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| Iraq-Jordan |
| Kufa bomb kills 25 Sistani supporters |
| 2004-08-26 |
| Doctors say at least 25 bodies and more than 100 wounded have been brought to the Middle Euphrates hospital after the explosions. They are appealing for aid from hospitals in other southern cities in Diwaniyah, Hilla and Karbala. The wounded, the majority of them men, are stretched out in the hospital's garden and groaning in agony in the corridors. Witnesses say hundreds had gathered at the mosque, preparing to greet Iraq's Shiite Muslim spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, when the mortars struck at around 8:00am local time. "There were hundreds of us," witness Hani Hashim said. "We came early this morning to the mosque. We were waiting for Sistani, inside and outside. Then at 8:00am, two mortars exploded, one near the outer gate and the other inside the compound." It is not immediately clear where the mortars came from. |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #33 Or is it Americans screwing with them? |
| Posted by: Rantburg 2004-08-26 12:31:43 PM |
| #32 Or is it Americans screwing with them? After all we did go invading Iraq |
| Posted by: Rantburg 2004-08-26 12:36:30 PM |
| #31 We were trolls once and young. |
| Posted by: B1O1R1IS 2004-08-26 7:28:54 PM |
| #30 I fear the real Murat was lost in the bank bombings. I still bet the bedwettian guy did it. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-08-26 5:53:54 PM |
| #29 Murat: "Hummers" are what ever self-respectin' gas-guzzlin'-lovin' Merkin' drives. The ads in Turkish media must have you dreaming. |
| Posted by: chicago mike 2004-08-26 4:15:58 PM |
| #28 This Murat is not the real McCoy (or the Turkish equivalent thereof). The original Murat had some redeeming qualities. This one is worthless. |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2004-08-26 4:12:09 PM |
| #27 #22-Excellent point. Self-restraint-perhaps the human quality most lacking in the MidEast today. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-08-26 2:27:25 PM |
| #26 "What if the Americans started it first"... Well, what is "it"? Culpability for the deaths of 100s of 1000s of fellow citizens through gassing, ethnic exterminations, and political reprisals? Breaking UN resolutions agreed to as a condition of surrender from the 1st Gulf War? Hiding illegal weapons and weapons programs? Siphoning Oil For Food dollars for personal gain and power? Use of Iron Maidens, meat grinders, and eye gouging to punish people you imagine are against you? Bribing families to sacrifice their babies as martyrs for a violent religion? As far as our generation is concerned, all of these actions started in the dear ol Mid East. What we did start is the idea (and the ACTION) that megalomaniacal murderers should be forcibly removed from power-hence Saddam's removal from Iraq. We are all in debt to George Bush for being the sole leader in the world in this century to ENFORCE rule of law. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-08-26 2:23:31 PM |
| #25 But what if the Americans started it first? Um....we'll still kill ya anyways? |
| Posted by: Valentine 2004-08-26 1:32:00 PM |
| #24 You know, it just occured to me that the Iman Ali Mosque is founded on the location of where Ali was killed by soldiers of the then-Caliphate, who one can safely conclude were Moslems, way back when... |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-08-26 1:11:01 PM |
| #23 now if we killed our enemies like the turks do then maybe we could get somewhere.. |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-08-26 12:51:28 PM |
| #22 Murat - this highlights the difference between our culture and yours. We could easily turn Iraq into glass, tomorrow if we wanted to. But though we could, we won't. Muslims would if they could, but they can't. That's a difference important for you and yours to remember. |
| Posted by: B 2004-08-26 12:48:44 PM |
| #21 To the person using the "Rantburg" handle...use a different name, or you'll find yourself on the permanent poop list. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-08-26 12:45:39 PM |
| #20 Hey, I'm not picky; I believe in equal opportunity. Screw with Americans, and I'll support killing your ass, no matter what denomination you are. But what if the Americans started it first? |
| Posted by: RelevantTopic 2004-08-26 12:43:42 PM |
| #19 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Rantburg TROLL 2004-08-26 12:36:30 PM |
| #18 Murat: Of course we'd kill muslims...heck they practically beg us to everyday. I don't see what the big deal is about killing members of a death cult. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2004-08-26 12:35:06 PM |
| #17 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Rantburg TROLL 2004-08-26 12:31:43 PM |
| #16 Ofcourse the USA would never do such thing, killing Muslims. Hey, I'm not picky; I believe in equal opportunity. Screw with Americans, and I'll support killing your ass, no matter what denomination you are. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-26 11:24:29 AM |
| #15 Wow tough words from Frank Gabble, hope you enjoy bending over to Al-Sistani |
| Posted by: Murat 2004-08-26 11:08:21 AM |
| #14 Yep, that's why we've been bending over backwards fo Al-Sistani. MuRAT, you truly are a dumbass troll, and your patter gets worse every post...regression therapy for Islamic poisoning? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-26 10:52:01 AM |
| #13 Amateurs. A high tech cluster bomb would have gotten the whole lot. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-08-26 10:26:37 AM |
| #12 "Ofcourse the USA would never do such thing, killing Muslims." >Of course we would Murat, but give us some credit - we'd do a better job then just 25 kia's and 100 wia's - double that number and you'd be a little closer. Silly boy. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-08-26 10:23:22 AM |
| #11 Looks like fairly incontrevertible proof, shit-fer-brains. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-08-26 10:13:47 AM |
| #10 "The shots came from unidentified gunmen at a base belonging to the Iraqi National Guard" Gunmen wearing desert uniforms and driving Hummers perhaps? |
| Posted by: Murat 2004-08-26 9:44:15 AM |
| #9 Ofcourse the USA would never do such thing, killing Muslims. Odds are the killers of Muslims are other Muslims. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-08-26 8:57:37 AM |
| #8 Boo! Hiss! |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-08-26 8:51:24 AM |
| #7 I see on the newsflash that Shia cleric Sistani has arrived in Najaf and that a 24 hour ceasefire has been announced. |
| Posted by: Murat 2004-08-26 8:48:22 AM |
| #6 Forensic tests take a bit of time and quite a bit of effort but they can show what kind of mortar was used and also generally show where the mortar was fired from. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-08-26 8:16:34 AM |
| #5 A Murat If we wanted to kill all muslims we wouldn't be there we just flatten and turn all of Iraq into a sheet of glass,so quit bewing a idiot. |
| Posted by: djohn66 2004-08-26 7:15:06 AM |
| #4 And that's why the mosque's still standing shit-fer-brains... Abu Musab back in town? |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-08-26 5:59:04 AM |
| #3 Ofcourse the USA would never do such thing, killing Muslims. |
| Posted by: Murat 2004-08-26 5:57:38 AM |
| #2 Somebody somewhere is somehow gonna blame this on US, dammit... let's get it over with already. |
| Posted by: geezer 2004-08-26 5:46:14 AM |
| #1 Well it's pretty clear to me, they came from Sadr and his allies (Iran). Sadr has been trying to eleminate all contenders for leading the Sheites. Iran would love to claim that mantle and Sadar is a stupid tool. This is no Bathist strong hold. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-08-26 5:07:25 AM |