Bomb Kills Top U.S.-Backed Sunni Sheik

Slain Iraqi Cleric Met Bush Earlier This Month, Killing May Discourage Alliances With U.S.

(CBS/AP)  The most prominent figure in a revolt of Sunni sheiks against al Qaeda in Iraq was killed Thursday in an explosion near his home in Anbar province.

Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha was leader of the Anbar Salvation Council, also known as the Anbar Awakening - an alliance of clans backing the Iraqi government and U.S. forces.

CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan reports that when Abu Risha chose America to be his ally against al Qaeda, he became a marked man.

Motivated by the murder of his own family members, he took on al Qaeda in the most public way - using a TV commercial to recruit Sunnis for a police force in Anbar that until then, no one would join.

As the region's security improved, he flaunted his elevated status with everyone from Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to GOP presidential hopeful John McCain.

And just 10 days ago, he publicly celebrated with President Bush - the relationship applauded as a model for defeating terrorism.

With the U.S. success in Anbar province showcased in Washington this week, it's hardly surprising that America's enemies would strike back. The question is what impact that will have on U.S. efforts to build similar relationships with the Sunni populations in other parts of Iraq.

Today in Ameriyah, Logan saw first-hand how the same model has turned one of Baghdad's most violent Sunni neighborhoods into a much more peaceful place. Fourteen soldiers were killed in Ameriyah during a recent one-month period. They've gone from that to not having a single attack in the last month, thanks largely to another influential Sunni Sheikh, Khaled al Obeidi - also from Anbar province.

U.S. soldiers mix easily with his gunmen - former insurgents the army now calls "volunteers."

Together they say they've driven al Qaeda from most of Ameriyah, much the same way Sheikh Sattar helped drive them Anbar. When news of today's assasination broke, Sheik al Obeidi said this would not stop him and blamed those working on behalf of Iran.

"They sabotage any project that unites Sunnis and makes them powerful," he said.

If the U.S. can't protect its new-found allies, they risk losing everything they've gained.

In Washington, meahile, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said U.S. forces provideed personal security for Abu Risha -- at one point even parking an M-1 tank outside his house. While U.S forces did train his security detail, Whitman said he currently was being protected by his own people.

A Ramadi police officer said Abu Risha had received a group of poor people at his home earlier in the day, as a gesture of charity marking the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The officer, speaking on condition of anonymity out of security concerns, said authorities believed the bomb was planted by one of the guests.

A senior member of Abu Risha's group, Sheik Jubeir Rashid, called the assassination a "criminal act" and blamed al Qaeda.


It was not the first time Abu Risha and his colleagues have been targeted.

In June, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the lobby of Baghdad's Mansour Hotel during a meeting of U.S.-linked Sunni tribal leaders, killing 13 people and wounding 27.

Among those killed was the former governor of Anbar and sheik of the al-Bu Nimir tribe, Fassal al-Guood - a key ally of Abu Risha. A day later, al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.

[prinzowhales]

Its not healthy to hang around Bush...Prime Minister Abe just met him and he''s in the hospitalized...Sheik Abu Risha meets him and he''s dead...Wait till you see the political corpses after Bush goes out and campaigns for Republicans.

[middleman8]

In Abdul''s name should there be an "ARNALD" ?

[liberalme]

Anbar--is this the place where we''re "making progress?"

Prinz--those who don''t want to be political corpses are keeping their distance from the American "world" leader.

[space_poet]

Boy, this war is going swimmingly.

We just need to bomb them harder, it is the only road to peace...

[realpatriot1]

Al Quaeda is like the mafia. You''re either with them or against them, it doesn''t matter if you''re a Muslim or an infidel.

This is an implicit admission that they''ve lost the battle for the hearts and minds of Sunnis in Iraq and so they have to resort to the intimidation of their Muslim brothers. That''s good for us. Thanks for being a schmuk as usual, Al Zawari!

