U.S. soldier killed in Iraq by roadside bomb

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16373277.htm

BAGHDAD, April 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb that targeted an armoured column, the U.S. military said.

[tabasco]

1. More blood on Bush's hands.

Bush abused his power with little concern for the soldiers that would pay the price.

Bush is a mass murderer because his depraved and reckless actions resulted in thousands of deaths.

RIP, Soldier.

The corporate media will report your sacrifice with a ten-second spot, followed by two hours of "news" of the murder du jour.

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[tabasco]

8. Bullshit.

You are guilty of murder if you act in a reckless manner with depraved indifference to human life. This is what Bush did and I say he is a murderer. And, btw, I think his wife is too.

I will be as hyperbolic as I want. I served in combat twice to protect free speech and here it is !

Your words that you care about our soldiers ring hollow in the context of your statement. It sounds like they're just statistics to you.

Bush violated a sacred trust to the military by launching an unjustified war and occupation in Iraq. Not only was the Iraq war unjust - it detracted from the war in Afghanistan (where we had justification). Soldiers continue to die in Afghanistan because the force is insufficient to accomplish the mission there.

Bye.

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[tabasco]

13. You are off on a tangent now aren't you?

Killing an enemy soldier in combat is JUSTIFIED.

Ordering a war of aggression is UNJUSTIFIED.

I'm not sure why you had to bring Kerry into the discussion but I have my suspicions. Kerry was a Navy soldier doing his duty and he did it in a brave and honorable manner, both in combat, and after he came home.

A far as the UN not being "on top of things", here's a clue for you -
THE UN WAS RIGHT - BUSH WAS WRONG. NO WMDs in Iraq.

And you cannot impose democracy at the end of a gun. Get past your talking points, do some objective reading and THINKING, and maybe stop back here later.

[anakie]

14. I think you will find that the UN was indeed on top of things

with the weapons inspection programme. But your prez wanted his war and no way was he going to listen to Blix. This war in the beginning was never about taking out Saddam. Go back and look. It was all about WMD that didnt exist - and we all knew it before the invasion. Thanks to sanctions Saddam was as weak as a kitten. He was never going to get nuclear weapons or a delivery system.

US and all foreign troops out now. Less targets equals less violence. But as Hans Blix recently said - it's all about the oil.

[Skittles]

16. Kerry voted to give bush the keys to the car

he did not advise him to drive the car off a f***ing cliff.

[wookie294]

20. Yes, Kerry would be a mass murderer too

And Kerry is a mass murderer for voting to kill 100,000 Iraqis.

[annabanana]

12. modgirl16...why did you support

the invasion of Iraq? Did you believe the WMD story?

[Zerex71]

15. Those people would be alive if it weren't for Bubble Boy.

So, that deflates your hyperbole theory.

[wookie294]

18. Bush is a mass murderer

What is wrong with you? Of course he's a murderer. It is the correct word.

[Erika]

19. Who are you trying to kid?

Bush is a mass murderer. You better read up on Kerry's messages.

The Bushies don't like to admit they started a war against an innocent third world country. Bush denied Christ's Golden Rule as he "shocked and awed an innocent populace".

[hadrons]

2. Just so everyone remembers what he was killed for ....

Cheney earned $194,852 in deferred compensation from Halliburton in 2004 (http://www.occupationwatch.org/headlines/archives/2005/04/vp_cheney_earne.html)

[stillcool]

3. There appears to be an awful lot.....

going on there, but i'm having difficulty puttting the picture together because the news stories are so fragmented.

[cliss]

4. Notice the wording there...

"...killed by a roadside bomb".

I've been keeping track of the US deaths these past few months. For the most part, US troops have been killed by explosives of one kind or another.

Explosive devices buried under the dirt on the road. Roadside bomb which detonated when the vehicle approached. Suicide car bombing.

Guess where this explosive material comes from? Al Qaqaa weapons dump which the US had its head turned the other way when the Iraqis came and cleaned it out.

RumsFailed is responsible for the deaths of his own troops.

[catastrophicsuccess]

17. Yea the NRA should protest the wording

Roadside bombs don't kill people, people kill people...

[Alpharetta]

5. Very sad

But we're not allowed to be angry about this ill conceived occupation. That would be unpatriotic.

[Erika]

21. Yeah

We are suppose to smile at the 1500 kids death due to Bush's imperalism? Bush's total disregard of the Pope's message against pre-emptive strikes, etc. Check www.icasualties.org

[bemildred]

6. More "plundered" arms "surfacing" in Iraq.

RIP soldier.

[UpInArms]

9. confirmed by the "Multi National Force"

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/media-information/April/050416e.htm

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A Soldier from the 42nd Military Police Brigade died of wounds received at about 11 a.m. April 16 when an IED exploded on a convoy of uparmored vehicles.

The attack happened near Taji, north of Baghdad. The name of the Soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ BY E-MAIL AT [email protected].


Release #050416e

Period	US	UK	Other*	Total	Avg	Days	
4 	117	1	5	123	1.62	76	
3 	579	26	27	632	2.93	216	
2 	717	27	58	802	1.89	424	
1 	140	33	0	173	4.02	43	
Total	1553	87	90	1730	2.28	759

RIP soldier :(

[Geo55]

10. I'm so sick of the regularity of this.....

DAMN IT ! If they showed this shit on the news like in Vietnam ,
Dickhead's crappy war wouldn't fly.

( I know, I know, that's why they don't )

[Erika]

22. Bushies care about tax refunds

nothing else. They close their eyes and ears to the Iraq war. Just so their kids don't go.