Wang Yuanyuan (Xinhua) notes, "The attack occurred in the morning when a suicide bomber blew up an explosive-laden tanker near the police headquarters and a nearby oil facility in central Tikrit, 170 km north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad." Reuters adds, "Police at the scene said guards may not have suspected the tanker because fuel trucks arrive every morning to deliver gas and oil."
RTT continues, "The latest attack targeting Iraqi security forces took place in the hometown of executed President Saddam Hussain, which is a Sunni-dominated stronghold of insurgency."
Alsumaria observes, "A day earlier a bomb exploded inside a mosque in Iraq's predominantly Shia Muslim south on Sunday, wounding six civilians, police said, as the country's delicate sectarian balance comes under growing strain."
That isn't the only violence in Iraq today. NINA also reports a mortar attack in Falluja, a Falluja sticky bombing left one person injured, the home "of the Anbar Salvation Council, Hamid al-Hayes, northereast of Ramadi" was attacked leaving two bodyguards wounded, and 1 police officer was kidnapped in Tikrit. In addition, Alsumaria notes that a worker at a Mosul prison for juveniles was shot dead today by unknown assailants in a passing car. Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN) notes, "In Baghdad, two policemen and a civilian were shot dead by gunmen in two separate incidents, the interior ministry said."
Bonnie notes that Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "It's The Lack of Sincerity" went up last night. On this week's Law and Disorder Radio, an hour long program that airs Monday mornings at 9:00 a.m. EST on WBAI and around the country throughout the week, hosted by attorneys Heidi Boghosian, Michael S. Smith and Michael Ratner (Center for Constitutional Rights) topics addressed include events in Cuba with guest Dennis James (who just returned from Cuba along with host Michael Smith) and marriage equality with Columbia Law School's Katherine Franke. Let's also note this:
I haven't listened yet and may not have time to. But Bill Scherr can do strong radio and that discussion should be worth hearing.
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