Bomb kills 7 in Green Zone

A suicide car bomber killed at least seven Iraqis outside Baghdad’s green zone. Nineteen were wounded, four seriously, civilian hospital staff said. The US military said no US soldiers were hurt in the bombing, claimed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

7 marines killed

Seven Marines were killed on Sunday, the heaviest day’s toll since the end of their assault on Falluja last month. There was heavy fighting in the city on Monday, with fighter jets dropping bombs, witnesses said.The Marines were killed in two incidents on Sunday in Anbar province, which includes Falluja and Ramadi.

Iraqi Hitler fears

Iraq’s US-backed interim president said insurgents were trying to wreck next month’s election and must be stopped. Ghazi Yawar warned that the present chaos of the occupation could spawn an ‘‘Iraqi Hitler’’ as people yearned for a return to order.

Saddam deputies on strike

Eight of Saddam’s top deputies in US custody are refusing to eat, although they are taking liquids, a US officer responsible for detainees said on Monday, playing down talk of a ‘‘hunger strike’’. ‘‘Eight of the 11 did not eat breakfast,” a US spokesman said. —Reuters