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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (30668)	10/28/2003 10:49:07 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 89467

Arabs Blame United States for Baghdad Bloodbath By Edmund Blair CAIRO (Reuters) - Most Arab media said Tuesday that U.S. security failures were to blame for the latest suicide bombings in Baghdad and some said the bloodbath in Iraq (news - web sites)'s capital might only prolong the presence of U.S. troops. Despite its military might, commentators said Washington had failed the Iraqis by not providing enough security to stop the devastating attacks that killed 35 people Monday at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "Iraq, on the first day of Ramadan, was the scene of a bloodbath and occupation forces are directly responsible for this because of the instability they created in Iraq," wrote the daily al-Khaleej, published in the United Arab Emirates. But, like others, the daily said it feared the bombings, that included an attack on the Red Cross headquarters in Baghdad, would only extend the U.S. occupation that many in the region see as a thinly veiled act of colonialism. "The bombing which targeted a humanitarian organization...serves the occupation and extends it instead of ending it," the paper said. Saudi Arabia's leading al-Riyadh newspaper said the United States had to give up its dreams of controlling Iraq and the whole region or face further attacks. "The political bubble has burst in Baghdad. Will it be followed by other explosions or will the voice of reason prevail over the American dream of hegemony?" the Arabic daily wrote. Some were outspoken against those who carried out the attacks that cost the lives of dozens of Iraqis and wounded 230 by targeting the Red Cross and three police stations. "What happened yesterday in Baghdad is a crime by all measures, but it is more disgraceful than a crime: it is a deadly political mistake," wrote Lebanon's as-Safir daily. "Such political mistakes help the occupation to justify its horrible crimes," it added. FIGHTING OCCUPATION In Gaza, where Palestinians have been waging a three-year-old uprising against Israeli occupation, there was some sympathy for resistance but not at the price of civilian deaths. "We condemn attacks on civilians, but that does not mean that resistance should stop, it must focus more and more on soldiers," said Dib el-Malek, a taxi driver. Yemeni journalist Fares Ghanim said U.S. mistakes were driving people to despair, storing up further problems. "If the security situation continues it will provide a fertile ground for Muslim extremists who want to take revenge on Americans," Ghanim said. In non-Arab Iran, reformist parliamentarian Reza Yousefian said: "It is unjustifiable to kill ordinary people in the name of an anti-American campaign. On the contrary, the more insecurity prevails in Iraq, the longer Americans will stay." Egypt's Al-Akhbar daily said the message was clear: "The only way to disentangle from this deadlock in which the United States finds itself and to avoid becoming mired in a swamp is to speed up the hand over of power to Iraqis."

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (30668)	10/28/2003 3:01:45 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 89467

Don't be so negative. Our most honorable emperor says you are totally ignoring the good, and since the honorable Shrub is right,think about this: In Iraq today, the sun came up. Tonight, the sun will go down, so all the Ramadan worshipers can eat dinner. Approximately (excuse the figures, I know they are inaccurate, but I am just using them to prove the honorable one's case). Approximately 25 million Iraqis didn't get killed today. Maybe 10 million vehicles didn't explode today; only 2, what's the big deal? Not a whole lot more Iraqis were made homeless. Just another beautiful day in paradise. Oh, I almost forgot; the new mouth of Sauron, Baron von Runstadt, says Baghdad is safer than DC, and that is, or was, certainly good news. I'm glad I don't live in DC. I will be glad when the 9 of the Fellowship quit squabbling about who gets to be Sam and Frodo. I sure hope Senator Joe Boramir breaks with the group (not the way it goes in the book, God willing). I don't think he is being really helpful at the moment; he needs to focus on the task, not on cutting up the ringbearer. Rat