They did the same thing in Afghanistan when they assassinated the leader of the Northern Alliance right before our invasion. They were losing support, so someone had to die. Of course, it wasn''t them. Martydom is always for someone else, never for OBL or Al Zawari or Omar.

While conservative Americans cling to the fear of
an Al Quaeda base of operations in Iraq, AQ knows they''ve lost any hope of being an influence in a Shiite dominated future Iraq where the Sunni minority is looking elsewhere for protection and the Kurds have walled them and everyone else off.

[lars008-2009]

it is fascist nazi terrorislam stupid%u2026.

non muslims of the world unite... fight against the tyranny of the fascist nazi terrorslam imperialist empire of the darkside...

I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist
By blaming the Government for our actions, those who pushed this "Blair''s bombs" line did our propaganda work for us.
More important, they also helped to draw away any critical examination from the real engine of our violence: Islamic theology.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=465570&in_page_id=1770

Bless the Beasts and Children
Fascist nazi terrorslam kills every man woman and child in the village again%u2026 typical mo for terrorslam%u2026
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/bless-the-beasts-and-children.htm

Our Prophet commanded us to fight the kaafirs when we are able and to attack them in their homelands and to give them three choices before we enter their lands: either they become Muslim and be like us, sharing our rights and duties; or they pay the jizyah (poll tax) and feel themselves subdued; or they fight, in which case their wealth, women, children and homes become permissible as booty for the Muslims.
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13759&ln=eng&txt=before%20islam%20arabia%20pagan

the truth about fascist nazi terrorislam...
http://www.terrorismawareness.org/what-really-happened/

[zorar-2009]

No that was a Saudi Prince....I wonder now how many Iraqi leaders will have a photo opp with Bush in their free democratic society that Bush & Chaney created for them...Bush why don''t you admit tonight you made a mistake and you really don''t know what to do to fix it...the Truth though it may cause you pain & be healthy for the American people & soldiers alike ....may be your STEP 1 to humility .......... pride, fear & denial are not the tools of true Peace maker...We don''t need to hear a politcal sales spin from a good ole boy...

[zorar-2009]

I wonder now how many Iraqi leaders will have a photo opp with Bush in their free democratic society that Bush & Chaney created for them...Bush why don''t you admit tonight you made a mistake and you really don''t know what to do to fix it...the Truth though it may cause you pain & be healthy for the American people & soldiers alike ....may be your STEP 1 to humility .......... pride, fear & denial are not the tools of true Peace maker...We don''t need to hear a politcal sales spin from a good ole boy...

[tejasdemo]

Yep. That surge suuuure is working out great, isnt it ?

General Betray Us is wonderful.

[radiob-2009]

Hmmm wheres the ied dectors, the mine dectors?

[extremophil]

Do any of you slobbering endomorphs actually think that the terrorists will like us any better after we get a new president? Try and see past your runny noses for two seconds.

[tejasdemo]

Do any of you slobbering endomorphs actually think that the terrorists will like us any better after we get a new president? Try and see past your runny noses for two seconds.
Posted by Extremophil at 12:01 PM : Sep 13, 2007

I do moron.

[perception5]

"It is a major blow to the council, but we are determined to strike back and continue our work."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sheik Jubeir Rashid,
Member of Abu Risha''s group

......al qaeda is going to seal their own fate with this murder. The Sunni''s represent the "local" population. Al qaeda are "marked" terrorists now.

[lars008-2009]

Posted by tejasdemo at 12:11 PM : Sep 13, 2007

cuz osama told you so haji...

hahahaha

[marcodele]

Yes, things are really improving over there thanks to our presence.

[clestes-2009]

Oh yeah, Anbar is really a beacon of success here. It really is safe, just don''t go outside without guards and a flak jacket.

