At Least 62 Killed, 160 Injured in Baghdad Car Bomb Blasts.

http://www.bnonews.com/ ^ | 10/25/09 | BNONews

[TheLurkerX]

The two car bombs were detonated near Baghdad's provincial government building and Iraq's Justice Ministry.

[TheLurkerX]

New update: Iraqi officials say toll from massive bombings in Baghdad rises to at least 100 dead, more than 600 injured.

[Larry Lucido]

Prayers up.

[Larry Lucido]

The 0ne will be on this in just a few months.

[Lazamataz]

What a peaceful religion!!!

[chuck_the_tv_out]

0’s dithering and talk of surrender gave them the comfort to do this.

[TheLurkerX]

My wife and I were just talking about the middle east situation a couple of hours ago, and I told her it was getting ready to blow up in our faces, and what open war in the Middle East would mean if the oil stops flowing. It's a powder keg waiting to go up, especially with Obama dissing Israel, letting Iran dick with nukes, and worrying about pissing Russia off.

And we're screwed if the gas pumps are empty because the whole ME is up in arms. Supplies for factories and jobs, goods and services, transportation to and from work, if anybody's even working... Trucking and trains transport most goods in this country, and if they're dead in the water, along with jets, then there's only about a 3 day supply of anything in stock in major metro areas. It'll be a disaster of epic proportions. I think the jackass in charge needs to start taking things a little more seriously.

[TheLurkerX]

“Authorities closed off streets leading to the bomb sites, which were littered with charred bodies and torn-off limbs, as fire trucks and ambulances struggled through thick traffic to reach the blazing buildings.

The attacks, which occurred within minutes of each other at around 10:30 am (0730 GMT), destroyed dozens of cars and shattered water pipes, spewing dirty water onto nearby streets.”

Telegraph UK has a story up:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/6429735/Baghdad-blasts-kill-more-than-60-and-injure-600.html

[Lazamataz]

Dude.

OFuhrer WANTS this outcome.

With a good crisis (which can never be wasted -- cf. Rahm) he can do away with those pesky elections.

[exnavy]

But we are respected so much more with dear leader running the show./sarc

[flowerplough]

Eh, Muslims. Whatcha gonna do?

[TheLurkerX]

Pershing had some good ideas.

[MEG33]

Prayers for the injured and all who mourn.

[Diogenesis]

Pres_ _ent Obama takes this all very seriously.

He is on the side against natural born Americans.
Can you guess why?

[nuconvert]

Latest FOX headline says it killed at least 91 people

[YOUGOTIT]

I would bet that Iran was the government behind the car bombs and will move it up in Iraq and Afghan and Pack in the months to come as they understand that we will not retaliate.

[BCW]

Well - it seems to be normal. We might as well pack up and head home. Got to get some rest - in about 10 yrs will be invading again...

[servantboy777]

There will never be peace in the Middle East.

How bout we pull out our troops and putt’em on our own borders.

[Carley]

Obama’s fault. His weakness is giving courage to the murdering scum the world over.

[Uncle Ike]

” How bout we pull out our troops and putt’em on our own borders. “

Apparently, you live way out in the country, grow all of your own food, make your own clothes, and own a horse....

Or did I miss a /sarc tag??

[servantboy777]

Damn, your good....your real good.

Or did I miss a/sarc tag??

[TheLurkerX]

New update: Death toll from Baghdad car bombings rises to at least 132 as more than 650 people are reported injured.

[Mouton]

Obviously aimed at the Iraq government. Now who would have an issue with that bunch? This seems a bit different than the sectarian bombings of a few years ago in that the government was targeted, not another group of peaceful religious fanatics.

OZero promises we will be out of there by Aug 2010, just a month or so ago. I guess someone is jumping the gun a tad and wants to destabilize the place before that so we can have the specter of us bailing out, a replay of the helicopters leaving the US Embassy grounds in Saigon circa 1975.

Not to worry though, OZero has this on his plate and will get to it...in a few months.

