A series of bombings shook Baghdad for the third straight day Wednesday, killing 17 people

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BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of bombings shook Baghdad for the third straight day Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding more than 70, police said. The attacks were part of an upswing of violence in the capital this month that has set back recent security gains.

In the face of heightened violence in Baghdad, the Iraqi military said it was taking measures to curb "the increasing number of terrorist attacks" in the city. Military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi said the measures would include stepped up intelligence gathering and pre-emptive strikes on suspected extremists.

The first car bomb ripped through a bustling shopping neighborhood in downtown Baghdad during the morning rush hour, killing four people and injuring 15.

A second car bomb exploded near a school in the Shiite-dominated Shaab neighborhood in north Baghdad. Iraqi police said five people were killed, and 12 wounded.

[Avalux]

1. Maybe I shouldn't say this.....

special ops responsible; Bushco doing their best to make things ugly for Obama.

I said it anyway.

[NNN0LHI]

2. The tip off for me was when Bush made a known car bomber the PM of Iraq

It would be nice is someone would ask him why he did that some day.

Don

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

3. I have similar suspicions -- could be wrong...

also, it's no secret that Israeli Mossad specializes in these kind of operations.