[norcalruss]

Nice smile, was that the smile of death from Clueless George. Just as George Duma$$ Bush and his allies were gloating about all of the PROGRESS being made in Iraq reality sets in again. I wonder what kind of SPIN the Whitehouse is going to put on this. Many of the Iraqi citizens view anyone who sides with the occupying as traitors. If our country was invaded by imperialists what would we call Americans who sided with the enemy? If we spent five trillion dollars and 100,000 more GIs wasted their lives in Iraq there would STILL not be any peace. This seems to be obvious to most rational thinking people except that our IDIOT Chimp-in-Chief, and the neo-fascist who follow him blindly like lemmings, are anything but that.

[jimfinster]

That photo-op was the kiss of death.

[perception5]

Oh yeah, Anbar is really a beacon of success here. It really is safe, just don''''t go outside without guards and a flak jacket.
Posted by clestes at 12:18 PM : Sep 13, 2007


....clestes, you could say the same for "deep blue" cities in America like:

Cleveland
Baltimore
Atlanta
St. Louis
Newark
Philadelphia
Washington DC
Detroit................on and on and on.

All one-party cities for decades and generations, DEMOCRAT controlled.

All have massive poverty, crime, and hopelessness and you clestes, along with the other flaming liberals have the nerve to talk about Iraq.

985 Americans died in Iraq in 2006

16,185 Americans died in America in 2006 (in our deep blue cities)

Liberals is this what you call SOCIAL JUSTICE?

Really sick and sad...........

[clestes-2009]

Bush has the dumbest smile on his face and not another person is smiling.

They look like they smell something foul and he looks like a kids grinning because he knows something is wrong, but not what it is.

[actornaught]

My sympathies to this man''s family and followers. A very unfortunate loss for the Iraqi''s, the vast majority, that want the US out, which was this sheik''s stated goal. Too bad w didn''t see it his way...

[ioweign]

......al qaeda is going to seal their own fate with this murder. The Sunni''''s represent the "local" population. Al qaeda are "marked" terrorists now.
Posted by perception5 at 12:14 PM : Sep 13, 2007

They have been marked for sometime !!

There is no progress in Iraq until we end the occupation.

[ioweign]

....clestes, you could say the same for "deep blue" cities in America like:

Cleveland
Baltimore
Atlanta

St. Louis
Newark
Philadelphia
Washington DC
Detroit................on and on and on.

All one-party cities for decades and generations, DEMOCRAT controlled.

All have massive poverty, crime, and hopelessness and you clestes, along with the other flaming liberals have the nerve to talk about Iraq.

985 Americans died in Iraq in 2006

16,185 Americans died in America in 2006 (in our deep blue cities)

Liberals is this what you call SOCIAL JUSTICE?

Really sick and sad...........
Posted by perception5 at 12:22 PM : Sep 13, 2007


2001 to 2006 - Who controlled Congress

How many Iraqis displaced? - How many murdered?

How much spent on Iraq now ?
Really sick and sad...........

[bareemperor]

I noticed the news services are NOT reporting the demonstration in Washington yesterday, overwhelmed the security forces and overran the offices of or Representitives... I guess people are good and tired of Staying the Course...

[lars008-2009]

VOTE FOR JEFFERSON%u2026 VOTE GOP%u2026

dnc are like john adams and want to give the jihadist their lunch money hoping they will leave us alone....

gop are like thomas jefferson and want to spend their lunch money on weapons and go kick the jihadists in their arses.....

What Thomas Jefferson learned from the Muslim book of jihad

Thomas Jefferson knew about fascist nazi islam..... he killed plenty of them....

In 1786 Jefferson and John Adams went to negotiate with Tripoli''s envoy to London, Ambassador Sidi Haji Abdrahaman or (Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja). They asked him by what right he extorted money and took slaves. Jefferson reported to Secretary of State John Jay, and to the Congress:

The ambassador answered us that [the right] was founded on the Laws of the Prophet (Mohammed), that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have answered their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners, and that every Mussulman who should be slain in battle was sure to go to heaven.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Barbary_War
http://www.usvetdsp.com/jan07/jeff_quran.htm
muslim justifies slavery and piracy%u2026
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?6bdec278-6a71-4436-bc4d-29d1c54b0ad7
MUSLIM PIRATES STRIKE AGAIN
http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2005/06/muslim-pirates-strike-again.html

