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Tag: car bombs

May 2
2010

Failed Car Bomb Found In Times Square

National Security

Scary times we live in: A crude car bomb of propane, gasoline and fireworks was discovered in a smoking Nissan Pathfinder in the heart of Times Square on Saturday evening, prompting the evacuation of thousands of tourists and theatergoers on a warm and busy night. Although the device had apparently started to detonate, there was […]

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Oct 12
2009

The Latest Email Scam – Using Soldiers

Misc

I have been receiving a lot of these lately. It’s just another scam going around like those Nigerian bank scams, but this time it’s taken a turn for the worse by using soldiers: Good day, My name is Edward Osbourne, I am an American soldier, I am serving in the military of the 1st Armored […]

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Apr 6
2009

Back To Iraq

Misc

Don’t let the lack of reports fool you. Iraq is still very unstable, and seeing some very deadly days: Six car bombs exploded across Baghdad Monday, killing at least 34 people and wounding scores, police said, after a spate of arrests targeting Sunni Arab fighters raised tensions in the Iraqi capital. A blast at a […]

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Jan 10
2008

Blackwater's Way Of Supporting Our Troops

Misc

Considering how much the right defends them, I guess this is also their method of supporting the troops: The helicopter was hovering over a Baghdad checkpoint into the Green Zone, one typically crowded with cars, Iraqi civilians and United States military personnel. Suddenly, on that May day in 2005, the copter dropped CS gas, a […]

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Mar 29
2007

Perhaps McCain Could Visit Here

Misc

Just today: At least three suicide car bombs exploded in a mainly Shi’ite town north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 40, police and hospital officials said. The blasts in Khalis, 80 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, follow a surge in sectarian violence outside the Iraqi capital that has killed scores. One car […]

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Feb 12
2007

At Least 71 Killed In Latest Baghdad Attack

Misc

These are becoming daily occurrences: Thunderous explosions and dense black smoke swirled through the center of Baghdad Monday when at least two car bombs — one parked in an underground garage — tore through a crowded marketplace, setting off dozens of secondary explosions and killing at least 71 people, police said. Another bombing nearby killed […]

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Sep 13
2006

Iraq Has Gone To Hell, But Don't Blame Bush

Misc

One thing Bush can not hide from this election season is the plethora of problems facing our forces in Iraq. Today has been another very bloody day: Police said Wednesday they found the bodies of 65 men who had been tortured, shot and dumped, most around Baghdad, while car bombs and mortar attacks killed at […]

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Jul 10
2006

We Don't Stop Terrorism – We Create It

Misc

With Bush out on a new “PR” push, we are learning more about how bad things really are in Iraq: A mob of gunmen went on a brazen daytime rampage through a predominantly Sunni Arab district of western Baghdad on Sunday, pulling people from their cars and homes and killing them in what officials and […]

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Jan 1
2006

Iraq's New Year – More Car Bombs

Misc

It seems like every time we hear someone say the insurgency is fizzling out then they prove to us they are still alive and well. Last week we heard this claim: Washington — Insurgents in Iraq are showing little capacity to keep up numerous and persistent attacks, a senior U.S. general in Baghdad says. At […]

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Nov 21
2005

Civilians Killed By Army

Misc

How do we gain the support of the Iraqi people? Well the following is a good way NOT to gain any support: BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S. troops opened fire on a crowded minivan north of Baghdad on Monday, fearing a car bomb attack, and killed at least three members of the same family, including […]

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