Bomb Kills Head of Iraq Governing Council

[5stringJeff]

Breaking news!


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Bomb Kills Head of Iraq Governing Council
By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bombing killed the head of the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council as his car waited at a checkpoint near coalition headquarters Monday, a major setback to American efforts to stabilize Iraq (news - web sites) just six weeks before the handover of sovereignty.

A roadside bomb containing deadly sarin nerve agent also exploded "a couple of days ago" near a U.S. military convoy in Baghdad, Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt said Monday, adding two explosives experts were treated for "minor exposure."

However, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said the results were from a field test, which can be imperfect, and said more analysis was needed. If confirmed, it would be the first finding of a banned weapon upon which the United States based its case for war.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=535&e=1&u=/ap/20040517/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

 

[freeandfun1]

Yeah, I saw this this morning on FOX.

Is it a coincidence that the guy killed was Shia and the guy taking over is Sunni?

 

[deaddude]

"Is it a coincidence that the guy killed was Shia and the guy taking over is Sunni?"

I seriously doubt it. We have our work cut out for us if we are going to turn over power on June 30th. Iraq has three major populations: The Shia, The Suni, and The Curds, all of whom hate eachother with a passion. Not the best place to be forming a stable government.