Shelling rocks the U.S.-protected Green Zone

From: Harry Hope <rivrvu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:48:16 -0400

From The Washington Post, 4/28/08:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042800619.html

A Storm of Sand and Shelling

By Sholnn Freeman
Washington Post Foreign Service

Monday, April 28, 2008; 6:46 AM

BAGHDAD --

Shelling rocked the Green Zone as a sandstorm blanketed Baghdad on
Sunday, days after U.S. commanders said they had nearly eliminated
deadly rocket and mortar attacks on the heavily fortified government
zone through a security crackdown in the eastern slum of Sadr City.

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Doesn't sound like much of a "surge" to me.

Harry
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