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Bombers strike across Baghdad, over 100 killed

Last Updated Wed, 14 Sep 2005 07:09:57 EDT
CBC News

A man promising work lured a large crowd of Shia labourers to his minivan in Baghdad on Wednesday morning, and then blew it up. The van contained 225 kilograms of explosives, killing 114 people and injuring another 156.

Iraqi soldiers secure one of many explosion sites in Baghdad, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

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It was the second deadliest suicide bombing since the start of the war in Iraq.

"There's no political party here, there are no police," Mohammed Jabbar railed at the scene. "This targeted civilians, innocents. Why women and children?" he added, as bystanders shouted, "Why? Why?"

People used wooden carts to haul away the dead and injured. At the nearby Kadhimiya hospital, dozens of the wounded screamed in agony as they were treated on the floor.

This blast was the largest in a number of synchronized attacks across Baghdad:

A car bomb exploded in the Shia neighbourhood of Shula, leaving five dead and 24 injured.

A car bomb exploded next to an Iraqi National Guard convoy in the Adel district of Baghdad, killing three guards and three civilians.

11 civilians were killed and 14 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a gas depot in the Huriya district.

Two policemen were killed and one injured when a car bomb exploded near an Iraqi police patrol in the Aadamiya district.

Two guards dead and three interior ministry officials injured when gunmen attacked their convoy in the Waziriya district. When reinforcements came, a suicide bomber drove his car near them and detonated, injuring four more.

A suicide bomber struck next to a U.S. military convoy on the canal highway, wounding two American troops in the Amiriya district. A car bomb nearby wounded two Iraqi policemen.
Gunmen dragged 17 people from their homes and killed them in Taji, a northern suburb.

A statement on an al-Qaeda website used by militant supporters of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi did not mention any specific attack, but said its campaign was in reprisal for an offensive by U.S. and Iraqi forces in the northern town of Tal Afar.

"We would like to congratulate the Muslim nation and inform it the battle to avenge the Sunnis of Tal Afar has begun," it said.

Tension has been mounting for Iraq's main communities, Shias, Sunni Arabs and Kurds, as the Oct. 15 vote on a new constitution approaches. Iraqi government officials have accused Sunni Arab militants of attacking majority Shias in a bid to spark a civil war. Adding to the strain is the trial of Saddam Hussein, expected to begin Oct. 19.

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Horrible.

Absolutely horrible.

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I'm sick. How long idoes this have to keep happening?

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It's been happening for a thousand years and will continue so long as these people refuse to share the land.

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It has not been happening for thousands of years continuously.

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woiyo wrote:

It's been happening for a thousand years and will continue so long as these people refuse to share the land.

It's been happening for a thousand years that people killed other people because these didn't want to share their land? I reckon you're right. But in the case we should all collectively shut up. Too many skeletons in our own closets.

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old europe wrote:

woiyo wrote:
It's been happening for a thousand years and will continue so long as these people refuse to share the land.

It's been happening for a thousand years that people killed other people because these didn't want to share their land? I reckon you're right. But in the case we should all collectively shut up. Too many skeletons in our own closets.

The people who in this case deliberately murdered non-combatants are responsible, and no one else is. Like all murderers, they should be hunted down like dogs, given scrupulously fair trials with all the rules of evidence strictly oberved, and then either hanged or put in jail for life. The victims are not responsible.

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Brandon9000 wrote:

old europe wrote:
woiyo wrote:
It's been happening for a thousand years and will continue so long as these people refuse to share the land.

It's been happening for a thousand years that people killed other people because these didn't want to share their land? I reckon you're right. But in the case we should all collectively shut up. Too many skeletons in our own closets.

The people who in this case deliberately murdered non-combatants are responsible, and no one else is. Like all murderers, they should be hunted down like dogs, given scrupulously fair trials with all the rules of evidence strictly oberved, and then either hanged or put in jail for life. The victims are not responsible.

One of the rare cases where I agree with Brandon.

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woiyo wrote:

It's been happening for a thousand years and will continue so long as these people refuse to share the land.

Way to compare apples to oranges. Christ man, you just don't stop, do you? Either stay on topic or make a thread of your own to go off on tangents with.

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JustanObserver wrote:

woiyo wrote:
It's been happening for a thousand years and will continue so long as these people refuse to share the land.

Way to compare apples to oranges. Christ man, you just don't stop, do you? Either stay on topic or make a thread of your own to go off on tangents with.

Oh..OK...It's Goerge Bush's fault.

You feel better now?

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ehhh

............

never mind.

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The point is that this is a direct result of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Now how the f*ck are our leaders going to fix this mess?

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kickycan wrote:

The point is that this is a direct result of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Now how the f*ck are our leaders going to fix this mess?

So you believe that something like this NEVER EVER happened before the US invasion and would not have happened if we did not invade??

Rolling Eyes

Have a nice day.

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kickycan wrote:

The point is that this is a direct result of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Now how the f*ck are our leaders going to fix this mess?

Sure, in much the same way as the WW2 German attack on allied troops known as "The Battle of the Bulge" was a direct result of the US invasion of Europe. Obviously when you start a war with someone, they fight back, or those sympathetic to them attack you. In this case, our enemies are amoral enough to launch an attack directed specifically at non-combatants. How does the fact that an enemy in a war fights back indicate that the war was a mistake?

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woiyo wrote:

kickycan wrote:
The point is that this is a direct result of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Now how the f*ck are our leaders going to fix this mess?

So you believe that something like this NEVER EVER happened before the US invasion and would not have happened if we did not invade??

Have a nice day.

Good riddance. Go read a right wing blog, genius.

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New Rule: Anyone who copmapres Iraq with WWII loses.

You ARE the weakest link. Goodbye.

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Chrissee wrote:

New Rule: Anyone who copmapres [sic] Iraq with WWII loses.

You ARE the weakest link. Goodbye.

Your assertion that the mere mention of WW2 in a post invalidates it is false. In fact, it is the device you have chosen to use to cope with the fact that you are unable to compete with my arguments. If something about WW2 is inapplicable, you must explain. When one participant in a debate posts an argument, and an opponent refuses to discuss it, no matter what reason he gives, the second person simply forfeits. In debate, the only way to win is to counter your opponent's argument. Stating that his argument is automatically invalid is simply a forfeit. When you can compete in actual debate, get back to me.

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If this has been happening for thousands of years then why does ANYONE in this government of military have the nerve to think we can invade and do anything about it? Rolling Eyes

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woiyo,

Obviously you're either not paying attention or your just trolling. You contribute nothing. Actually, let me correct that. You contribute nothing of significance or substance.

Please make a thread of your own to go play in the mud with. And no, I don't care about any snide, pointless remarks you surely have about this. Seriously, do us all a favor.

I hate dealing with the down side of the internet community.

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Brandon9000 wrote:

kickycan wrote:
The point is that this is a direct result of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Now how the f*ck are our leaders going to fix this mess?

Sure, in much the same way as the WW2 German attack on allied troops known as "The Battle of the Bulge" was a direct result of the US invasion of Europe. Obviously when you start a war with someone, they fight back, or those sympathetic to them attack you. In this case, our enemies are amoral enough to launch an attack directed specifically at non-combatants. How does the fact that an enemy in a war fights back indicate that the war was a mistake?

You seem to be unaware of the fact that at the time of the 'Battle of the Bulge' the war was still going on, that regular German troops were (mainly) involved ...

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100+ killed in coordinated attacks. Say hello to civil war.

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