posted on October 24, 2004 05:49:56 AM new
What happened to the "cakewalk" that was supposed to be the invasion and liberation of Iraq?
How long ago did the Butcher of Washington, george bush, say "mission accomplished"?
State Dept. Officer Killed in Iraq
Updated 7:37 AM ET October 24, 2004
By JIM KRANE
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A State Department security officer was killed Sunday during a mortar or rocket attack at a U.S. base near Baghdad International Airport, the U.S. Embassy announced.
Ed Seitz, an agent with the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security, was killed about 5 a.m. at Camp Victory, embassy spokesman Bob Callahan said. Camp Victory is the headquarters of the U.S.-led coalition's ground forces command.
An undetermined number of people were injured in the attack but none with life-threatening injuries, Callahan said.
Secretary of State Colin Powell, who is on a tour of Asia, said, "The Department of State and I mourn the loss of one of our own today in Baghdad."
"Ed was a brave American, dedicated to his country and to a brighter future for the people of Iraq," Powell said. "Ed's death is a tragic loss for me personally, and for all of his colleagues at the Department of State."
"Ed Seitz died in the service of his country and for the cause of liberty and freedom for others. There is no more noble a sacrifice."
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The bodies of about 50 Iraqi soldiers were found on a remote road in eastern Iraq, apparently the victims of an ambush as they were heading home on leave, Iraqi authorities said Sunday. Also, a State Department security officer was killed during a mortar or rocket attack at a U.S. base near the Baghdad airport
Interior Ministry spokesman Adnan Abdul-Rahman said the Iraqi soldiers were believed to have been killed about sundown Saturday on a road about 95 miles east of Baghdad near the Iranian border.
There were conflicting reports on the exact number of dead, whether they were members of the Iraqi army or the Iraqi National Guard and whether they were all killed execution-style.
posted on October 24, 2004 12:35:24 PM new
Bush's motto should be "cancel what I said yesterday. Today is a new ball game". He never seems to remember what he's said in the past, why should anyone else?
