Comments on: Petraeus: Iraqi "Mafia" Is Latest Danger

U.S. Commander Says As Al Qaeda In Iraq's Presence Is Reduced, Focus Is On Crime

[brianbwb-2009]

Bomber Kills Dozens Of Iraq Recruits
At Least 27 Dead, Witnesses Say Bicycle Bomber Must Have Had Inside Help

"Akram Salman said it must have been an inside job because the suicide bomber apparently was able to penetrate heavy security surrounding the police camp without being searched. "There are two main checkpoints on the main road leading to the camp, it would be impossible for a man on a bicycle to pass without being properly searched."

The surge is working! Riiight.

Who was providing security? If this was indeed an Al Qaeda attack, then the answer to this question shows who controls Al Qaeda and why.

[cajetano]

C''mon General, are you trying to appeal to the Soprano watching audience now by mentioning the MAFIA.

Next I''ll hear that Whitey Bulger is involved in Iraq and Iran.

Where''s OSAMA???????

The only similarity with MAFIA and OSAMA is that the''re five letter words each containing two As.

Does anybody have the stones to SPEAK THE TRUTH???

[smirk5]

mcdazz,

This whole war has been one big racket. Didn''t we lose 9 billion dollars over there without a trace? If the Sopranos aren''t running this debacle, they should be.

CBS wrote:

"Petraeus said the reduced threat from al Qaeda had given way to nonsectarian crimes - kidnapping, corruption in the oil industry, and extortion."

Is Petraeus behind the times? Corruption, kidnapping, extortion etc have been flourished since the US led invasion - not just since al-Qaeda took a backseat in Iraq.

Petraeus is an idiot - no wonder GW Bush likes him.

Birds of a feather ...

[tbweb]

When it comes to political reconciliation, fuggetaboutit. Yes, the mafia has some sway in Iraq.

Posted by Smirk5 at 12:54 AM : Oct 29, 2007,,,

I always said too bad Osama bin Laden didn''t attack a mob business, bin Laden would have been whacked a long time ago, even well hidden in his cave! LOL

[red164]

neocons is short for New Communists

[smirk5]

Al-Qaeda is on the run. And, when the enemy is on the run, it can''t hit you with offense. So, the stories below must be a figment of our imagination.

Gunmen in Baghdad snatched 10 Sunni and Shiite tribal sheiks from their cars Sunday as they were heading home to Diyala province after talks with the government on fighting al-Qaida, and at least one was later found shot to death.
18 new recruits were killed and 10 wounded Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a police camp in the city of Baqouba northeast of Baghdad, police said.

[brianbwb-2009]

From the "war on terror" to "get Bin Laden, dead or alive", to non existent WMDs, to "Al Qaeda in Iraq" and now the Mob. What was your little "war" about again, Mr. Bush, you lying POS?

[brianbwb-2009]

You libs smell like arce.
Posted by socalleroy

So apparently you are quite familiar with such aromas, eh?

[downtowner97]

So you''re the president of the US, and you want to run the country like a mafia don. How do you get the power. Well, you write the Patriot Act. This act gives the president complete control and basically negates the Bill of Rights. While the members of congress are trying to sit down and read the thing to decide if it''s constitutional, you mail weaponized antrhax (made in the USA) to some senators. Next thing you know, they''re all signing it because they don''t want antrhax.

How much effort has the federal government really put into finding the persons responsible for mailing the anthrax? Not as much as they''ve put into getting to the bottom of the whole steroids in sports issue.

The US federal government is a protection racket. Create the danger, then promise to protect from it. That''s good business. The people on the street know what you''re up to, but like the sheep looking at the shepherd, we graze on and ignore our fate.