Al-Qaida Blamed for Blasts That Kill 60 in Iraq

Bombings blamed on al-Qaida in Iraq tore through market areas in Baghdad and outside the capital. They killed 60 people and shattered weeks of relative calm in Sunni-dominated areas. The bloodshed in four cities as far north as Mosul and as far west as Ramadi, struck directly at U.S. claims that the Sunni insurgency is waning and being replaced by Shiite militia violence as a major threat. Many of the victims were on their way to the court, at the restaurant or in cars passing through the area. It is really sad that they can't settle all this and have peace.