Al-Qaida Linked Group Claims Iraq Attack that Killed 9 US Troops
April 24, 2007 --
Car Bomb Kills 9 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq
In one of the deadliest attacks on American ground forces since the Iraq war started more than four years ago, a suicide car bomber struck a patrol base northeast of Baghdad and killed nine U.S. soldiers and wounded 20, officials said. (AP)
Iraq: Car Bombs near Iranian Embassy
Two car bombs exploded near the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, police said, and a Sunni Arab insurgent group claimed responsibility for a similar attack the day before. (AP)
Anger at U.S. Unites Sunnis and Shiites
The unexpected outcry over the proposal to build a wall around a Sunni Arab neighborhood has revealed the depths of Iraqis' frustration with the petty humiliations brought on by the new security plan that is intended to protect them. (International Herald Tribune)
Divisive Tactics
A key Sunni Arab insurgency group in Iraq has called on Osama Bin Laden to step in and discipline his Al-Qaeda associates in the war-torn nation in what is being seen as evidence of a growing rift between Iraqi insurgents and the mostly foreign fighters of the "Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia Organisation", a group loyal to Bin Laden. (Al-Ahram)
UNICEF Condemns Use of a Minor in Taliban Execution
UNICEF today condemned the use of a minor in a Taliban execution as a criminal act. A video circulating in Pakistan shows a young boy beheading an adult. The act was a terrible example of how children can be used by adults to commit heinous crimes in times of conflict. (UN Press Release)
Another Abramoff Crony Expected to Plead Guilty
Another government official corrupted by lobbyist Jack Abramoff is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to charges he took bribes, including a golf trip to Scotland and $10,000 in cash, Justice Department officials say. (ABC News)
Security Breakdown at the White House?
Security practices at the White House are dangerously inadequate say current and former employees of the security office there, according to a letter sent today from the House Oversight Committee to former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, asking that he cooperate with the committee's investigation into the alleged security lapses. (ABC News)
Two States Join New York's Student Loan Reform Effort
Two more state attorneys general have joined a growing crusade led by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to clean up the troubled student loan industry as more schools agree to reform their student loan practices, officials said. (ABC News)
