US Embassy Blast

Posted by on 1/29/2005

U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Hit

A rocket or mortar hit the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad late Saturday on the eve of Iraq’s landmark elections, killing two people and wounding four, a U.S. Embassy official said.

One round fell into the Embassy’s compound in the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The U.S. military said an explosion at the site was being investigated.

Developing…

Iraq

31 Comments.

  2. Sasha 1/29/2005 at January 29, 2005 - 02:39 PM

    Keep in mind that our embassies are considered U.S. territories. Just like Kenya.

  3. Jim Baxter 1/29/2005 at January 29, 2005 - 04:00 PM

    IRAQ: WELCOME GENERATION-CHOICEMAKER

    Man is earth’s Choicemaker. He is by nature and
    nature’s God a creature of Choice – and of Criteria.
    His unique and definitive characteristic is, and of
    Right ought to be, the natural foundation of his
    environments, institutions, and respectful relations
    to his fellow-man. Thus, he is oriented to a Freedom
    whose roots are in the Order of the universe.

  4. sandyb 1/29/2005 at January 29, 2005 - 04:15 PM

    3,
    Choicemaker? I dare say that that speech was more of a utopian vision of the future than any condensing of historical trends.

  5. Walter E. Wallis 1/29/2005 at January 29, 2005 - 07:21 PM

    We caught 5 of them alive. Bring on the panties. Make them sleep on used sanitary napkins and eat Spam. Then make them watch reruns of Boxer and Ted Kennedy. They thing they know torture.

  6. K 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 12:23 PM

    Here’s a spot – although not a pleasant post.

  7. navy sis 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 12:25 PM

    6- I agree, but it’s as good a place as any.

  8. lee 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 12:26 PM

    Hiya guys! K, next email was sent; volley, your serve! :razz:

  10. lee 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 12:28 PM

    Hey peejz, I started all this drama just for mine and K’s readers! I didn’t want the story to get stale, and I wanted to see how good virtual make-up sex could be :mrgreen:

    OK, I made that up, but doesn’t it sound good? :razz:

  11. navy sis 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 12:29 PM

    8- Hey there Lee!:grin:

  12. lee 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 12:32 PM

    Hi navy sis!

    Hey PCD, quick peeking; we’re over here?

  13. PCD 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 12:35 PM

    I’ll be back. Got to pump some iron. (LOL!)

  14. PCD 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 12:36 PM

    If you really want to torture them, make them watch old Howard Cosell reruns.

  15. navy sis 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 01:33 PM

    Hey Lee did you get my email?:grin:

  16. navy sis 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 01:38 PM

    PCD, did you want me to foward whole email or just address?:grin:

  17. lee 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 01:43 PM

    15-I sure did! I sent it out to K, PCD and back to you if you haven’t seen yet :wink: It’s going to come from my yahoo account, so you might not have recognized it!

    Sasha, I realized I don’t have your email address saved in any of the accounts I can access from here. I noticed you posted it but I couldn’t get to the site for a few minutes there for some reason, otherwise you would have been included in that email. I’ll make sure you get all the addresses too, if you haven’t already :wink:

    peejz? Where ARE you?? :razz:

    Well, I gotta run to class again. Won’t someone just pay me to play on the computer all day?? :razz:

  18. navy sis 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 01:47 PM

    You know I notice alot of us have yahoo accounts, we can put each other on buddy lists so we can chat! Just an idea:grin:

  19. PCD 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 01:56 PM

    Navy Sis, The whole e-mail. it is only to go to who I listed. I suppose Reilly and Lisa could receive copies.

  20. navy sis 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 01:57 PM

    19- Ok will do!:wink:

  21. K 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 02:04 PM

    I’m confused, I got the email from Lee with the email addresses, but I didn’t get the PCD comment from this morning.

  22. navy sis 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 02:06 PM

    21- I just sent it to Lee, but I got your email from Lee so I can pass it to you directly.:grin:

  24. navy sis 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 02:09 PM

    Got mail?:grin:

  26. navy sis 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 02:17 PM

    25- sorry..damn underscore!:oops:

  29. navy sis 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 08:42 PM

    Hi Sasha!:grin:

  31. navy sis 1/31/2005 at January 31, 2005 - 09:47 PM

    30- All’s quiet on the waterfront! It’s a slow night here.:grin: