BREAKING -- One American killed in mortar attack on Green Zone

[kentuck]

Not good. The Americans are no longer safe in the Green Zone? What's happening?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. They haven't been "safe" for months

this is not shocking

There is an attack on it every day, sometimes two and three as well

[lebkuchen]

2. Weren't several injured yesterday?

[kentuck]

4. I heard that 3 were injured yesterday.

I don't recall that anyone had been killed by a mortar attack until today. For what it's worth...

[underpants]

5. The last few days have been a stream of "indirect fire" reports

Indirect basically means artillery or in Iraq mortars.

As I posted elsewhere- THEY may be "inside the wire"

[katmondoo]

3. Is this the first death in the Green Zone?

[grytpype]

6. Not even close.

A US Embassy employee (an American) was killed earlier this month, and there have been other deaths due to indirect fire.

[sabra]

7. second this week

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/27/828222.aspx

From NBC's Libby Leist
The State Department confirms that two U.S. citizens have died in Iraq this week from indirect fire by rocket and mortar attacks in the Green Zone.

The first person, a contractor for the US Army, died on Monday, March 24, and this afternoon, we have confirmation that another U.S. citizen has died from the latest round of fire.

The State Department says of this latest death "no further details, pending notification of next of kin."

[ConcernedCanuk]

8. The "Superpower" is getting castrated - long overdue

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Mega-Trillion dollar war-machine getting beat by a country with next to nothing . . .

Makes the invasion of the USA by some other country look entirely possible.

Especially if the USA is invaded while they have all their "Defense" people half way around the globe.

I'm pretty sure I am not the only one that notices this.

Russia and China are watching closely,

As the USA fucks around in their backyard.

And didn't Pakistan just sorta give the Bush Gang a kick in the ass?

Go Home USA - ya just might be needed there real soon.

[lebkuchen]

11. good point....no air force, no navy, no army, no marines

Our "cake" is getting walked on, or rather, trampled.

I wonder what Condi's subordinates' thoughts are right about now.

[bdamomma]

9. kick

[bdamomma]

10. kick