Topic: Baghdad
A parked car bomb ripped through a packed outdoor market in southwestern Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing 25 people and injuring 60 others, despite a 3-month-old security crackdown meant to reduce violence in the capital.The deadly blast occurred about 10 a.m. in ...
Baghdad Officials Lobby Congress to Prevent U.S. From Pulling Out Its TroopsWorried Congress' support for Iraq is deteriorating rapidly, Baghdad dispatched senior officials to Capitol Hill this week to warn members one-on-one that pulling out U.S. troops would have disastrous consequences.The lobbying ...
the Bush administration will best be remembered for its destruction of two of the world's great cities, Baghdad and New Orleans.. Ignoring repeated warnings of post-Hussein chaos from insiders including Brent Scowcroft, Bush I's national security adviser, and his own State Department's ...