Sunday, June 22, 2008
Meanwhile, over in Georgie's Glory
Nothing unusual to report, the only news of note being:
EXTRA: Prof. Juan Cole has a close look at just how bad the mortality and social breakdown of Iraq truly is.
The latest in a wave of female suicide bombers killed 15 people and wounded more than 40 others on Sunday near a heavily fortified courthouse and government outpost in central Baquba, Iraqi security officials said. Seven of the dead and 10 of the wounded were Iraqi policemen.At least this was blamed on takfiris and not Iran.
The bomber wore billowing clothes that concealed a vest padded with powerful explosives and laced with small projectiles — apparently iron ball bearings, the officials said. The magnitude of the blast immediately raised questions about the sophistication of the bomb, which witnesses described as unusually strong.
“The explosion was huge, like it was a car bomb,” said Adnan Majid, a 29-year-old library worker who was wounded in the arm. The bodies of at least three policemen were torn to pieces by the force of the detonation, security officials said.
EXTRA: Prof. Juan Cole has a close look at just how bad the mortality and social breakdown of Iraq truly is.
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