[one_american]

It is encouraging to see that Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) stood up on the Senate floor today to defend General Petraeus and to say what most Americans have been feeling:

"Now, anyone who has had the opportunity to meet the General, and anybody who has bothered to follow his career or his academic pursuits, knows that these are dangerous and unwarranted allegations. However, there might be a silver lining to this slander. Libel, really, because it was printed The New York Times. Now, all of America understands MoveOn.org and other groups like it are called the nutroots of our society. These people are nuts and they don''t care who they hurt, they don''t care who they smear they don''t care who they libel. Politics is more important than anything else and power is the most important anything of all."

Priceless, Senator. And right on target.

[one_american]

It is encouraging to see that Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) stood up on the Senate floor today to defend General Petraeus and to say what most Americans have been feeling:

"Now, anyone who has had the opportunity to meet the General, and anybody who has bothered to follow his career or his academic pursuits, knows that these are dangerous and unwarranted allegations. However, there might be a silver lining to this slander. Libel, really, because it was printed The New York Times. Now, all of America understands MoveOn.org and other groups like it are called the nutroots of our society. These people are nuts and they don''t care who they hurt, they don''t care who they smear they don''t care who they libel. Politics is more important than anything else and power is the most important anything of all."

Priceless, Senator. And right on target.

[patriotic9]

lars008,
I agree with you about the threat posed by Islam, since Islam is nothing but a sect of christianty. First step in confronting islam is to destroy the root of it named christianty. chcek out the following verses of muslim book quran;

When the angels said: "O mary, God gives you good news of a word from him (god), whose name is the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, revered in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (to God). He will speak to the people from his cradle and as a man, and he is of the righteous." She said:" My Lord, how can I have a child when no mortal has touched me?" He said: "So (it will be). God creates what he wills. If he decrees a thing, He says to it only, "Be!" and it is" (Quran, 3:45-47)

The case of Jesus with God is like the case of Adam. He created him from dust, and then He said to him, "Be!" and he came into being. (Quran, 3:59)

"I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. I make for you the shape of a boird out of clay, I breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God''s permission. I heal the blind from the birth and leper. And I bring the dead to life by God''s permission. And I tell you what you eat and what you store in your houses" (Quran, 3:49)

Behold! The angels said:"O Mary! Allah has chosen you and purified you-chosen you above the women of all nations." (Quran 3:42)

[patriotic9]

At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him. They said: "O Mary! Truly an amazing thing has you brought!
"O sister of Aaron! Your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother an unchaste woman!"
But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?"
He said I am indeed a servant of Allah: He has given me Revelation and made me a prophet;
"And he has made me blessed whosesoever I be, and has enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;
"He has made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;
"So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die and the day I shall be raised up to life (again)"!
Such was Jesus the son of Mary: it is a statement of truth about which they vainly dispute. (Quran 19:27-34)

[hillaryin08]

When the Democrat Party railroads Obamma for the nomination are you still going to roll in lock step like the Nazi''''s with them?

The Democrats and Al-quida both share the same enemy and truly beleive that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. For political gain of course.......

[clestes-2009]

perception5,

Look at the population size of America. It is huge compared to Iraq.

If the number of people killed since 2003 in Iraq were killed in America adjusted for population size we would lose 25 million people.

What happens on the streets of an American city is not the result of another country occupying them. We have no occupying soldiers walking around. We have no civil war raging between Catholics and baptist.

What is happening in an American city HAS NOTHING in common with Iraq cities and it is totally stupid to make the comparision.

[lars008-2009]

Posted by patriotic9 at 12:43 PM : Sep 13, 2007

rightttttttttttttttttt

that''s what muhammad ali baba tried to tell everybody... they all alughed at him... and like a spoiled child he got mad and killed them all...

good one...

[clestes-2009]

Orrin Hatch is a dinosaur and needs to be replaced. He is too old and out of touch with what is happening.

Even the people in his state of Utah think so.

