Militants control Iraqi city, police say (you won't hear this on CNN)

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

MAYHEM: A police chief said the city of Tal Afar was experiencing `civil war,' while four US soldiers were killed in Baghdad in a car-bomb explosion and a drive-by shooting

AP , BAGHDAD, IRAQ
Thursday, May 26, 2005,Page 7

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A car bomb exploded next to a US Army convoy in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing three soldiers, while another American died in a drive-by shooting a half-hour later. Their deaths pushed the number of US troops killed in three days to 14, part of a surge in attacks that have also killed more than 60 Iraqis.

In the northern city of Tal Afar, there were reports that militants were in control and that Shiites and Sunnis were fighting in the streets, a day after two car bombs killed at least 20 people. Police Captain Ahmed Hashem Taki said Tal Afar was experiencing "civil war." Journalists were blocked from entering the city of 200,000.

Yesterday, about 1,000 US Marines, sailors and soldiers encircled Haditha, 220km northwest of Baghdad in the troubled Anbar Province, launching the second major operation in this vast western region in less than a month. Marine Captain Christopher Toland said three insurgents were killed and two Marines were wounded in initial fighting.

Eighteen US troops have been killed in Iraq during the past week, raising concerns that insurgents may again be focusing their sights on American forces in addition to Shiite Muslims.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/05/26/2003256674

[burrowowl]

1. A city in strife of

200,000 is a hugh handful to quell. The U$ does not have that many troops in Iraq.

[keopeli]

2. DING DING DING DING DING

[expatriot]

3. There are definitely no winners here.

We all knew it would happen, we said it would happen before the invasion and they said that we were racist because we didn't think an arab society could be democratic. It's called a history book, you dumbasses. The history of the Iraq "nation" has been and can only be held together by the occupation of neo-colonial troops (British from 1918-1940 something, US-British from 2003 to present) or by tyrranical paternal dictators (Saddam, et al).

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

4. I'm afraid this is a harbinger of things to come...

Bush et al have created the scene for a tragedy the likes of which hasn't been seen since WWII.

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. We all knew this would happened

and so did Bush. The difference is that this is exactly what he wanted to happen. He just can't get enough death and destruction to satisfy his blood lust. The more dead brown people that there are, the happier he is.

[bling bling]

5. This is terrible. Just heartbreaking.

Shrub ought to forget about Social Security and focus more attention to this war, seeing as how he and his chicken-hawk buddies are 100% responsible. How are they the only ones NOT suffering?? How does * live with himself much less sleep at night knowing he did all this?

[DoYouEverWonder]

9. Why would Bush want to pay attention to the war?

Things are going great according to him. What do you expect from a murderous traitor?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

12. Not going to happen. Not as much profit as they thought...

Christ we've been taken over by the Ferrengi!

[annabanana]

6. Well we did it..

You're right. Thinking people knew this would happen.
Those stupid, half baked, ignorant would be empire builders.

[DrDebug]

7. It sounds like it is about the size of Fallujah

Are they planning to destroy the city in order to save the city?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

10. Kick for the morning crowd

:kick:

[StaggerLee]

11. We have created a nightmare

While the corporate elite wet themselves with glee.

:mad: