Iraq Bombings

[Ninth_Scribe]

:rollseyes ...let me get this straight. You "advised" the Shia and they stopped their attacks? As for "impassioned" challenges...that was hardly impassioned, it was dismissive.

Well, of course. I use the internet for communications almost all the time. Prior to the wars, I'd been researching the history of Ezra (since September of 1999). That's how I got caught up in this mess to begin with. The tomb of Ezra was located in Al Uzayr (aka: Al Ezra), Iraq. Because I was stupid enough to believe western media, I feared the tomb wouldn't last long, so I raced like the wind to document as much of it as I could, before it became a target. I mean, for someone like Zarqawi who, according to western media, hated both the Jews and Shia, no place would make a more juicier target, since that tomb is honored by them both. Blonde episode, and a very humiliating one at that, so I've learned to ignore the media since then.

The Shia were contributing to the work I was doing and their formal statements were added to the history I'd published. I'm nowhere near finished with the piece and I have alot of correcting to do concerning the issue of Surah 9:30, but the official statement was published by the office of the Grand Ayatolla Ali Al Sistani (Board of Istifa). I turn to him whenever I have questions concerning the Shia.

Prior to all this, I was involved in shedding light into the sex-abuse scandal here in Boston in which Cardinal Bernard Law was forced to resign. He would have faced legal prosecution, but Pope John Paul had him reassigned to Rome as an arch priest, effectively removing him from our legal juristiction. I'm still annoyed over that, by the way. How a man who helped pedophile priests destroy some 400 families could be promoted by the Vatican. But since the churches here were closed and sold off to pay for all the abuse settlements, I've learned to let it slide.

You guys make it sound like it's impossible to use a computer for anything but games, and while I do enjoy games (like Flight Simulator 2002), I hardly have the time these days. Basically it's a daily hunt for information not covered by western media, like the prison break in Mosul just the other day. I've also taken an interest in reviewing U.S. casualty reports that are in dispute. Let's just say, I'm very well connected and informed, but the information I collect and share is judged on it's own merit, not by who sent it.

I'm just a humble messenger.

Ninth Scribe

 

[MTAFFI]

Well, of course. I use the internet for communications almost all the time. Prior to the wars, I'd been researching the history of Ezra (since September of 1999). That's how I got caught up in this mess to begin with. The tomb of Ezra was located in Al Uzayr (aka: Al Ezra), Iraq. Because I was stupid enough to believe western media, I feared the tomb wouldn't last long, so I raced like the wind to document as much of it as I could, before it became a target. I mean, for someone like Zarqawi who, according to western media, hated both the Jews and Shia, no place would make a more juicier target, since that tomb is honored by them both. Blonde episode, and a very humiliating one at that, so I've learned to ignore the media since then.

The Shia were contributing to the work I was doing and their formal statements were added to the history I'd published. I'm nowhere near finished with the piece and I have alot of correcting to do concerning the issue of Surah 9:30, but the official statement was published by the office of the Grand Ayatolla Ali Al Sistani (Board of Istifa). I turn to him whenever I have questions concerning the Shia.

Prior to all this, I was involved in shedding light into the sex-abuse scandal here in Boston in which Cardinal Bernard Law was forced to resign. He would have faced legal prosecution, but Pope John Paul had him reassigned to Rome as an arch priest, effectively removing him from our legal juristiction. I'm still annoyed over that, by the way. How a man who helped pedophile priests destroy some 400 families could be promoted by the Vatican. But since the churches here were closed and sold off to pay for all the abuse settlements, I've learned to let it slide.

You guys make it sound like it's impossible to use a computer for anything but games, and while I do enjoy games (like Flight Simulator 2002), I hardly have the time these days. Basically it's a daily hunt for information not covered by western media, like the prison break in Mosul just the other day. I've also taken an interest in reviewing U.S. casualty reports that are in dispute. Let's just say, I'm very well connected and informed, but the information I collect and share is judged on it's own merit, not by who sent it.

I'm just a humble messenger.

Ninth Scribe

personally I think you are a fraud, by the way I dont mean that as trash talk, I just dont think you do everything you say you do

 

[Ninth_Scribe]

personally I think you are a fraud, by the way I dont mean that as trash talk, I just dont think you do everything you say you do

Well, fortunately for me, I don't have to convince you, lol. But I do like my studies, and have learned alot here.

Ninth Scribe

 

[MTAFFI]

Well, fortunately for me, I don't have to convince you, lol. But I do like my studies, and have learned alot here.

