15 Killed in Baghdad Shattering Growing Calm
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15 Killed in Baghdad Shattering Growing Calm
Washington Post – Nov 24, 2007
They don’t want our security restored. "To his left sandals of the victims had been swept into a pile along with shredded clothing mangled plastic containers and other charred debris. To his right a bird vendor his head wrapped in a white bandage was cursing. Dead birds were scattered as far as 50 yards from the market. The walls of a nearby building were pocked by shrapnel. Ball bearings lay on the ground suggesting that the bomb had been packed with them to produce maximum casualties. "There are pieces of human flesh even on the rooftops" said Alla Hussein 30 a vendor of industrial cables… Mark Hertling the top American commander in northern Iraq warned this month. The pet market has long attracted those seeking to prevent Iraqis from trying to lead a normal life amid chaos and uncertainty. In January a bomb hidden in a box containing pigeons killed 15 people. Last December a mortar shell landed in the market killing three people. And in June 2006 two bombs detonating one after the other killed five. Today the market and other nearby shops are sealed off from vehicle traffic to prevent car bombs. At one end of the barricaded street Iraqi Humvees and soldiers stand guard.
Audubon: artist ornithologist odd duck
Seattle Times – Nov 24, 2007
For him loving birds went hand in hand with shooting them then examining their intricacies before wiring their wings and legs into lifelike positions to paint. In general the wholesale slaughter of creatures was viewed as sport. Take the shocking story of passenger pigeons. Audubon’s image of two of them sweetly billing on a branch comes with a text panel detailing the bird’s extinction. In the 19th century 5 billion of the pigeons were thought to live in hio Kentucky and Indiana alone. By 1914 deforestation and mass slaughter had completely wiped them out. Every single one of them… Take the shocking story of passenger pigeons. Audubon’s image of two of them sweetly billing on a branch comes with a text panel detailing the bird’s extinction. In the 19th century 5 billion of the pigeons were thought to live in hio Kentucky and Indiana alone. By 1914 deforestation and mass slaughter had completely wiped them out. Every single one of them. ther interesting facts: In 1826 when Audubon was lecturing in Edinburgh among those in his audience was the young medical student Charles Darwin. Audubon’s “Birds of America” was published from 1826-39 in four volumes each weighing 50 pounds.
US military spokesman blames bombing of pet market in Baghdad on…
اÙشر٠اÙاÙسط – Nov 24, 2007
military on Saturday blamed the deadly bombing of a pet market in Baghdad on Iranian-backed Shiite militants raising concerns that Shiite extremists activity could escalate and jeopardize waning violence in Iraq. The bomb that was hidden in a box of small birds exploded Friday morning as Iraqis were strolling past animal stalls and bird cages at Baghdad’s al-Ghazl market. The market had recently re-emerged as a popular venue as security has increased raising hopes for calm in the capital after years of turmoil. spokesman Rear Adm… The al-Ghazl market where sellers peddle birds dogs cats and exotic animals such as snakes and monkeys has been targeted in the past. 26 15 people were killed when a bomb hidden in a box of pigeons exploded as shoppers gathered around it. The market continued to open but with much-reduced business until vendors and customers began to return in force after the September decision to lift a four-hour Friday driving ban to prevent car bombings and the recent decline in violence. “Today the market was very crowded and we were happy about that” said Amir Aziz a 22-year-old pigeon vendor who was wounded by shrapnel. “The Iraqi security officials have deceived us by their statements that the situation is 80 percent better. People believed them and began to go out thinking that it would be safe.
Daily Times – Site Edition
Daily Times – Nov 24, 2007
Maham an artist said Nazir had used soft strokes to give her work a classical look. “The continuity of strokes in a rhythmic pattern have given an elegant look to her work” she added. She said one of the paintings titled Bird of Peace in which a pigeon was flying above clouds while a tree and a flag were painted below portrayed the current political upheaval. She said the white pigeon represented man fleeing from the political and social turmoil of this age. Kinaird College’s Fine Arts Department head Rukhsana David said “Shabana’s work has apparent references to older prototypes. She has chosen images from the antiquity and portrayed them in miniature painting. “Marjorie Hussain an art critic said Nazir had experimented the fusion of traditional techniques with contemporary concepts that had given a unique look to her work.
Lost CDs Turn Up – Not Much Harm Done
The Spoof – The Spoof (satire) – Nov 24, 2007
It's no big deal. "The finds will be a relief to Chancellor Alistair Darling after news broke yesterday that a video rental shop in Bromsgrove had received a 'mystery package' in the post containing a set of discs entitled 'Dole Cheats' which it said were "just loads of lists". Shop owner Alf Ackroyd a pigeon fancier in his spare time dispatched the package back to Whitehall this morning by way of his favourite and most trusted bird in his flock Treasure. The story above is a satire or parody… It's no big deal. "The finds will be a relief to Chancellor Alistair Darling after news broke yesterday that a video rental shop in Bromsgrove had received a 'mystery package' in the post containing a set of discs entitled 'Dole Cheats' which it said were "just loads of lists". Shop owner Alf Ackroyd a pigeon fancier in his spare time dispatched the package back to Whitehall this morning by way of his favourite and most trusted bird in his flock Treasure. The story above is a satire or parody.
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