Comments on: Shiite Cleric Pulls Fighters Off Streets

Al-Sadr Offers Truce If Government Ends Raids, Releases Imprisoned Followers

[sistatee-2009]

Why don''t they just off this dude and whoever takes his place, and the next, and the next, and the next.....?

[sgtrds]

The body of a bro of all vets, Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin, was identified in the Iraq war. He is a hero. I just checked his story and saw only one RIP. Come on bro''''s, he deserves better and so does his family. We stand together. It''''s not possible to do too much to honor our fallen comrades. Say your words for his family.

[iceman_1960]

Based on archaeological records, the ancient Greeks had a better life expectancy (both male and female) than modern Americans until you get to the mid 1900"s.

It was the best in ancient times.

Their secret: a physically vigorous lifestyle and the Mediterannean Diet.

Those books on the latter subject in the bookstores are a good investment.

[newsjunky5]

"Washington was 57 when he took office.
That doesn"t seem very elderly until you reckon that the life expectancy of white males in America then was 35.
That would be like a man of 100 seeking the presidency today. "
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Almost, except the avg. of 35 reflects a high mortality in infants and children in those days. If you lived to adulthood, a ripe old age of like, 45 or more could be expected.

[alphaa10-2009]

BaghdadsHere said of those who dare to disagree with him "jihadiots."
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The Bush jihad began with neocon connivance in a doctrine called "Project for the New American Century", essentially a plan for world domination by rabid ideologues who turned out to qualify for your mutant neologism, "jihadiots".

Suffering through their malady, the Bush jihadiots proceeded to double the national debt, tank the economy despite heralded and fanfared tax cuts, and abandon the American middle class to the tender mercies of rising prices and loss of job security, health security, home security and threats by Bush to their Social Security.
Al Qaeda hardly could have done more damage than Bush.

Meanwhile, the American military is in a state of exhaustion and disrepair from two wars, neither of which it is "winning". In particular, an Iraq intervention costing $2.2 billion weekly, and which has killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, 4,000 Americans, and wounded and maimed hundreds of thousands more.

BaghdadsHere ought to be grateful that someone takes exception to the idiocy he applauds.

[j-whitman]

TracyM_organ,,,, You''re only 1/3 right, he''s only 1/2 negro ------ & You are the racist, an embarrasment to this country

[j-whitman]

BaghdadsHere,,,, You are a cowardly scumbag aren''t you ? You love shiit talking behind people''s back---- You''re a no good punk asss & the scum of America

[ajaxtheleast]

Dress it up, new shoes, trousers, nice
clean white shirt, spiffy sport coat

never know it was a war crime.

[danstoned]

TracyM_organ

Hebrew, why you keep changing your moniker?

[danstoned]

If McCain had the opportunity, would this Vietnam Civil War mercenary McCain pardon RepubliCon War criminals Bush/Cheney? Of course he would. McCain is a diehard Republicon, and an Israel First TRAITOR! Just ask traitor Joe Jew Lieberman.