[sam_paine]

Well, the argument for this thread, I think, DOES "beg the question" in a coupla areas:

"Since these smoke trails come out of the explosions, then they must be from Iraqi ordnance, and the Iraqis are therefore responsible for ordnance hitting civilian centers."

This may be correct speculation, but it is fallacious to conclude anything about the fires from this picture of smoke.

[MHGinTN]

Place your finger on the bottom of the plume to the left of the tall building. Trace the smoke trail up and over and down to the fire to the right of the tall building in the picture. Then, go eat your wheaties, you've shown yourself the strong circumstantial evidence that the launched SAM impacted back in Baghdad.