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Tuesday, March 06, 2007
BushWorld: Another Day in the Life
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up Tuesday in a crowd of Shiite pilgrims streaming toward the holy city of Karbala, killing 93 people in one of several attacks targeting the faithful ahead of a weekend holiday.
The attack came a day after U.S. forces suffered their deadliest day in nearly a month — nine American soldiers were killed in explosions north of Baghdad, the military said Tuesday. -- Yahoo News 3.6.07
March 6, 2007 at 02:07 PM in Iraq War | Permalink
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Would you please publish a synopsis of the cases of the courthouse contract5s. Who was involved? What are the allegations?
Posted by: michaelj | Mar 6, 2007 3:18:39 PM
That's really impossible to do because the charges have yet to be brought. Therefore, everything being said so far about the courthouse cases is mostly conjecture. Rumor has it that kickbacks were involved in the award of construction contracts and that ex-State Senator Manny Aragon, a Democrat, may have been involved. But remember, all that is undocumented to date.
Posted by: barb | Mar 6, 2007 3:24:43 PM
They are running out of bread! They are running out of circuses!
At least 152 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 383 Iraqis were wounded in various incidents. Many of the dead and injured were pilgrims on their way to Karbala for a religious observance. Also, the 10 American soldiers were killed and 4 injured in separate incidents.
Nine American soldiers were killed in two bomb attacks on Monday. A group of six was killed, three were injured in Salah ad Din province when a roadside bomb blasted their vehicle. Three more were killed and another wounded by a roadside bomb in Diyala province. The U.S. military also reported the death of GI in Safwan on Friday.
In Hilla, 90 Shi’ite pilgrims were killed and 237 were injured during a double suicide bomber attack. The pilgrims were on their way to Karbala to observe Arbain, which marks the end of a 40-day mourning period that begin with Ashura. The pilgrims had gathered under a tent to rest and eat when two bombers arrived and detonated their bombs. Also, a former Baath Party member was shot dead in a separate incident in town.
Pilgrims were also attacked in Baghdad where a car bomb in the Doura neighborhood killed 12 and injured 23 of them. Gunmen wounded four, including a policeman, when they attacked another group of pilgrims in Doura. In the Yarmouk district a car bomb killed five and injured 10 more. Another car bomb killed one pilgrim and injured three more in western Baghdad. A roadside bomb in Illam wounded two pilgrims. And two pilgrims were wounded in the Sulaikh neighborhood by a roadside bomb there.
In other incidents in the capital, Iraqi army forces killed nine militants and arrested 97 others. A bomb at a Ubaidi area checkpoint killed four soldiers and wounded one civilian. A roadside bomb near an arts college killed two civilians and wounded ten others. Also, ten more bodies were found on Monday; the discovery of 15 of them was already reported.
During a drive-by shooting near Khalis, gunmen killed two Turkmen Shi’ite pilgrims and wounded 15 more.
Gunmen killed three pilgrims and wounded 13 others during an ambush near Tarmiya.
Three pilgrims were killed and 25 were wounded when gunmen opened fire on their convoy near Udhaim.
Near Tikrit, gunmen killed three pilgrims and wounded ten more, including women and children. Also, troops on a surveillance helicopter killed one militant and wounded two others while they were accessing their cache of munitions.
In separate incidents around Latifiya, three pilgrims were killed and 13 more were injured.
In Kut, a bomb targeting the convoy of a senior police official killed Colonel Salam Fakhri and wounded three bodyguards.
A man was wounded in Mussayab when a bomb exploded just outside his home.
Gunmen killed a man in Iskandariya.
Five people were wounded during a mortar attack in Kirkuk.
Two bodies were found in Mosul.
Two gunmen and two civilians were injured in separate attacks in Basra.
Posted by: | Mar 6, 2007 3:43:43 PM
This is truly a tragedy of huge proportions. I feel so sorry for all the dead and wounded. We must get our elected officials to wake up!
Posted by: Old Dem | Mar 6, 2007 3:45:42 PM
