AMMAN, Jordan (CNN) -- Al Qaeda in Iraq, a group led by wanted militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is claiming responsibility for three suicide bombings in hotels in Amman, Jordan, according to a posting on a Web site Thursday.
At least 56 people were killed in the attacks Wednesday at the Grand Hyatt, Radisson and Days Inn hotels. Another 93 people were wounded.
While Zarqawi has claimed this as his work, at this point no one can be sure. It is important to remember that, in many ways Zarqawi was created by the US. He got his start as an Islamic warrior fighting as a US surrogate against the Russians, and was reborn by our invasion of Iraq. Now we have to fight the monster we raised and fed.
Unfortunately, while 'they' are blowing up hotels in Jordan, 'they' are still blowing up restaurants in Iraq.
The explosion occurred at about 9:30 a.m. at the Qadouri Restaurant, a popular Baghdad institution famous for its local cuisine, particularly Baghdadi breakfasts. The restaurant caters to Iraqi workers, particularly police and other security forces, and it was unlikely many foreigners would have been dining there, residents of the area said.
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2 comments:
All this war in Iraq has done is make the religious nuts in the middle east stronger.
Great Job Bush, make the enemy stronger.
There is no logic in it Diane. It is just a cute slogan that Bush can spout.
This tactic the he has embraced is like fighting a eletrical fire by spraying it with unleaded gas.
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