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| Iraq blast injures 31 U.S. troops |
| 2003-12-09 |
| Thirty-one U.S. soldiers were injured when a car bomb exploded outside the entrance to their barracks in a northern Iraqi town, the U.S. Army says. The blast happened when a car approached a gate to the base of 3rd Brigade of 101 Airborne division between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. Tuesday at Tal Afar, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) west of Mosul, the base’s spokesman said. The injuries were mostly caused by flying debris and glass and none were life threatening, Major Trey Cate of the 101st Airborne said. Officials say U.S. troops opened fire on the vehicle after it failed to stop at an entry point. The vehicle then detonated. "Whether it was a suicide attack or not, I don’t know," the spokesman said. Does it matter? Someone just proved you need better security. 31 injured??? Coalition forces are also investigating two explosions Tuesday morning at a mosque in the al-Herea neighborhood of northern Baghdad. The blasts killed at least three Iraqis and wounded several others, Iraqi police said. Dr. Ahmed Hussein Al Dabash, a cleric at the mosque, told CNN he believes it was an rocket-propelled grenade attack, noting they have received threats before. "I blame the Americans for planting hatred among the Muslims," the cleric said. WTF?? If it’s hatred it didn’t need to be planted, you already had it. Two U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq Monday when a bridge collapsed near Balad, overturning two of the Army’s newest fighting vehicles, called "Strykers." A Pentagon official tells CNN one of the "Strykers" landed upside down in the water below, and that at least two soldiers were killed. That’s a big f#cking "oops" for not checking the bridge first (unless it was sabotaged). |
| Posted by:Rafael |
| #4 Don't forget! Anti-terror demonstrations planned for tomorrow Dec.10 in Iraq. Spread the word. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-12-9 12:24:46 PM |
| #3 Two U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq Monday when a bridge collapsed near Balad, overturning two of the Army’s newest fighting vehicles, called "Strykers." At 38,000 lbs, Strykers are not just big SUV's - they're huge SUV's. Note that empty 18-wheelers with 1 container clock in at only 10,000 lbs. You would have thought that these guys would have figured it out beforehand. What a waste of men. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-12-9 10:49:20 AM |
| #2 Sounds like the troops are staying nice and alert. |
| Posted by: snellenr 2003-12-9 9:08:44 AM |
| #1 Dr. Ahmed Hussein Al Dabash, a cleric at the mosque, told CNN he believes "I blame the Americans for planting hatred among the Muslims," the cleric said. That drip, drip, drip you hear is the eroding of CNN's credibility to venture far enough from their "minders" to get a real quote. |
| Posted by: B 2003-12-9 7:51:03 AM |