Prayers up for these fallen heros & their families.
Posted on 08/19/2005 12:50:07 PM PDT by BlackVeil
BAGHDAD, Aug. 18, 2005
(CBS/AP) A roadside bomb north of Baghdad killed four American soldiers, the U.S. military said.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the biggest Shiite party Thursday predicted a breakthrough on the constitution within the next two days, as negotiators scrambled to finish the draft by next week's deadline.
The military said the roadside bomb blast occurred in the tense, religiously mixed city of Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad. No further details were immediately available.
Samarra is among a series of towns and cities in central and western Iraq that fell into insurgent hands last year after the United States transferred sovereignty to the Iraqis. U.S. forces regained control last year but the situation there remains uncertain.
Government officials said that Wednesday's synchronized car bombings at a bus station and nearby hospital that killed up to 43 people in Baghdad were an attempt to target Shiites and stoke civil war between religious groups in the country.
"They targeted an area that has a population of people from southern Shiite provinces, and their message was that their government is unable to protect you from us," government spokesman Laith Kubba said. "They want a reaction against Sunnis to therefore deepen the sectarian crisis in the country."
Kubba said flyers had recently been handed out in some Baghdad neighborhoods threatening Shiites if they did not leave the city. At least one person, a Sunni Arab woman married to a Shiite, had been killed after the threats, he said.
Kubba also said four suspects arrested on suspicion of being involved in the attack the prior day had been released after questioning.
"land mine"..
Do you think that the explosions are buried under the roads? Some people say so.
Two New Mexico Policemen Fatally Shot
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) -- Two Albuquerque police officers were shot to death after going to pick up a man whose doctor requested a mental health evaluation for him.
Tractor-Trailer Kills New York Officer
Posted: August 18th, 2005 10:02 AM EDT
WNBZ News( New York)
An Essex County Sheriff’s Deputy conducting a traffic stop on the Adirondack Northway last night was killed after he was struck by a tractor-trailer.
31 year-old Eric Loiselle of Minerva had stopped a car for speeding three miles north of exit 30 in the Town of Moriah around 12:40 a.m. this morning, according to Major Peter Person, Commander of State Police Troop B in Ray Brook
SUV Hits, Kills Missouri State Trooper
Posted: August 18th, 2005 10:02 AM EDT
TIM TIALDO
KY3 News
STRAFFORD, Mo. -- A state trooper who "loved his job" died after a Dodge Durango struck him on Interstate 44 on Wednesday morning. Cpl. Jay Sampietro, 36, suffered injuries below his waist and on his head. The crash was near mile marker 92, four miles east of the Strafford exit, in the eastbound lanes.
GEE--I DIDN"T SEE ANY OF THESE ON THE MSM.
FYI...
Prayers up for the families of these guys.
I thank them for their sacrifice and service.
Is this yesterday's news ?
Gee, I didn't see us invading New Mexico two years ago in a futile search for nonexistent weapons of mass destruction, wasting the lives of almost 2,000 brave, patriotic Americans and about $1 billion dollars a week.
Prayers up for these fallen heros & their families.
A roadside bomb north of Baghdad killed four American soldiers, the U.S. military said
Prayers for the families.
WHAT the heck??
And your point is?
The lives of these Americans are not wasted and you spit on their memory by saying so. Please enlighten me if I am misunderstanding you.
Thank you for the ping GummyIII!
Canteen ping.
Prayers for the families whose sons have paid the ultimate price to ensure our freedom.
FOUR FALLEN HEROES GOD REST YOUR SOULS GOD BE WITH YOUR GRIEVING FAMILIES. |
God bless you soldiers. Thank you for your sacrifice. Rest in Peace.
Prayers for them and their families.
Can you please add me to this ping list? Also, can you send the below note to your ping list for me?
Here is a solider from Iraq's letter to FR. Please ask the list to stop by and give this solider a thumbs up message.
An Open Letter to FR from Iraq
Why don't you take a nap and come back when you're feeling better.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
