Two blasts heard in Baghdad

[Roon]

Breaking on Foxnews.

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. 4 loud blasts in the green zone

just after midnight. Sirens going off.

Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two loud explosions rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad late on Thursday and a large plume of smoke could be seen coming from near the compound housing the U.S.-led administration in the city, Reuters witnesses said.

edit: added link to Reuters report

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. that is where the leadership lives

Oh lord if they nabbed a VIP this will make Goerge very angry

By the way, I am not wishing harm on anybody, but if they did... oh boy

[bluestateguy]

3. Let's see

On right now...

CNN: Crossfire on unrelated issues
FOX: Cavuto talking about more toys for the military
MSNBC: The Braun campaign

:eyes:

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Well what can I say?

Bombing in Baghdad, who cares?

IN their defense they may be faced with a news lock out.

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. You know this isn't breaking news

Only Michael Jackson developments are important enough to get them to switch from their pre-scheduled programming any more.

[dave29]

7. unless something happens in the condit case

then they may go back to that

[ninkasi]

12. Oh, that's not really right...

sometimes they break in for Kobe and Laci updates, too.

[Catherine Vincent]

6. CNN had a news blurb "Just In" by Judy Woodruff

...talking about the explosions just before Crossfire. She didn't say much because it just happened.

[saigon68]

9. Obviously Bill Clinton is at fault, </sarcasm>

Or someone from his administration.

[SpiralHawk]

8. What Fresh Hell is this?

And, one might well also contemplate, What Hath Chimpy Wrought?

A major freakin ugly death-dealing mess in a foreign land, if you ask me.

[janx]

10. They always seem to go after the Green Zone (weird term)

at the same time of day. It seems to be between one and three (Mountain Standard Time) every time I hear about one of these attacks.

[Sliverofhope]

11. I suppose it's the "Green" zone

because it's supposed to be safe, since this administration has a color/safety fetish. I guess, it could also signify green as in money green...

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. It goes back to the colonial times

Green Zone means Western Zone...

You can thank the brits for this

A second term, the Green Line, which usually divides two
groups, aka Jews and Arabs or Arabs and Christians.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

17. Or to Barry Switzer

Ex-coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who suggested that the "red zone" near the end zone was actually the "green zone" for the Cowboys, because they were "money" when they got that close. (Really, Switzer was such a dork.)

[Cocoa]

35. I thought it was in honor of Nader

he made this whole thing possible.

[aquart]

42. Which makes it what time in Iraq?

I have no clue being numerically challenged. I can't figure the exact difference between eastern and mountain time either.

[loudnclear]

13. The fact that al-Jazeera has nothing yet means this is probably huge!

They usually are able to post the very latest events within minutes.

[Sliverofhope]

14. Really? Hmm

Now I'm concerned. I wish someone would come up with details about this. This seems to be a pretty big story.

[DoYouEverWonder]

18. If it is a big story

then it will depend on how long they need to sober W up before they lift the news blackout.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

16. Blitzer reporting on CNN

3 or 4 loud explosions, smoke rising from the Green Zone.

Coalition sources reporting that at least one explosion was inside the GZ. Not reporting any structure damage or injuries.

Details still seem sketchy, though Nic Robertson (?) is reporting that they happened 40 minutes ago.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. there is a blackout

which means this is huge

[Sliverofhope]

20. That's what I'm slowly gathering

I'm new to the fascist government thing. How long could a blackout potentially last. Should I go eat dinner? Go to sleep? Raise a family? I'm rather on the edge of my seat.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Unlike Nazi Germany they don't control

all media

Check BBC site, and Agent French International

[CivilRightsNow]

27. It's been ridiculous since the chinook..

I dunno what everyone else thinks.. but personally, after they showed that guy kicking the scalp around when the red cross was bombed and then the chinook went down.. media black out has made it so frustrating that I cant even watch the news anymore.

[Hoppin_Mad]

21. AWOLChimp said "Bring em on" - He's getting what he asked for, eh ?

asshole coward

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. This is the AP wire piece

read between the lines folks

This is bad

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20031211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_explosions

[teryang]

24. Incidental disclosure slipped into that link

<The Apache came down near a highway south of Mosul, Iraq's third-largest city. Troops guarding the site Thursday morning said the chopper had been hit by enemy fire. They asked not to be identified.>

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. Yep oh and CNN is saying no injuries today

But they weant after Bremmer... BOLD on teh part of the guerillas

[Moderator]

26. kick

n/t

[grasswire]

28. what's that?

75 wounded and one dead and one missing in the last 24 hours?

That's probably a lowball.

Hell.

[DoYouEverWonder]

29. Now a days, there are more terrorist attacks

against US interests in one week, than Clinton had the whole time he was in office. W is doing such a good job protecting the world against terrorism. Maybe next week he'll bat a 1000.

[KoKo]

30. Oh it's going over a thousand, definitely. Kicking In faster than Viet

Nam in the first years.

[0007]

31. Real low!

[frank frankly]

32. kick

it is going to get so much worse.

bring our troops home NOW

[spinbaby]

33. Any news on this thing?

It's been three hours and the news channels are ignoring it. Oh well, just more explosions in Baghdad. Nothing to see here. Move along.

[frank frankly]

34. kick

kick

[Fovea]

36. kick

it has been hours now. Any news?

[lostnfound]

40. Reuters says no casualties; "two projectiles"

The main U.S. headquarters in central Baghdad also come under attack with several blasts rocking the compound around midnight (4 p.m. EST). A U.S. military spokesman said there were no casualties and only minor damage.

"Two projectiles impacted in the vicinity of the 'green zone'," the spokesman said, referring to the sprawling complex of palaces and parkland that has been turned into a fortress. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3980538

[minkyboodle]

37. kick

there must be more info on this... Love that free press.
Scott

[SoCalDem]

38. My friend in the CPA emailed me to say he was ok..

said things were "getting back to normal".. He cannot say too much ..I was glad to hear that he was ok.. He LIVES in that compound..:(

[lostnfound]

39. I'm happy for you and your friend, SoCalDem..that he's ok. n/t

[minkyboodle]

41. Glad to hear your friend is OK

I hope everybody there is OK and this whole thing isn't as big as the media seemed to play it earlier in the afternoon.
Scott

[qwertyMike]

43. Good news for your friend

Any further info??