Ninth Scribe

you are right, you dont have to convince anyone! There is one thing though, one of the rules on this site is that faulty or unfounded information presented as facts is prohibited, this may be where you find it handy to convince someone of your posts

 

[Ninth_Scribe]

you are right, you dont have to convince anyone! There is one thing though, one of the rules on this site is that faulty or unfounded information presented as facts is prohibited, this may be where you find it handy to convince someone of your posts

My bad. Apologies :-[

Ninth Scribe

 

[KAding]

Twin bombings hit Iraqi capital

Two bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have left at least 29 people dead, police said.

Nineteen people died in the Karrada district when a car bomb exploded near a truck carrying Shia pilgrims.

In a separate incident, a suicide bomber blew himself up on a minibus in eastern Baghdad, killing 10 people.

The latest violence comes a day after Baghdad hosted a conference on security, attended by world powers including the US, Syria and Iran.

In Karrada, a car bomber drove into a truck that was bringing about 70 men and boys home from the holy city of Karbala, south of Baghdad.

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims had gone to Karbala to mark the Arbaeen ceremony, one of the holiest events in the Shia calendar.

"I blame the government," the Associated Press news agency quoted one man injured in the blast as saying.

"They didn't provide a safe route for us even though they knew we were targets for attack."

Last week, in the run-up to the ceremony, scores of pilgrims were killed in bomb and gun attacks across Iraq.

Sunday's separate suicide attack happened in Baghdad's Shia stronghold of Sadr City, injuring at least eight people.

'Positive trend'

Both of these attacks appear to have been aimed at killing Shia civilians, as has been the case with most of the recent bomb outrages, says the BBC's Jim Muir in Baghdad.

These have continued virtually unabated despite the current security surge by US and Iraqi government forces in Baghdad.

The Shia militias have stood down in deference to that security plan but their compliance is bound to be strained by these continuing highly provocative attacks on their community, our correspondent says.

On Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki appealed to Iraq's neighbours to help tackle the sectarian and insurgent violence.

The one-day conference brought together envoys from the US, Iran and Syria for the first time in years.

The US blames Iran and Syria for stoking the violence, but the meeting was said to be constructive and positive.

Speaking on Sunday, a spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, Mohammad Ali Hosseini, called it a good first step.

"If another conference at foreign ministers level was held in Baghdad there could be more hope that a positive trend has started that will go on," he said.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/6439165.stm

Published: 2007/03/11 12:22:06 GMT

Maybe some cross-sect conference must be organized in the Muslim world? This disunity is complicating matters for everyone.

 

[abdulhakim55]

I have advised the Shia in Iraq, and they did halt attacks

whon are you??????????????????? :exhausted

 

[KAding]

Wow, this is getting nasty. Apparently there is enough friction within even the Sunni community for some to blow themselves up with chlorine gas.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraqis killed by chlorine bombs

Iraqis killed by chlorine bombs. Three chlorine gas attacks in Iraq are reported to have killed eight people and left hundreds injured, including six US troops.

Two of the attacks were near the city of Falluja, the third near Ramadi, west of Baghdad. Both areas are hotbeds of al-Qaeda militants.

Chlorine gas can cause severe burns to the throat and lungs and can kill after only a few breaths.

There were at least three such attacks in Iraq in February.

'Vomiting'

The heaviest casualties were in a suicide attack on Friday evening at the entrance to a housing estate south of Falluja in which six people were reported to have been killed. The injured included at least 27 children.

Shortly before that another attack in the same area killed two Iraqi policemen.

Officials say that in both attacks the assailants drove dumper trucks containing the bombs at their targets. One of the trucks is reported to have contained a 200 gallon (900 litre) tank of chlorine and explosives.

The third attack was at a checkpoint near Ramadi.

"Approximately 350 Iraqi civilians and six coalition force members were treated for chlorine gas exposure," Lt Roger Hollenbeck of the US-led forces based near Ramadi said, AFP news agency reported.

He said that victims were treated locally "for symptoms ranging from minor skin and lung irritation to vomiting".

The BBC's Hugh Sykes in Baghdad says that two of the bombers are thought to have been targeting tribal leaders who have spoken out against al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Easily obtained

Our correspondent says that chlorine is easy to obtain as it is widely used as a cleaner and a water purifier.

After an explosion outside a restaurant near Baghdad last month, as well as the six people killed, dozens of others were left coughing and choking and needing medical treatment.

In February the United States military reported finding a bomb factory near Falluja, where chlorine car bombs were being constructed.

In another attack near Falluja last month, not involving chlorine, more than 35 people were killed when a conventional truck bomb exploded near a mosque where the imam had criticised al-Qaeda and Iraq.

Some tribal leaders in the area have openly complained about al-Qaeda's activities.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/6461757.stm

Published: 2007/03/17 13:53:53 GMT
© BBC MMVII

 

[Keltoi]

Yeah, I've heard many reports about insurgents using gas in some bombing attacks lately.

 

[ManchesterFolk]

whon are you??????????????????? :exhausted

LOL!