Vince

[nuconvert]

WoW

[nuconvert]

If you have a link to that, you might ask the mods to change your headline

[TheLurkerX]

Same link. BNO keeps updating it.

[TheLurkerX]

Well, they’ve moved on to a different story now, but Fox has one up:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,569470,00.html

[nuconvert]

Looks like Reuters was the source of the 132 figure.

Have to wonder if this was Iran’s promised “get even” for the IRGC killings last week, as they promised

[CriticalJ]

It’s Bush’s fault.

[Yardstick]

Hm, interesting thought.

[Kakaze]

This is just going to accelerate, until a leader steps up.
We already know that leader will not be obama.

[Sarajevo]

I guess someone is jumping the gun a tad and wants to destabilize the place before that so we can have the specter of us bailing out,

Or the Iraqi's are so distrustful of their own electoral process that they want us to stay.

Just sayin'

[PA-RIVER]

But he won the Peace prize.

He must be doing something right.

[TheLurkerX]

That was my point to my wife. This crap will escalate, and he’ll stand by impotent, afraid to make a decision on what response, if any, to make, and by the time he grows a pair, it’ll be too late.

[McLynnan]

I’m sure he’s preparing a statement along the lines of “we won’t tolerate, yadayada” It will be issued tomorrow. This is his day off.

[dr_who]

Damned cowards.

[blam]

"It'll be a disaster of epic proportions. I think the jackass in charge needs to start taking things a little more seriously."

Everyone I know thinks 'something' bad will happen in the near future. The only disagreement amoungst them is 'what' it will be...most have made some preparations, some very serious.

[null and void]

Allegra, please check in.

nully, who worries.

[MinuteGal]

"This is his day off."

Yeah, he probably spends Sunday mornings driving around town looking for just the "right church" he hasn't found in 10 months of traveling, vacationing, golfing and date nights.

Hard to find a half-black, half-white church with half Christian and half Muslim theology, I imagine.

Leni

[MinuteGal]

I think Allegra is home on vacation. I'm sure she (and all of us) appreciates your concern.

Leni

[2111USMC]

That description depicts a big assed bomb.

[null and void]

Thanks.

[Eighth Square]

You silly billy you! They are far to busy dismantling their uranium production facilities to be bothered with silly ‘ole car bombs - don’t Ya see?

[JimSEA]

It didn't take long for the effect of the surge to wear off, did it. As you say, the perception of weakness weakness attracts Islamic terrorists. Actual weakness such as the Obama Administration strives for, invites chaos.

[grey_whiskers]

Trucking and trains transport most goods in this country, and if they're dead in the water, along with jets, then there's only about a 3 day supply of anything in stock in major metro areas.

He wants this to have martial law and forestall elections.

Marxist playbook.

Cheers!

[My Favorite Headache]

Are there any Muslims behind this? Just want to know...could be the local Quakers upset.

[Deo volente]

Hey, don't bother Obama now, he's got a NATIONAL EMERGENCY to attend to!

The Middle East going up in flames?? That can wait. Right now we've got to get out there and vaccinate everyone!

/sarc

[McLynnan]

You know, the thought crossed my mind that he MIGHT be at church, but what are the odds? I know of one time they all made the long journey to a nearby pew. Correct me if I missed one. Doesn’t he usually reserve Sunday mornings for basketball? Like you said, there are difficulties in finding a church that condones the values of such a Renaissance man. Not to mention churches that preach liberation theology aren’t on every street corner, even in D.C. Anyway, I’m sure he will get to this after he makes his decision on Afghanistan, pulls Fox’s press credentials, and we’re all vaccinated against H1N1.

[Soothesayer9]

It would be nice if ONE of them worked.

[Captain Kirk]

The oil will NOT stop flowing. Of that, we can be sure. If Bin Laden said, “what are we going to do, eat it.” Once the oil is sold to ANYONE it becomes a part of international market and can be sold to anyone.