Breaking news: Fire, Blasts Rock U.S. Ammo Depot in Baghdad

[brettdale]

"Its from faux so who knows?"

www.foxnews.com

Fire, Blasts Rock U.S. Ammo Depot in Baghdad
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

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BAGHDAD, Iraq — A fire broke out at an ammunition depot at a U.S. base in southeast Baghdad on Tuesday night, setting off a series of explosions, the U.S. military said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known, said Lt. Col, Christopher C. Garver, a military spokesman.

Blasts from the ammunition in the depot at Forward Operating Base Falcoln went off for at least a half hour and were felt several miles away. Helicopters were seen flying over the area.

Authorities are "trying to determine the cause or any threat to the population," Garver said, adding that there were no immediate reports of casualties.

[YDogg]

1. Damn dead-enders.

[Beetwasher]

2. "The cause of the fire was not immediately known.."

Heh. Maybe it was electrical in nature. Or some kids playing w/ matches? :eyes:

[longship]

3. A haiku comment

www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2363764&mesg_id=2363764

[Monk06]

4. Another Haiku.................

Walking

Through the open door

Backwards Burning

[longship]

5. Haiku

Haiku is three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, respectively.

Still, yours is nice.

[Monk06]

7. Ok another Iraq Haiku ........... correct form I think.....

In a glass desert

Locust searching for water

Feasts on carrion

[longship]

9. Now that's Haiku!!!

And a durn right purdy one, too.

[Monk06]

19. Thank ya kindly

[Botany]

8. me try?

Iraq, death comes quick
The death devil dances
We have let him out

[longship]

10. Close. Good metaphor.

Bad form.
That would be 5-7-5, not 5-6-5.
:evilgrin:

[chelsea0011]

6. And today's new war word is "cooking off".

In a CNN report where a reporter actually commented about the children being awakened in the night from the blasts (thousands of children are dead and are seldom mentioned on CNN), CNN has used the word "cooking off" a couple thousand times. They love it when they tell us something new.

[BeHereNow]

11. Make no mistake- the shit has begun to hit the fan in ways we can't fathom

The fucking spin on this story is unbelievable.
As IF this was not an attack.
PAH-FUCKING-PLEEZE.

Pray for our troops and the innocent Iraqi people
caught in the middle of the most fucked up situation
in world history.
Brought to us all by the courtesy of the global elite.

BHN

[Imagevision]

12. Like the pentagon is really going to admit to being attacked from within

the "terrorists" have infiltrated the Police and the Iraqi army, need any more be said??

[BeHereNow]

13. Yes, one more word needs to be said.

IRAN.
It's gonna get worse before it gets worse.
BHN

[stillcool]

14. ...........

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3825326a12,00.html
Blasts rock central Baghdad
11 October 2006

UPDATED REPORT - 2.15pm
"The Islamic Army... (launched) rockets and mortar bombs... at a base for the occupying American forces. Explosions could be heard in Baghdad," said the statement signed by the group and posted on a Web site often used by Islamist militants.

The Islamic Army in Iraq is one of a number of militant groups operating in Iraq and has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on US-led forces as well as the kidnap and murder of several foreign contractors.

Iraqiya state television showed pictures of a huge fire lighting up the night sky.

Reuters reporters in central Baghdad heard more than 30 explosions, which began at about 11 pm (9am New Zealand time).

The Interior Ministry said the blasts had shaken three neighbourhoods close to Forward Operating Base Falcon in the southern district of Doura.

Blasts rock central Baghdad: witnesses
(2006-10-10)

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of at least seven blasts rocked central Baghdad on Tuesday, witnesses said.

The blasts were believed to be within Baghdad's "Green Zone," the heavily fortified compound around government buildings and the U.S. embassy. There were no immediate reports on any casualties.

Flares were fired into the night sky and a helicopter flew overhead.
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbur/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=979328

Barrage of blasts rock Baghdad
10 Oct 2006 20:47:59 GMT
Source: Reuters
Fire Erupts at U.S. Ammo Dump in Iraq

By LEE KEATH
Associated Press Writer AP Photo/DUSAN VRANIC
Baghdad is Burning

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A fire broke out at an ammunition dump at a U.S. base in southern Baghdad on Tuesday night, setting off a series of explosions from detonating tank and artillery shells that shook buildings miles away. The U.S. military said there were no immediate reports of casualties.

It was not clear whether the ammunition holding area at Forward Operating Base Falcon was hit by an attack. The cause of the fire was not immediately known, said Lt. Col. Christopher C. Garver, a military spokesman.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10750530.htm

BAGHDAD, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A barrage of about 20 blasts rocked districts across Baghdad on Tuesday night, police and witnesses said.
Reuters reporters counted more than 10 explosions in the space of a few minutes. The blasts began around 11 p.m. (2000 GMT).....


The U.S. military said it had no immediate information on the location of the blasts.
There were no immediate reports on any casualties.
Flares were fired into the night sky in the area of the Green Zone, the heavily fortified compound in central Baghdad that houses the Iraqi government and the U.S. embassy.

[KoKo]

16. Thanks for all the links to articles on this Massive Fire....wish your

subject line had clued folks in that you had reports from so many different sources. :shrug:

[KoKo]

17. Thanks for all the links to articles on this Massive Fire....wish your

subject line had clued folks in that you had reports from so many different sources. :shrug:

[w8liftinglady]

15. ok..they are being redeployed and having their tours extended

http://pao.hood.army.mil/4ID/FRG/RumorControl.html

[Up2Late]

18. Welp, the ammunition dumps been destroyed, guess we all better re-deploy..

...back home.