Comments on: Al Sadr's Fight Threatens Iraq Stability

Gen. Petraeus' Appearance In Washington Comes As Violence Surges In Iraq

[hungry1968]

"Al Sadr''s Fight Threatens Iraq Stability
Gen. Petraus'' Appearance In Washington Comes As Violence Surges In Iraq"




Shouldn''t they call this "Bush''s fight", since al Sadr couldn''t do anything until Bush liberated him from S. Hussein?

[feelfree1]

On the photo caption-

Re: "There is no sign in Baghdad of a let-up in fighting between U.S. troops and Iranian-backed Shiite militants, most significantly the Mahdi Army, pictured here. (CBS)"

The photo in question looks like it shows a big demonstration of peaceful Iraqis, but CBS captions the photograph with "militants", "Iranian-backed", and "Mahdi Army".

CBS seems to be making a solid effort here to justify the hype-based mass-murder and maiming of Iranians, and of more Iraqis.

Shameful yellow-journalism.

[feelfree1]

General Betrayus is rumored to be preparing an announcement for an attack on Iran, in his upcoming report to Congress:

"Petraeus Testimony Next Week Will Signal Iran Attack"

"By next Thursday we will know from how the Petraeus-Crocker dog and pony show plays in the US Congress and media whether the Bush Regime will commit yet another war crime by attacking Iran."

www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19684.htm

[tedhaggis]

This guy thinks all Americans are wrong and Al Sadr''s is god. The bad thing? He''s running for Congress www.theoandavirus.com

[feelfree1]

bgwinnett,

"Is that leader Sistani by any chance? Haven''''t heard from him in a while, another clever far sighted operator too."

Yup. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, according to the article.

It''s true. We haven''t heard much out of him for quite a while.

I wonder if his "medical" visits to London helped to get his mind right.

Looks like he''ll be calling the shots.

[egon329]

What about the other militias? The Supreme Council''s Badr brigades%u2014also centered in Basra were not targeted in the offensive and some reports had them shoulder to shoulder with the Iraqi army against the Mehdi army. Compared to SIIC the Sadrists are independent of Iran. Of course this is an BushCorp operation from top to bottom. Divide and conquer. Set the strongest at each others throats. Al Sadr is well aware of this strategy. He has been the most stable (and populist) voice in Iraq for several years. His constituency includes the 2.3 million mostly impoverished residents of Sadr City. Being treacherously attacked by the occupiers and their puppets%u2014in his own neighborhoods%u2014under a flag of truce%u2014will not dampen his popularity locally, one thinks.

egon

[bgwinnett]

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Re: "Sadr considers disbanding militia if ordered by religious leader"

Is that leader Sistani by any chance? Haven''t heard from him in a while, another clever far sighted operator too.

[feelfree1]

Seems like George still owes Ahmadinejad and Iran a debt of gratitude for bailing his boy al-Maliki out last week.

[feelfree1]

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Re: "Sadr considers disbanding militia if ordered by religious leader"

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/08/content_7936951.htm

Looks like the future of Iraq significantly hinges on what this dude has to say.

[ontheleft]

''Ten American soldiers have been killed in Iraq in the last two days''

I had no idea. It''s hard to keep track when there''s so much bad news coming out of Iraq.

The surge was a failure. The Iraqis had several months of relative peace. What did they accomplish? Nothing. We''re back to where we were a year ago. 1000 American lives and a few hundred billion dollars totally wasted in the last year.

What''s the plan now? Surge II, the sequel?