[patriotic9]

lars008,
Do you belive in equal rights for all the US Citizens, or you deny the right of MARRIAGE for the HOMOSEXUAL CITIZENS unlike HETEROSEXUAL CITIZENS (Discrimination based on SEXUAL ORIENTATION which is a violation of human rights)or you believe in discriminating against the HOMOSEXUAL CITIZENS of United States just like your two ISLAMIC RADICAL brothers, namely; "OSAMA BEEN-FORGOTTEN" and "MULLAH JESUS".

[one_american]

It is encouraging to see that Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) stood up on the Senate floor today to defend General Petraeus and to say what most Americans have been feeling:

"Now, anyone who has had the opportunity to meet the General, and anybody who has bothered to follow his career or his academic pursuits, knows that these are dangerous and unwarranted allegations. However, there might be a silver lining to this slander. Libel, really, because it was printed [in the] The New York Times. Now, all of America understands [why] MoveOn.org and other groups like it are called the ''nutroots'' of our society. These people are nuts and they don''t care who they hurt, they don''t care who they smear they don''t care who they libel. Politics is more important than anything else and power is the most important anything of all."

Priceless, Senator. And right on target.

[lars008-2009]

Posted by patriotic9 at 12:51 PM : Sep 13, 2007

still trying to marry your fascist nazi terrorislamic mullah are you haji... lol

[skyk-2009]

Politics is more important than anything else and power is the most important anything of all."

Priceless, Senator. And right on target.

Posted by One_American at 12:41 PM : Sep 13, 2007

Let me guess! You are one of these Fascist who still believes there''s a MILITARY Solution to this mess? There is ONLY one way to peace in a situation like this, that''s for the parties to sit down and talk to each other. There''s ALWAYS going to be a Terrorist out there. Can anyone name a time in History when there hasn''t been a Terrorist out there. What these people need to do is agree amoung them that THEY want to form a Government and provide security for their People. You can NOT "Give" these people a democracy and you can no more protect them against their OWN KKK. Unless THEY are willing to form a Country where EVERYONE''s Religion is honored then we can not shove a gun in their mouths and FORCE them to do that. It''s obvious you folks never understood what a Democracy is. How could you give it to someone else?

[dbl06]

I say, "Give the Sunnis all they need in the way of arms, munitions, and financial resources to eradicate Al Qaeda from their provinces. Then get out of their way. The Sunnis are potentially our best allies in Iraq. They are secular and they are tough. most of all they are Iran''s worst nightmare." "American Troops could secure the borders, eliminate the ***** Militias, and use special ops forces where they were needed" We don''t have to train them. They already know how to fight better than Al Qaeda or Shi''a."

[patriotic9]

that''''
s what muhammad ali baba tried to tell everybody... they all alughed at him... and like a spoiled child he got mad and killed them all...

good one...
Posted by lars008 at 12:50 PM : Sep 13, 2007

You are trying to make things funny when you have no valid reasons either to prove your points or to refute mine.

Your inablity to prove me wrong is an evidence of the fact that ISLAM is nothing but one of the sects of CHRISTIANTY. For confronting RADICALS ISLAM, we need to confront the root of it named CHRISTIANITY. Can you deny this:
When the angels said: "O mary, God gives you good news of a word from him (god), whose name is the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, revered in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (to God). He will speak to the people from his cradle and as a man, and he is of the righteous." She said:" My Lord, how can I have a child when no mortal has touched me?" He said: "So (it will be). God creates what he wills. If he decrees a thing, He says to it only, "Be!" and it is" (Quran, 3:45-47)

The case of Jesus with God is like the case of Adam. He created him from dust, and then He said to him, "Be!" and he came into being. (Quran, 3:59)

