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2006-12-30 Iraq

Bomb Kills 31, Wounds 58 in Iraqi Town; Bomber Beaten To Death

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Posted by .com 2006-12-30 12:21|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ambulances and fire trucks pulled up to the site, and a coffin could be seen being loaded onto the top of a car.

A coffin? Are they kept on hand? Or was the attack on a funeral?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-12-30 13:32|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-12-30 13:32|| Front Page Top

#2 The mob vengeance is a good sign. It means the public has had enough of lawlessness run rampant that the government hasn't stopped, and are starting to stand up to defend themselves. It also means they feel strong enough to fight back.

And being a criminal of any kind is a LOT harder when the public actively does anything to stop you, and doesn't just turn away.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-12-30 13:53|| 2006-12-30 13:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Happy Eid al-Adha, set off a bomb, what a religion *sigh*. I hope that the mob action against the perp is a good sign, all right.

The people need to rise up and do their part to take out this terrorist pestilence. We cannot be expected to do it all for them.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-12-30 14:12|| 2006-12-30 14:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Well AP with the Arab/allenist mindset that is what lots of them do expect, someone else to do it for them.

Ripping this turd (if he was the perp) into chunks is a good sign.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-12-30 14:16|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com] 2006-12-30 14:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Heads UP. Iraqis are not going to take much more of this. I think you are about to see a sea change. Saddam is not the only one who will do a perp walk amongst the Iraqis. More later.

Posted by newc">newc 2006-12-30 20:20|| 2006-12-30 20:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Speculation: Kufa is Tater's "spiritual" home-base, and parked car-bombs are often non-AQ operations (no suicide driver) - therefore, seems like an Iraqi Sunni hit on Sadr. Not just a random market in a random town.

I'm skeptical that Iraqis will rise up and do what MNF-I and the Iraqi govt. have almost literally refused to do - secure the country. Too many players, no coordination or trust or reason for trust.

Meanwhile, I read that the two Al-Quds Iranian officers were released. I know - there must be a lot about this situation I don't know. But I'm tempted to say f**k it, I've had it - we nab two IRGC big-shots, red-handed dirty with info about EFP operations in Iraq, and we don't have them for the duration? There was even a quote from an unidentified "US official" touting the impact of the temporary detention, saying Iran would now realize there was a price to pay for their meddling. I'm NOT kidding.

It's gotten to the point that I really do wonder about the sense and ability of almost all the senior leadership. I've been puzzled and aghast at what the civilian leadership and MNF-I/CENTCOM leadership have accepted as tolerable for some time. This is the last straw. WTF is going on?

Posted by Verlaine 2006-12-30 21:01|| 2006-12-30 21:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Oh, shit. I look to Verlaine, OS and .com for the answers. This started out to be such a good day...I wonder if the liquor stores are still open.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-12-30 21:14|| 2006-12-30 21:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Either they were very low level idiots not worth the effort or they were released with a message to garcia.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-12-30 21:18|| 2006-12-30 21:18|| Front Page Top

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