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Iraq to launch huge Baghdad raids
BBC News ^
| May 26, 2005
| BBC Staff
Posted on 05/26/2005 4:40:55 AM PDT by seacapn
More than 40,000 Iraqi soldiers are to be deployed in Baghdad in a massive operation to hunt down insurgents, the Iraqi defence minister has announced.
Saadoun al-Dulaimi said the force would include troops from the interior and defence ministries.
Correspondents say it would be by far the largest operation against insurgents in Baghdad by Iraqi forces.
Also in Baghdad, seven people have been killed in two separate attacks.
Insurgent attacks on US, Iraqi government and civilian targets have killed about 600 people in May.
Mr Dulaimi said the capital would be split into seven areas of operation, and warned that that security measures would be far more strict that had been seen before.
"We will also impose a concrete blockade around Baghdad, like a bracelet around an arm, God willing. No-one will be able to penetrate this blockade," Mr Dulaimi said.
He said this would be the first phase of a security crackdown that could eventually cover the whole country.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: baghdad; insurgents; iraq; iraqiarmy; raids; terrorists
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To: Do not dub me shapka broham
Never got to play any of the Civilization sims.
Temple of Apshai was hysterical, because in one level you're in a magician's lab.
There are guinea pigs in there, and one is loose.
The game tells you this by showing you a guinea pig sprite on the screen, and the alert says "Oh No! Guinea pig!"
81
posted on
05/26/2005 9:01:49 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("Wedgies and beatdowns to all who oppose my lawn gnome!" -Crazy despotic lawn gnome collector.)
To: rdb3
82
posted on
05/26/2005 9:02:15 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("Wedgies and beatdowns to all who oppose my lawn gnome!" -Crazy despotic lawn gnome collector.)
To: Darksheare
Heh, heh.
To: Do not dub me shapka broham
My sister had loads of fun laughing about that.
(She also said, "Don't you love games where you get your butt kicked by everything?")
84
posted on
05/26/2005 9:31:49 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("Wedgies and beatdowns to all who oppose my lawn gnome!" -Crazy despotic lawn gnome collector.)
To: Jet Jaguar
85
posted on
05/26/2005 9:46:33 AM PDT
by
Pippin
To: Do not dub me shapka broham; Darksheare
86
posted on
05/26/2005 9:48:21 AM PDT
by
Pippin
To: Pippin; Do not dub me shapka broham
*kaboom*
What happen?
Someone set up us the bomb!
We get signal!
Main screen turn on.
It's you!
How are you gentleman?
LOL!!
(In a weird mood..)
87
posted on
05/26/2005 9:51:39 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("Wedgies and beatdowns to all who oppose my lawn gnome!" -Crazy despotic lawn gnome collector.)
To: Darksheare
You are WEIRD!!!!
;o)
LOL!
88
posted on
05/26/2005 9:53:49 AM PDT
by
Pippin
To: Pippin
Well... Yes.
Had a visit by the smut posting troll again.
This time his ping list didn't include me.
*hmm*
Wonder who else was left off this one.
(Impossible to know though)
89
posted on
05/26/2005 9:55:26 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("Wedgies and beatdowns to all who oppose my lawn gnome!" -Crazy despotic lawn gnome collector.)
To: Jet Jaguar; mhking; Darksheare
Hi guys.
i've been gone for a few days.
Jet just pinged me.
(thanks JJ. )
I take it that "it" has returned?
Same old stuff?
90
posted on
05/26/2005 9:56:12 AM PDT
by
tiamat
(Can't sleep...clowns will get me..can't sleep...clowns will get me...can't sleep....clowns will get)
To: Darksheare
I knew there was a troll here, I could smell the burnung ozone!
91
posted on
05/26/2005 9:56:38 AM PDT
by
Pippin
To: tiamat
Yes.
This time he used the 'circamarvin' blog as the image source site.
And he left some people off his ping list this time.
92
posted on
05/26/2005 10:01:03 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("Wedgies and beatdowns to all who oppose my lawn gnome!" -Crazy despotic lawn gnome collector.)
To: Pippin
Yes, "Beydler88" or some similar such.
Got himself crunched up good.
93
posted on
05/26/2005 10:01:44 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("Wedgies and beatdowns to all who oppose my lawn gnome!" -Crazy despotic lawn gnome collector.)
To: Darksheare
That's interesting that he left people off.
(I trust you don't feel left out? )
;-)
94
posted on
05/26/2005 10:03:35 AM PDT
by
tiamat
(Can't sleep...clowns will get me..can't sleep...clowns will get me...can't sleep....clowns will get)
To: tiamat
Yes, it's interesting and extremely so.
And while I don't feel left out, I'm ticked because he's messing with people I care about.
95
posted on
05/26/2005 10:04:52 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("Wedgies and beatdowns to all who oppose my lawn gnome!" -Crazy despotic lawn gnome collector.)
To: Darksheare; All
I don't blame you in the least for being PO'd.
What is the signifigance of the number "88"?
I keep seeing it pop up on people's handles, and when I went snooping in some VERY nasty places the LAST time this happened, I kept seeing it.
Some sort of Aryan recognition signal?
96
posted on
05/26/2005 10:07:49 AM PDT
by
tiamat
(Can't sleep...clowns will get me..can't sleep...clowns will get me...can't sleep....clowns will get)
To: tiamat
I haven't a clue.
Could have significance as a year, or as someone once said shorthand for 'ss' or some such.
I dunno, the idiots like that don't make sense to me.
97
posted on
05/26/2005 10:11:04 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("Wedgies and beatdowns to all who oppose my lawn gnome!" -Crazy despotic lawn gnome collector.)
To: Darksheare
Me neither..
thanks anyway.
98
posted on
05/26/2005 10:19:12 AM PDT
by
tiamat
(Can't sleep...clowns will get me..can't sleep...clowns will get me...can't sleep....clowns will get)
To: tiamat
Welcome.
Just wish this guy would get massively stupid and get crushed.
99
posted on
05/26/2005 10:21:08 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("Wedgies and beatdowns to all who oppose my lawn gnome!" -Crazy despotic lawn gnome collector.)
To: seacapn
Good thing they announced it. Otherwise how would the insurgents know when to show up?
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