Al Qaeda makes war agaisnt Iraqis looking for a job
The Guardian:
"Iraqis seeking work with US forces today suffered a second devastating suicide bombing attack in as many days when an explosives-packed car rammed into an army recruitment centre in Baghdad.
"At least 36 people died in the attack, but Iraq's deputy interior minister, Ahmed Ibrahim, said that the final toll could be as high as 47, with 50 people injured.
"Yesterday, a truck bombing of police recruits in Iskandariya, a small town 30 miles south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killed at least 50 people.
"US officials have warned of a possible increase in attacks, particularly against Iraqis, as insurgents try to disrupt the transfer of sovereignty to a provisional Iraqi government, which is planned for June 30."
It is hard to see how blowing up people looking for work will endear Iraqis to al Qaeda. It is also hard to imagine people who are finally free from a brutal despot letting themselves be intimidated back into that predictiment when they have the alternative of a a democracy. Al Qaeda seems bent on making enemies when it desperately needs some friends.
The Guardian:
"Iraqis seeking work with US forces today suffered a second devastating suicide bombing attack in as many days when an explosives-packed car rammed into an army recruitment centre in Baghdad.
"At least 36 people died in the attack, but Iraq's deputy interior minister, Ahmed Ibrahim, said that the final toll could be as high as 47, with 50 people injured.
"Yesterday, a truck bombing of police recruits in Iskandariya, a small town 30 miles south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killed at least 50 people.
"US officials have warned of a possible increase in attacks, particularly against Iraqis, as insurgents try to disrupt the transfer of sovereignty to a provisional Iraqi government, which is planned for June 30."
It is hard to see how blowing up people looking for work will endear Iraqis to al Qaeda. It is also hard to imagine people who are finally free from a brutal despot letting themselves be intimidated back into that predictiment when they have the alternative of a a democracy. Al Qaeda seems bent on making enemies when it desperately needs some friends.
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