Massive bombs rock Iraqi capital

Lateline : Massive bombs rock Iraqi capital:

"TONY JONES: In Iraq, its been a violent and hectic 24 hours. As Baghdad was cleaning up after bombers targeted the hotel that's home to much of the foreign press in the city, there were more attacks. And with the latest casualties announced by the US military, it's now reported the American death toll has surpassed 2,000. All of these developments come as election officials announced the final result from the referendum on Iraq's draft constitution. It has passed, despite overwhelming Sunni opposition. Norman Hermant reports."

Iraq. We used to have a satirical programme called Australia , you are standing in it and I feel like saying "Iraq, you are standing it in" because they are right up to their necks in mess. 78% in favour of the constitution and 21 % and two Sunni states solidly against it. On the day this is all announced over 2000 American soldiers are now counted as dead and another lot of explosions kills others. So when something appears to move the country forward, there is all this negative, destructive killing which just does not stop. You wonder if anyone there actually wants this to stop and then I think about the Iraqis who are living this as their life. Why the explosions on a day when thre is a step forward and why a hotel with journalists who would bring us news? Then the UN telling us the voting was rock solid and all the right protocols were followed. Didn't actually occur to me they wouldn't be followed in Iraq.