[CanadianLibertarian]

They got him. Earlier reported wounded, has since died.

[Consort]

Maybe he was fatally wounded.

[stand watie]

prayers for him & his family.

SAD!

free dixie,sw

[medscribe]

But...but...how can this be?!? Don't the "innocent Islamofascists" know that the UN is there to protect them against the evil Americans?! Oh the humanity!!

[Cobra64]

Sergio Vieira de Mello, said protecting the Iraqi people was his main priority...

"Islam is the religeon of peace." The way these people blow each other up, Id' say that "Islam is the religeon of pieces (disconnected body parts)."

[Destructor]

That ought to get their attention!

[Unam Sanctam]

This is very unfortunate. De Mello was basically a good guy who would bring international legitimacy to the Interim Governing Council and the constitutional arrangements for the new democratic Iraq to emerge.

[microgood]

They will blame us as they did when the museum was looted.

[sonsofliberty2000]

Nothing to see here! No terrorists in Iraq. Saddam was a peaceful leader and Iraqis, nay the Middle East are our friends, all of them are./ sarcasm I think it would only take a plane flown into the UN building to show the UN what sort of enemy to peace these terrorist are. I don't believe even this will accomplish their eye-opening experience and doubt anything will. Patriot Paradox

[NativeNewYorker]

Sergio Vieira de Mello

[joesnuffy]

Like Maj Bob said

they had no outside security...they needed a clear zone of 150 meters

the truck was easily able to broach their gates and be detonated at their doorstep

Funny that the UN (who seems to have never met an Islamic terrorist it didnt like)...
would be the target of Saddam's people after all they played ball with the oil for food skim
money for a long time so why attack their allies?....

Be interesting to see how this gets parlayed into something.....to the UNs advantage...

[Freebird Forever]

Two years later, he moved to New York to become undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs soon after Kofi Annan became secretary-general.

At first glance I suspected islamotrash to be the perps. But this statement gave me cause to wonder.

Whose cause is served by the removal of a principal heir apparent to Kofis throne?

Arkancide anyone?

[Tamzee]

Ouch, tragic... prayers for his family :-(