Civilian spokesman for Baghdad security plan kidnapped

[maddezmom]

Source: CNN

Posted: 09:14 AM ET
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Tahseen Sheikhly, the civilian spokesman of the Baghdad security plan, was kidnapped Thursday by gunmen from his home in eastern Baghdad’s Amin neighborhood, an Interior Ministry official said.

Dozens of gunmen kidnapped the official, killed of his three guards and burned down his house, the official said, and 25 guns and three cars were stolen from the scene.



Read more: http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/

[jakem]

1. this is sad, but quite ironic.

[xchrom]

2. indeed. -- and the irony of it -- obvious though it is -- means

i have to recommend this.

[MiaCulpa]

3. Spokesman for Baghdad security plan abducted

Source: Raw Story

A spokesman for the Baghdad security plan, Tahsin al-Sheikhly, was kidnapped from his Baghdad home by armed men on Thursday, security officials told AFP.

The officials said Sheikhly, who spoke on civic matters related to the security plan launched in February last year, was abducted from his home in Baghdad's Al-Amin neighbourhood at around 2:30 pm (1130 GMT).

"Armed men stormed his home at a time when there were clashes in his neighbourhood," a security official with the interior ministry said.

"They burnt his home and stole two cars and weapons before fleeing with him."

Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/CNN_Spokesman_for_Baghdad_security_plan_0327.html

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Story is still developing, stay tuned for updates.

-Diane

[Ian David]

4. So much for Plan A. What's Plan B? n/t

[NJmaverick]

5. McCain says he doesn't care what anyone says

The US is winning in Iraq

[Supersedeas]

11. McBush believes in this war

[sabra]

6. Sad news... it's going to be hard for al-Maliki & BushCo to spin this one...

[Deny and Shred]

7. Actually, the GOP spin is easy. We can't let the terrorists win. The

Iraqis need our help now more than ever. We must defeat terrorism, or else face a homeland mushroom cloud, so expect a whole lot more of the same. That ought to solve everything.
This spin has worked so far, and it it never wavers. The worse it gets in Iraq, the more they stick to this spin.

[tuckessee]

8. This would be hilarious if people weren't dying. n/t

[Bozita]

9. Announced an hour before Bush speaks on Iraq. How ironic.

Security chief kidnapped. ... Jeeez!

[Barrett808]

10. Iraqi spokesman kidnapped in Baghdad

Source: Associated Press

Iraqi spokesman kidnapped in Baghdad
By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD - An Interior Ministry official says the civilian spokesman for the Baghdad security operation has been kidnapped and three bodyguards killed.

Tahseen Sheikhly is a Sunni who often appeared with U.S. military and embassy officials at news conferences to tout the successes of the crackdown that began in Baghdad and surrounding areas more than a year ago.

The official says gunmen stormed Sheikhly's house Thursday in a Mahdi Army stronghold in southeastern Baghdad and torched it. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to release the information.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080327/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_kidnapping