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I was way off with respect to location. From AP:

CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar (AP) - A car exploded near a coalition checkpoint in western Iraq, killing three coalition soldiers, a pregnant woman and the car's driver, U.S. Central Command said Friday.

A Central Command spokesman said it appeared to be a suicide attack and occurred 80 miles east of the Syrian border and northwest of Baghdad.

In a statement, Central Command said the incident occurred Thursday evening about 11 miles southwest of the Haditha Dam, when a civilian vehicle approached a coalition checkpoint.

``A pregnant female stepped out of the vehicle and began screaming in fear,'' a statement said. ``At this point the civilian vehicle exploded, killing three coalition force members who were approaching the vehicle and wounding two others.''

It said the woman and the driver also were killed.

Jim Wilkinson, spokesman at U.S. Central Command, said the incident showed the Iraqi leadership was using desperate measures to remain in power.

Earlier this week U.S. officials have said a man posing as a taxi driver staged a suicide attack that killed four soldiers at an Army checkpoint.

``The more desperate the regime gets, the more desperate their tactics become,'' Wilkinson said. ``This is just the latest tragic example.''

Mornin', Quilla.

Per Sky AP is reporting that US Officer claims "sispicious site" found near Baghdad. Boxes of white powder were found at the site along with CW documents.

``A pregnant female stepped out of the vehicle and began screaming in fear,'' a statement said. ``At this point the civilian vehicle exploded, killing three coalition force members who were approaching the vehicle and wounding two others.''

It said the woman and the driver also were killed.

That is so evil. Grrrrrr.

``A pregnant female stepped out of the vehicle and began screaming in fear,'' a statement said. ``At this point the civilian vehicle exploded, killing three coalition force members who were approaching the vehicle and wounding two others.''

B*stards.

(And I only heard the D in Haditha.)