Office of Iraq Vice President hit in missile attack (Green Zone Fri)

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

Office of Iraq Vice President hit in missile attack 28 Mar 2008 12:32:42 GMT
Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, March 28 (Reuters) - The office of Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi was hit in a mortar or rocket strike on Baghdad's Green Zone government and diplomatic compound on Friday, and a security guard was killed, an official in his office said.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28862241.htm

[xchrom]

1. a surge in irony. nt

[greiner3]

2. Doh!

Those Iraqi troops were supposed to fire those mortars north!

[saigon68]

3. "Bring Em On" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[BearSquirrel2]

4. The largest embassy in the world ...

The largest embassy in the world may be green, but it has a giant red X painted on it. Being so big, it's hard to miss.

[bdamomma]

6. yup it sure does.

it will just get worse, while that sick man in the WH says its progress. Can someone please commit his sorry a$$.

[sabra]

5. and parlt speaker - not sure if it's the same building?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3246269

[Bigmack]

7. Wrong Vice-Presidential Target! nt

[Teaser]

8. crazy shit

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[struggle4progress]

9. Iraq: 2 guards to Iraq's vice president killed during Green Zone shelling

Iraq: 2 guards to Iraq's vice president killed during Green Zone shelling
The Associated Press
Published: March 28, 2008

BAGHDAD: Extremists lobbed more rockets or mortars against the U.S.-protected Green Zone Friday in Baghdad, with some falling short and killing two guards outside the Iraqi vice president's office.

Lubna al-Hashemi, the daughter of Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, said at least five other guards were injured when rockets or mortars hit the courtyard outside her father's offices ...

Much of al-Hashemi's staff has been told to stay home from work since Tuesday, an official in al-Hashemi's office said, speaking on condition of anonymity for lack of authorization to release the information ... http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/28/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Green-Zone.php

[struggle4progress]

10. 75 killed over four days in Iraq

75 killed over four days in Iraq
Saturday, 29 March 2008 08:04

... 'Seventy-five people have been killed and 498 wounded in clashes in Sadr City in the last four days,' Qassim Mohammed, a spokesman for Baghdad health directorate said.

Meanwhile, the heavily fortified Baghdad Green Zone has been struck again by several mortar bombs or rockets, Iraqi and US officials said ... http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0329/iraq.html