia- da provoke shia sunni war

[ajaxtheleast]

Unindicted or not,,,,

Iraq was a war crime

is now a war crime


will always be a war crime

and a republican president

is the war criminal.

[ffoulkes-2009]

Illegal war???


"Iraq Resolution" and "Iraq War Resolution" are popular names for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002,[1] a joint resolution (i.e. a law) passed by the United States Congress in October 2002 as Public Law No: 107-243, authorizing the Iraq War.

[pirmin3]

Yawn!!

[petro49l]

Bin Laden kills without warning or mercy. His money finances terror all over the Middle East. Terror Groups purchase rifles, explosives, vehicles, and safe houses to perpetrate the murders of the Public. Osama softens the region with violence so he can traffick narcotics like tar heroin, methamphetamine, PCP, LSD, and potent hashish. Al Qada deals smut magazines and Internet porn depicting the forcible, sexual rape of small, naked Children. Bin Laden not only corrupts the morality of the People, but he gets rich doing it.

[earache4]

Who will be the last to die for a lie?