Nearly 100 Killed Overnight In Suicide Bombing In Baghdad -- July 3, 2016

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Later, 11;09 a.m. Central Time: The New York Times finally has this as a headline story, noting that this is the third mass killing in about as many days. I wonder if their editors are in agreement with POTUS that this series of mass murders is evidence of desperation. It almost seems to be in retribution following the story that US gunships picked off hundreds of ISIS fighters in convoy leaving Fallujah after losing that city/battle. The New York Times has a story/graphic purporting to show where ISIS has lost ground in Iraq and Syria, no doubt provided by the Obama administration. I guess this is akin to the "body counts" during the Vietnam war. 

Later, 11:07 a.m. Central Time: now we learn through Fox News that it was "twin bombings." That was probably stated elsewhere but only Fox News  had it in the headlines. The Los Angeles Times has barely acknowledged it. Perhaps for the LAT, #BaghdadLivesDon'tMatter.

Later, 10:17 a.m. Central Time: not even linked at Drudge yet. Death toll is now at 126 including 25 children. What a great legacy. Doesn't even make the front page headlines at Los Angeles on-line; headline story over there: Tesla and Google and self-driving vehicles (SDVs).

Later, 8:19 a.m. Central Time: after the Istanbul airport suicide bombing POTUS said it showed that this was an act of desperation (or did he misspeak and mean an "act of devastation"?), that ISIL was losing. For a losing team, the JVs are doing well. The New York Times notes that the Baghdad bombing overnight is the third highly successful mass bombing by ISIS in about as many days. I would hate to see what ISIS could do if it were not losing.
 

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I haven't seen this reported in the US mainstream media, so I do not know if it's accurate. If it is accurate, I do not know whether it is news or simply another data point in the Mideast.

The MJVT ("the mideast JV Team") has taken responsibility.

By the way, this team now goes by several names (depending on who is reporting): ISIS (US mainstream media); ISIL (community organizers like President Obama); Daesh (US royalty like current SecState); and the MJVT (a spaceholder until the team comes up with a "marketable" name that can be copyright and sold for use on hoodies).

Speaking of which, the JV Team could pattern itself after US sports franchises (for example, MLB, NFL, NBA). The International JV League could have three conferences: the North American Conference; the European Conference; and, the Mideast Conference. Each conference would have the original teams and then expansion teams. In the Mideast Conference, the original teams could include the Baghdad Bombers, the Fallujah Fanatics, the Cairo Killers, and the Damascus Demons. Istanbul being on the west side of the strait would field a team in the European Conference, perhaps the Istanbul Insurgents. And, of course, the Paris Baguettes; the London Loonies; and the Berliners.

But I digress, if this story coming out of Baghdad overnight is accurate and if the US mainstream media does not report it to the degree one might expect, one can assume mass suicide bombings in the Mideast are as "routine" as killings in Chicago.

Last year in Chicago -- over the entire twelve (12) calendar months -- there were almost 2,000 shooting victims. Through the first six months of this year (2016), Chicago reports almost 3,000 shooting victims, putting Chicago on track to exactly double the number of shooting victims in one year. This works out to more than 10 shooting victims per day.

And except for Chicagoans, I don't think anyone is even following this story. I'm not even sure folks in Illinois outside of Chicago are following this story. What interests me is the analysis, which I haven't seen yet. Why is this happening? Why is this happening, now? As soon as I saw this story -- sent to me by Don -- this was my "minimally" edited reply:

I doubt the Chicago "knife and gun clubs" are really doing anything differently this year than last year.

My hunch is that the police have decided it's not worth their reputations or worth their lives to get involved; they show up "after" the incident, instead of getting there first and trying to stop something. If they get there "early" they risk being charged with murder, or getting shot themselves, leaving behind a spouse and three children.

By the way, speaking of which, was anyone surprised by the minimal US mainstream reporting with regard to the suicide bombing at the Istanbul (Turkey) International Airport last week (or whenever it was)? I was surprised by the relative lack of US media interest, and was unable to come up with a reason.

Whenever I have a question I cannot answer, I tell the granddaughters I google it or "follow the money." In this case, neither googling nor "following the money" explained why the Istanbul suicide bombing received so little US attention. But then it was very, very well explained by Rush. I tend not to listen to Rush much any more but by serendipity I happened to catch his insight on the bombing.

I guess I have to add a third option when something cannot be explained:

• google it
• follow the money
• if it's "political," check in with Rush