Islamikazes continue to target Iraqi "collaborators" and Sunnis suspended their participation in the writing of the constitution after yesterday's assassination. From MSNBC:
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attacker wearing an explosives belt detonated himself Wednesday outside an army recruiting center in Baghdad, killing at least 10 people, police and army officials said.The attacker blew himself up at the entrance to the recruiting center, a police officer told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Dr. Muhannad Jawad from Yarmouk Hospital said that 10 people had been killed and 21 injured.
The same recruiting center was subjected to a similar attack on July 10, when 25 people were killed and 47 wounded.
Meantime, four Sunni Arabs on the team charged with writing Iraq’s constitution suspended their membership on Wednesday after the killing of one of their colleagues, a move that could delay the drafting of the landmark charter...
Off topic but none the less important
Women to Lose Rights in 'New' Iraq
Meanwhile, the New York Times is reporting that a draft of Iraq's new constitution would greatly curtail women's rights, imposing the Sharia or Koranic law in personal matters like marriage, divorce and inheritance. It also would limit their representation in parliament. The draft would guarantee legal rights for women, as long as they do not "violate Sharia," meaning that women could not marry without their family's permission and that husbands could divorce them simply by saying so out loud three times. The draft would also drop or phase out a measure included in the interim constitution requiring that women make up at least 25 percent of the parliament. The constitution is set to be finalized by mid-August.
Sunni Members of Iraq Constitutional Committee Gunned Down
Meanwhile, three Sunni Arab members of the committee drafting the country's new constitution were gunned down as they left a Baghdad restaurant on Tuesday. The Sunnis on the committee were seen as central figures in the U.S.-organized constitutional process. Fifteen Sunni members joined it last month, making it the first nationwide political body to include significant Sunni representation since the new government took power in April. Resistance groups have sworn to kill any Sunnis that took part. As we went to air, there were reports that the Sunni members were pulling out of the committee.
Tragic! Even more so for the soldiers who are asked to fight with hands tied behind their backs:
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Posted by: Terminator at July 20, 2005 05:02 PM
HAVE TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES??
The report said reasons for the improvement in mental health are not clear. Among possible explanations: less frequent and less intense combat, more comforts like air conditioning,
YEA 120DEGREES AND SOME COMFORATS OF HOME ALWAYS HELP!!
AS FOR THE DEATHS JUST LOOK AT 6MO FLOATS THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO KILLED HIMSELF AND THAT WAS NOT IN WAR??
NO THIS IS A SH-T STORY AND IF YOU LOOK AT REENLISTMENT ON THE BATTLE FIELD IT TELLS ANOTHER STORY!!!!
TE BIG q? THAT SHOULD BE ASKED IS WHEN IS JAFFI GOING TO GO AFTER THE KILLER sadder YELLOW FAT BOY???
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GOD BLESS THE USA AND HER FIGHTING FORCES AND ALL WHO FIGHT WITH HER GIVE THEM STRENGTH, WISDOM, SIGHT, AND COURAGE TO DESTROY ALL ISLAMIC TERRORIST AND ALL WHO SUPPORT THEM AMEN