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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-19-07 06:03 PM
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British base hit by mortars while Blair was visiting
I'm watching BBC International news.

Here's a link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6672097.stm

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Tony Blair made an emotional tribute to British troops during his seventh and probably final visit to Iraq as PM.

He told servicemen and women at the British HQ in Basra, southern Iraq, that they were doing "brilliant" work.

Minutes later, two mortars exploded, rocking the building - which typically receives two such attacks a day.

Earlier, Mr Blair also brushed aside mortar attacks on Baghdad's Green Zone just as he arrived. He hailed "signs of change and progress" in Iraq.

Both the Basra headquarters and Green Zone occupy large areas and come under frequent attack.
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soothsayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-19-07 06:05 PM
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1. Explosive progress being made in Iraq.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-19-07 06:14 PM
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2. LOL
Looks that way.
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Crunchy Frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-19-07 07:43 PM
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3. Pity that they missed him. n/t
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