Don't forget about Iraq.....

[marmar]

from the BBC:



Suicide bombing kills 22 in Iraq


At least 22 people have been killed and 32 wounded by a female suicide bomber who blew herself at a police gathering in Iraq's Diyala province, police say.

The guests were attending an Iftar banquet, when Muslims break their fast during the month of Ramadan, in Balad Ruz, 70km (45 miles) north of Baghdad.

Officials told the BBC the party was being held by a policeman to celebrate his recent release from US detention.

Earlier, two car bombs exploded in central Baghdad, killing 12 people.

The blasts were in the busy Karrada district, near a courthouse and passport office.

Security forces targeted

Local sources said a police officer was holding a large party to celebrate his release on Monday from a US-run detention centre, Camp Bucca, when the suicide bomber walked into his home. ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7617606.stm

[panader0]

1. Even now, with the economy trashed and troubled

the "war" in Iraq remains the most important issue to me. The Iraqi economy is worse than ours, and because of us. Get out of Iraq, and then turn our attention to our own prolems. It is a moral issue, not an economic one. What's the saying for doctors? "First, do no harm."