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2007-04-11 Iraq

U.S. military says Iran helping Iraq (with EFPS, actual headline at AP-Yahell)

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-04-11 08:36|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 stupidest headline ive seen in years. Presumably they meant "Iran helping Iraq militants" and some genius decided to shorten it.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-04-11 09:22|| 2007-04-11 09:22|| Front Page Top

#2 They just changed it:
Iran may be helping Iraqis build bombs

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-04-11 09:32|| 2007-04-11 09:32|| Front Page Top

#3 A photo of the reporter

Posted by Perfesser 2007-04-11 10:18|| 2007-04-11 10:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Interestingly, the last major suicide bomb was on March 29th. Not meaning stuff hasn't been happening, there just hasn't been one of the "big ones" since then.

But I assume, the press isn't counting those kinds of days.

Posted by Sherry">Sherry 2007-04-11 10:19|| 2007-04-11 10:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Oppsss -- spoke too soon, hadn't yet read this below:
On Tuesday, a woman with a suicide vest hidden under her black Muslim robe blew herself up in a crowd of about 200 Iraqi police recruits in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles north of Baghdad. The attack killed at least 16 people and wounded 33, said Dr. Abdul Salam al-Jibour at Muqdadiyah General Hospital. Most of the victims had taken police exams just days earlier and were assembled to learn the results, said a policeman, who would not give his name because he was not authorized to talk with reporters.

Posted by Sherry">Sherry 2007-04-11 10:22|| 2007-04-11 10:22|| Front Page Top

#6 A fine likeness Perfesser.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-04-11 10:40|| 2007-04-11 10:40|| Front Page Top

#7 That was a good point about the 170 soldiers in January. A lot of people, myself included sorry to say, would skim through something like that and not think much about it.

Posted by treo 2007-04-11 10:50|| 2007-04-11 10:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Yahoo has changed the lead headline yet again. Now reads U.S. says Iran training EFP bomb-makers.

Emphasis mine. Climbing down the ladder one step at a time.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble 2007-04-11 13:11|| 2007-04-11 13:11|| Front Page Top

#9 How long will the U.S. allow Iran to kill our soldiers and commit countless acts of war before we "act like we have a pair" and respond. We should destroy thier military like we did Germany and not allow them to have one. --B.RAPPER

Posted by Unemble the Tiny1397 2007-04-11 13:57|| 2007-04-11 13:57|| Front Page Top

#10 Unemble the Tiny1397....My biggest disappointment with W is his inability to realize, or act that sealing the borders with Iran and Syria has led to literally 1000s of unecessary US casualties. That is unconscionable. But it is the same thing he has allowed with the US borders, though the immediate repercussions are not as tragic.

If I were king, I would immediately call the border areas between Iraq-Iran and Syria-Iraq a free-fire zone from the borders inward 10 miles from dusk til dawn. Anything with an IR signature is immediately neutralized. If it's Abdul's goats, write him a check for the goats. If it's Abdul, tough luck.

Yes, it would piss a lot of people of in the "arab street." But you know what? I really don't give a sh*t if it saves US lives, and secures Iraq.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2007-04-11 15:17|| 2007-04-11 15:17|| Front Page Top

#11 APs really going a bit wild in their attempt to save space. They have headline about Icoast, which I thought was a new product from Apple, until they mentioned West Africa.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-04-11 17:05|| 2007-04-11 17:05|| Front Page Top

#12 When your reporting approaches the level of entertainment news, you might as well adopt their penchant for abbreviation as well.

Posted by Pappy 2007-04-11 20:48|| 2007-04-11 20:48|| Front Page Top

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