Black Monday in Iraq: 46 killed, almost 300 injured in series of attacks

[druidity33]

Source: RT

A string of attacks in several parts of Iraq killed 46 and injured almost 300 on Monday. The upsurge of violence came as Iraqis prepare to go to polls for their first election since the withdrawal of US troops.

Officials said bombings hit 12 different areas of Iraq, leaving 46 people dead and making Monday the country's deadliest day since March 19, AFP reported.

According to Itar-Tass, the death toll has already risen to 55 people.

Ten casualties were reported in Baghdad, and insurgents also targeted areas north and south of the capital. The oil-rich city of Kirkuk, where tensions over resources have recently been particularly high, saw nine of its residents killed. The western Sunni city of Fallujah, the former Al-Qaeda stronghold of Baqouba and Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit also saw attacks.

Read more: http://rt.com/news/iraq-election-attack-killed-876/

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12 different incidents in Iraq today...

[Faygo Kid]

1. What happened in Boston is a slow day in Iraq

Stupid fucking war.

[truth2power]

7. That needs to be said. In the ME, people live with what happened in Boston, and worse, much worse,

on a daily basis.

I suppose I'll be accused of trying to minimize the seriousness of what happened in Boston, but I do know this for a fact....

There's not a day goes by that I don't think of how I'd feel if I couldn't go to the grocery or go about any other daily activities without being at risk of being bombed to smithereens or vaporized by a Hellfire missile because I happened to be standing next to someone who some country across the world didn't like.

For most Americans there's just no there there, as I found out earlier yesterday in a conversation I had with a colleague....BEFORE the events in Boston even occurred. The words "collateral damage" rolled off the tongue of this person as if he were talking about having spilled a glass of milk on his kitchen floor. A minor inconvenience.

This could be a teachable moment for the American people. But it won't be. Because, well...no there, there, and all that.

Sad.

[sabrina 1]

10. Very nice post, thank you. But I'm afraid your wish for compassion for others who are the victims of

our government, will be trashed, even here on DU. All the more reason, imo, to keep speaking the truth. Things here would be very different of course if Bush were still the president. The whole site would be reminding people of the Iraqi and other peoples who are victims of our bombs.

I guess it is understandable to an extent. Probably guilt. Wanting to be allowed to grieve without being reminded of their own either outright support or silent acquiescence for the terror we inflict on innocent populations.

America has lost its way. See the condemnation of those who can feel compassion for all victims of terror, not just those we feel free from guilt for.

[DesertRat]

2. so much sadness...

But to quote what my 82 yr. old Dad said to me today, "we only care when Americans are killed."

[truth2power]

8. You're correct, Desert Rat. See my post, above. n/t

[Beacool]

3. I am so sick of death and destruction.

Why is there so much hatred in the world?

[nomorenomore08]

4. There's almost a grotesque serendipity to all this...

nt

[hibbing]

5. And the idiot son is "comfortable" with the decisions he made n/t

[VWolf]

9. Perfectly comfortable for him - he has no empathy. n/t

[Alamuti Lotus]

6. the Iraqi militants are embolded by the joint NATO/al-Qai'dah operation in Syria *nt