Iraq Is So Safe-Yeah Right-All Land Travel By US Diplomats & Civilians SUSPENDED Throughout Iraq

[kpete]

Diplomatic convoys curtailed in Iraq
By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer
Tue Sep 18, 6:50 PM ET


WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday suspended all land travel by U.S. diplomats and other civilian officials throughout Iraq, except in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone. The move follows a weekend incident involving private security guards protecting a diplomatic convoy in which a number of Iraqi civilians were killed.

In a notice sent to Americans in Iraq, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said it had taken the step to review the security of its personnel and possible increased threats to those leaving the Green Zone while accompanied by such security details.

"In light of a serious security incident involving a U.S. embassy protective detail in the Mansour District of Baghdad, the embassy has suspended official U.S. government civilian ground movements outside the International Zone (IZ) and throughout Iraq," the notice said.

"This suspension is in effect in order to assess mission security and procedures, as well as a possible increased threat to personnel traveling with security details outside the International Zone," said the notice, a copy of which was provided to The Associated Press by the State Department in Washington.

The notice did not say when the suspension would expire.

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[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

1. Time for John McCain to get back out there and stroll through a marketplace

accompanied by a battalion and air support while he buys a fig to demonstrate how safe it is.

[hobbit709]

2. Throw in the fact that 4 1/2 years later

they can't even control the eight miles of road between the airport and the Green Zone, what does that say?

[Strelnikov_]

3. Just more of that return on success n/t