Bomb in Baghdad Kills Four Children

[deadparrot]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A bomb exploded in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing three girls and a boy on their way to school as violence targeted all walks of life in the capital. Nearly 20 people were killed in car bombings and shootings elsewhere.

With the bloodshed showing no sign of abating, politicians held protracted talks over formation of a new government, which the U.S. hopes will help stamp out the insurgency by encouraging Sunni Arabs and Shiites to work together.

But new images aired on Australia's Special Broadcasting Service of Iraqi prisoners being abused and sexually humiliated at Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 threatened to fan the violence.

"Bringing up these issues is only going to add to heat to an already fragile situation in Iraq and they don't help anybody at all," said Labeed Abbawi, an adviser to the foreign minister. "What Iraq needs at this moment is calm, but these images, which have already been dealt with and seen people punished, will only worsen the violent atmosphere."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_060215202455

[Clara T]

1. "Four more" children

[Journeyman]

2. He's right. Such images of abuse should never be seen . . .

and in the future our troops and government can ensure such images are never seen by not abusing people in this manner.