A bloody message from Iraq: nowhere is safe
Nowhere is safe. Insurgents struck in the heart of the Green Zone yesterday, one of the most heavily defended places in Baghdad. The symbolism - and the bloody message - was clear with this attack on the home to the US-imposed democracy.
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The most secure place in Iraq?
Ordinary people undergo a full body search. Dogs sniff for explosives, luggage and equipment are opened. Electronic vehicle scanners screen large cars and lorries.
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6552229.stm
The spectre of Saigon looms over Baghdad
That someone was able to pass through the security checks yesterday with explosives sufficient to inflict so much death and destruction means that the "green zone" can no longer be considered impregnable.
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https://snipurl.com/1ge8s
The most secure place in Iraq?
Ordinary people undergo a full body search. Dogs sniff for explosives, luggage and equipment are opened. Electronic vehicle scanners screen large cars and lorries.
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6552229.stm
The spectre of Saigon looms over Baghdad
That someone was able to pass through the security checks yesterday with explosives sufficient to inflict so much death and destruction means that the "green zone" can no longer be considered impregnable.
https://snipurl.com/1ge8v
From Information Clearing House
rudkla - 14. Apr, 11:18
