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Iraq Truck Bombs May Have Killed 500
SkyNews.com ^ | August 15, 2007

Posted on 08/15/2007 6:30:39 PM PDT by HAL9000

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The death toll from the co-ordinated suicide truck bombings targeting the minority Yazidi sect in Iraq could double from 250 to 500, officials have warned.

With emergency services overwhelmed, some families have been digging with their bare hands in the search for bodies.

It was one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003.

The US military has blamed al Qaeda in Iraq for the atrocity and one commander called it an "act of ethnic cleansing."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaida; deathtoll; iraq; islam; islamicviolence; michaelmoore; muslims; muslimviolence; qahataniya; rop; yazidi

1 posted on 08/15/2007 6:30:48 PM PDT by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000

From the report I heard earlier the locals are calling everyone to help and to protect them. American military, Iraqi military and international community.


2 posted on 08/15/2007 6:32:29 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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To: HAL9000
Micheal Moore’s Freedom Fighters...
3 posted on 08/15/2007 6:42:50 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: 2banana
This is not a "civil war" ~ it's an attack by an outside group, AlQaida or their running dog lackeys, on the local but religiously different people known as the Yazidi.

This is the future AlQaida and the AlQaida wannabees have in mind for America.

4 posted on 08/15/2007 6:45:51 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

And the democrats want us to surrender and leave Iraq to the tender mercies of such people. What a plan!


5 posted on 08/15/2007 6:54:40 PM PDT by Pete98 (After his defeat by the Son of God, Satan changed his name to Allah and started over.)
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To: HAL9000

“AQ Coward’s Truck Bombs Target Hundreds of Unarmed Families in Iraq”

(my headline)


6 posted on 08/15/2007 6:57:41 PM PDT by roses of sharon
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To: HAL9000

At the risk of sounding naive, what kind of insane people do this?

The muslims (no caps intentional) are just simply nuts, backwards and barbaric. Worthless scum.


7 posted on 08/15/2007 7:14:39 PM PDT by garyhope (It's World War IV, right here, right now, courtesy of Islam.)
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To: garyhope
what kind of insane people do this?

People don't. Insane people don't. *Human beings* don't.

Parasites do.

8 posted on 08/15/2007 7:17:00 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: HAL9000
Yazidi sect

I've got an Iranian friend that says this religion is older than christianity and islam. This religion is an original Persian religion. He detest muslims.

9 posted on 08/15/2007 7:21:25 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: muawiyah

But, but, but Senator Biden insists this is a civil war. Could he be wrong? /sarc


10 posted on 08/15/2007 7:30:19 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: cripplecreek

Those poor people. God Bless and keep safe the men and women there and trying to help.

And burn and let rot every one of the batturds responsible.


11 posted on 08/15/2007 7:36:44 PM PDT by SueRae
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To: shield

I know their religion is older than Christianity. They are disliked by both Muslims and Christians. They believe in God and worship “angels” (6 or 7) one of which is a peacock. This is the sect that stoned to death a 17 year old girl for dating a Muslim.


12 posted on 08/15/2007 7:42:18 PM PDT by bbruit
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To: HAL9000

The AQ’s Tet Offensive has started.


13 posted on 08/15/2007 9:06:06 PM PDT by theBuckwheat
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To: garyhope

I wonder how many “moderate” muslims hate the Yazidis enough to secretly approve of this crime?


14 posted on 08/15/2007 9:12:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: HAL9000

Methinks this is a salvo in the propaganda war.

AQ knows the Sept report is not going to be good for them. So they are ramping up the violence.

See what happens when you give them a deadline?


15 posted on 08/15/2007 9:41:12 PM PDT by upchuck (Today there are 10,000 more illegal aliens in yer country than there were yesterday. 10,000! THINK!)
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To: HAL9000
The death toll from the co-ordinated suicide truck bombings targeting the minority Yazidi sect in Iraq could double from 250 to 500, officials have warned. With emergency services overwhelmed, some families have been digging with their bare hands in the search for bodies...
The US military has blamed al Qaeda in Iraq for the atrocity and one commander called it an "act of ethnic cleansing."

Maybe not.
Has anyone questioned Obambam about that theory?

He may not agree...

16 posted on 08/15/2007 10:50:27 PM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: HAL9000

Fifteen replies and six hundred views in seven hours and not in breaking news. There is something wrong here.


17 posted on 08/16/2007 1:04:58 AM PDT by WannabeTurk (chinagatethemovie.com)
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To: WannabeTurk

Some folks were insisting that the death toll was no more than thirty or so, or suggesting that a conspiracy was inflating the numbers. It was a little frustrating.


18 posted on 08/16/2007 1:10:49 AM PDT by HAL9000 (http://LinksToNewsSources.GooglePages.com)
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To: HAL9000

Sad. It appears everyone has put their head in the sand regarding the reality of the situation we have on our hands. Pretending it doesn’t exist will make things even worse. I’m afraid the Republican Party is finished for some time to come.


19 posted on 08/16/2007 1:15:48 AM PDT by WannabeTurk (chinagatethemovie.com)
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To: Pete98

THe Democrats have a bottomless appetite for genocide.


20 posted on 08/16/2007 5:09:44 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: HAL9000

WARNING: Iraqi numbers - not always credible.

Wait for US confirmation.


21 posted on 08/16/2007 7:52:53 AM PDT by drzz
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