AP/Drudge/MSNBC: "Series of Strong Explosions Heard in Central Baghdad"

MSNBC/Drudge | 11.3.03

[mhking]

That's all we've got; no details yet.

[lasereye]

What can you do? It's an entire country with millions of people. Fixing it is going to tick off the relatively few nutjobs. Finding and killing as many as possible is the only thing that helps, but I dunno what can prevent these things from happening altogether.

It will be a big help when the Iraqi police and new military are trained. They may be hoping for too much from that though. I think one thing they've got to do is change their mindset. They seem to have approaced this at the outset like it was an annoyance that would go away in a few months. They've got to look at it as a longer term battle. Start requiring ID cards for everyone, perhaps putting remote hidden cameras in various places etc. Start searching house to house in Tikrit. In other words, stop simply being reactive.

[Mo1]

Any more news in MSNBC or are they still reporting on Peterson/Kobe/9 Dwarves?

CNN was just reporting on Bull Fighting

You know .. that important news stuff

[Portnoy]

I wonder if today is the "Day of Jihad" they were talking about....

[Starboard]

Thanks for the informative post!

[Mo1]

Seems a strange target,doesn't it? I don't get it either.

See my post in 100

[thoughtomator]

2). Just what exactly is a non-radical Islamic?

A heretic.

[Prodigal Son]

Hey, don't ever get an 11 Chuck started about mortars! ;-)

[Peach]

CNN and all the other Rats DO NOT want to admit we are at war.

[Peach]

CNN and all the other Rats DO NOT want to admit we are at war. CNN: US soldier killed in landmine in Tikrit

[Peach]

CNN and all the other Rats DO NOT want to admit we are at war. CNN: US soldier killed in landmine in Tikrit

[RightWhale]

you shot it pretty much straight up

Can you actually fire morters straight up? Would seem to be counterproductive.

[Peach]

CNN: soldier killed in Tikrit.

[livius]

The IRA has reduced the home made mortar to a science

So has FARC in Latin America. But then, I guess all these guys "trained" together at some point, anyway.

Thank you for that detailed explanation. I had a vague idea of what it was, but the specifics eluded me - until now!

[Mo1]

Good Grief .. MSNBC has Richard Engel reporting

[Prodigal Son]

Can you actually fire morters straight up? Would seem to be counterproductive.

LOL! Indeed it would!

[Dog]

OMG .. they are going after Mecca

Sounds like they are desperate to make this a Holy War no matter what

Now you get it.......see a bomb goes off at Mecca who gets blamed??

[Prodigal Son]

Actually, that was the "For Dummies" explanation. If you want more in depth info- I'd be happy to talk your ear off about it ;-)

[tubavil]

"In Baghdad, five strong explosions were heard in quick succession at about 9:10 p.m"

9:11?

[Dog]

Chicken Boy.......they were the days.....Achmed and this old shed.

[Mo1]

Now you get it.......see a bomb goes off at Mecca who gets blamed??

We do .. Crap .. this is big