Green Zone Attacked During Cheney Visit

I would hate to be Cheney's clothes cleaner.

I guess that is about as close as he has ever come to real combat, eh?

Strong Explosion In Baghdad Thought To Be Near Green Zone

BAGHDAD (AP)--A thunderous explosion struck Baghdad Wednesday, coinciding with a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney to discuss efforts to reduce the violence in Iraq.

The blast, which occurred at about 1825 local time appeared to strike in the vicinity of the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, but that couldn't immediately be confirmed.

Witnesses said it appeared to have been fired from the mostly Shiite areas on the east side of the Tigris River.

The U.S. military and the U.S. Embassy said they had no information but were looking into what happened.

Cheney, who arrived earlier Wednesday for an unannounced visit, met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

After the explosion, Cheney's spokeswoman Lea Anne McBride said, "His business was not disrupted. He was not moved." (Having had a look at that flack jacket he was wearing, when he arrived in Emerald City, I doubt anyone could have moved him. It would have taken a small crane.)


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