Baghdad has not been "Rocked" by anything...
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| Iraq-Jordan |
| Large Explosion Rocks Central Baghdad |
| 2005-03-09 |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A large explosion hit central Baghdad on Wednesday, shaking buildings and covering the area in a large plume of black smoke. Volleys of automatic weapons fire could be heard before and after the blast, which came at dawn. A large cloud of black smoke rose a few blocks from Firdous Square, the roundabout in central Baghdad where Iraqis toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein on April 9, 2003. It was not known what had caused the blast or what triggered the gunfire |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 Stay safe, Verlaine. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-03-09 5:24:48 PM |
| #5 Baghdad has not been "Rocked" by anything... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-03-09 4:55:29 PM |
| #4 "Rocks" - means the ice in the reporters drink moved while the reporter sat in the Baghdad Hilton's lounge. |
| Posted by: Thrainter Cliling3962 2005-03-09 11:55:53 AM |
| #3 ***bitter sarcasm alert*** So, is the ransom money paid for Ms. Sgrena being put to good use, or what? |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2005-03-09 9:43:53 AM |
| #2 Sucker actually did "rock" my world. Popped the window of my trailer open. Also was timed such that it went off 3 seconds after my alarm, quickening my usual slow start. A few rockets came in a few days ago, the first stuff in a while. The post-election lull isn't completely over, but it's getting "noisier". |
| Posted by: Verlaine in Iraq 2005-03-09 5:35:52 AM |
| #1 Have you ever noticed that e-v-e-r-y explosion "rocks?" Three-and-a-half years of reading news headlines is causing me to become weary of that word. It must be a macro key or an auto find and replace function. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-03-09 1:02:29 AM |