Thursday, January 20, 2011
SHOCKING NEWS ABOUT INCREASED VIOLENCE IN IRAQ
SOURCE: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com
The mainstream press in the United States continues to ignore the growing violence in IRAQ.
Here is what happened in IRAQ on Wednesday, January 19, 2011:
Reported security incidents Baghdad:#1: One civilian was killed and 10 others were wounded in an explosion that targeted Shiite visitors in southern Baghdad, according to a security source. "The bomb exploded in Alwat al-Rashied region in al-Doura, southern Baghdad, targeting Shiite visitors, killing one and injuring ten," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.#2: At least 13 people were wounded on Wednesday night by random celebratory gunfire after Iraq's national soccer team beat North Korea 1-0 during the Asia Cup tournament in Qatar, an Interior Ministry source said.Diyala Prv:#1: A suicide bomber drove a car into a police headquarters on Thursday in Iraq's volatile Diyala province, killing at least three people and wounding around 30 in a third day of attacks on security forces, police said. The bomber blew up the car at the main gate of the police headquarters in the city of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, two police sources said. Ghalib al-Jubouri, a police spokesman in Diyala, said the attack took place in the centre of the city near government buildings, including the police headquarters. He said one of the three killed was a traffic policeman. A police source in Baquba said at least two of the dead were policemen, while four among the wounded were also police. "Ambulances are still carrying the wounded," said Faris al-Azzawi, a spokesman for the provincial health department. He said three people were killed in the blast, and 28 were wounded.#2: "A roadside bomb went off targeting a convoy of Shiite visitors while passing Kanaan district in Baaquba, killing a civilian and wounding ten," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.Baiji:#1: A roadside bomb went off near the convoy of Lieutenant Colonel Salah Mohammed, head of a police unit in Baiji, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, on Wednesday, and wounded two of his guards, police said.Kirkuk:#1: Two people were wounded on Wednesday night by random celebratory gunfire in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, a police source said.Mosul:#1: “Unknown gunmen killed a civilian in front of his apartment in al-Yarmouk neighborhood, western Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.#2: “Two people were wounded in a bomb explosion in al-Islah al-Zerai region, eastern Mosul,” the source added, without giving more details.#3: Two suicide bombers were killed in a bomb blast in southwest of Mosul on Wednesday, a police source said. “Policemen opened fire on a vehicle while attempting to hit a police checkpoint in Tal Atta region, southwest of Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
ARMY GUARD AND RESERVE SUICIDE RATES MORE THAN DOUBLED LAST YEAR
The Army is reporting that suicide rates in the National Guard and the Army Reserves more than doubled in 2010.
READ FULL STORY HERE:
http://tiny.cc/pp48n
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LINK TO PERSONAL PICTURES FROM MY U.S. ARMY CAREER---1951 TO 1953
The following link is an album usually posted on Facebook and shows pictures of Bill Corcoran from my days in the United States Army.
You can enlarge each picture and read the caption pertaining to the picture by just clicking on each picture.
Here is the link:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=31622&id=100001375345515&l=a7b9f27ff9
Click on link for album of pictures of Bill Corcoran when I was in the United States Army.
Pictures include my '48 Yellow Chevy convertible which I had with me at Fort Belvoir, Virginia from 1951 to 1953.
