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Rice's Baghdad arrival delayed by 'indirect fire'
(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) October 5, 2006 - America's secretary of state is getting a first-hand idea of the kind of violence going on in Iraq.
Condoleezza Rice is in Baghdad Thursday, but the State Department says her military transport plane couldn't land for more than half-an-hour because of what a spokesman call "indirect fire" that came from either mortar rounds or rockets.
Once she landed, Rice met with Iraq's prime minister, who says he wanted to talk about a number of issues of importance to both countries. Rice told him it's a "time of challenge" for Iraqis.
She earlier told reporters on her plane that she planned to tell Iraqi leaders that while the US is supportive, there isn't an endless amount of time to settle the political differences causing so much violence.
That violence continues Thursday, with at least two deadly car bombings in Baghdad, and a string of attacks in a northern province. Thursday's death toll is at least eleven.
Rice is also meeting with Iraq's president and Sunni leaders
(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) October 5, 2006 - America's secretary of state is getting a first-hand idea of the kind of violence going on in Iraq.
Condoleezza Rice is in Baghdad Thursday, but the State Department says her military transport plane couldn't land for more than half-an-hour because of what a spokesman call "indirect fire" that came from either mortar rounds or rockets.
Once she landed, Rice met with Iraq's prime minister, who says he wanted to talk about a number of issues of importance to both countries. Rice told him it's a "time of challenge" for Iraqis.
She earlier told reporters on her plane that she planned to tell Iraqi leaders that while the US is supportive, there isn't an endless amount of time to settle the political differences causing so much violence.
That violence continues Thursday, with at least two deadly car bombings in Baghdad, and a string of attacks in a northern province. Thursday's death toll is at least eleven.
Rice is also meeting with Iraq's president and Sunni leaders
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