[skyk-2009]

lars008,
Do you belive in equal rights for all the US Citizens, or you deny the right of MARRIAGE for the HOMOSEXUAL CITIZENS unlike HETEROSEXUAL CITIZENS (Discrimination based on SEXUAL ORIENTATION which is a violation of human rights)or you believe in discriminating against the HOMOSEXUAL CITIZENS of United States just like your two ISLAMIC RADICAL brothers, namely; "OSAMA BEEN-FORGOTTEN" and "MULLAH JESUS".
Posted by patriotic9 at 12:51 PM : Sep 13, 2007


LOL You think it ends there? You should try to live amoung these people some time. Honestly a slobber slinging Southern Baptist, all decked out in his hood and sheet???? Al Qaeda can''t hold a candle to these people. But you know you are on to something there. We have people who have battled our Taliban for decades and we''re not using them. That''s not smart.

[ioweign]

It is encouraging to see that Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) stood up on the Senate floor today to defend General Petraeus and to say what most Americans have been feeling:

"Now, anyone who has had the opportunity to meet the General, and anybody who has bothered to follow his career or his academic pursuits, knows that these are dangerous and unwarranted allegations. However, there might be a silver lining to this slander. Libel, really, because it was printed The New York Times. Now, all of America understands MoveOn.org and other groups like it are called the nutroots of our society. These people are nuts and they don''''t care who they hurt, they don''''t care who they smear they don''''t care who they libel. Politics is more important than anything else and power is the most important anything of all."

Priceless, Senator. And right on target.

Posted by One_American at 12:41 PM : Sep 13, 2007


Oh really senator - where have you been - talk about head in the sand!!

Running for Max Cleland''s Georgia Senate seat in 2002, the Republican Chambliss questioned his opponent''s patriotism. You may recall he even ran TV ads with photos of Cleland alongside those of Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. The ads were roundly maligned at the time as a new low in political dirty tricks. But, of course, they had the desired effect...... Chambliss won.

[one_american]

It is encouraging to see that Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) stood up on the Senate floor today to defend General Petraeus and to say what most Americans have been feeling:

"Now, anyone who has had the opportunity to meet the General, and anybody who has bothered to follow his career or his academic pursuits, knows that these are dangerous and unwarranted allegations. However, there might be a silver lining to this slander. Libel, really, because it was printed [in the] The New York Times. Now, all of America understands [why] MoveOn.org and other groups like it are called the ''nutroots'' of our society. These people are nuts and they don''''t care who they hurt, they don''t care who they smear they don''t care who they libel. Politics is more important than anything else and power is the most important anything of all."

Priceless, Senator. And right on target.

You liberals don''t yet know what a fatal mistake you have made.

[patriotic9]

The case of Jesus with God is like the case of Adam. He created him from dust, and then He said to him, "Be!" and he came into being. (Quran, 3:59)

"I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. I make for you the shape of a bird out of clay, I breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God''s permission. I heal the blind from the birth and leper. And I bring the dead to life by God''s permission. And I tell you what you eat and what you store in your houses" (Quran, 3:49)

Behold! The angels said:"O Mary! Allah has chosen you and purified you-chosen you above the women of all nations." (Quran 3:42)

At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him. They said: "O Mary! Truly an amazing thing has you brought!
"O sister of Aaron! Your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother an unchaste woman!"
But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?"
He said I am indeed a servant of Allah: He has given me Revelation and made me a prophet;
"And he has made me blessed whosesoever I be, and has enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;
"He has made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;
"So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die and the day I shall be raised up to life (again)"!
Such was Jesus the son of Mary: it is a statement of truth about which the vainly dispute. (Qur''''an 19:27-34)

[skyk-2009]

For you, it''''ll be ..... but for a lot of people - is there truth to these allegations or proof thereof ....... It seems the Repugs never gave up on attacking the messengers of news they don''''t like - we still have a free press and live in a free country irregarless of what Repugs are trying to get people to think .... AMERICA will never be under a DICTATORSHIP ! Cheers !
Posted by parrot2 at 12:56 PM : Sep 13, 2007

We may just have to take it down then...the whole thing. When we have a government that is so OBVIOUSLY headed in the WRONG direction and WE the PEOPLE can''t turn it around then that Government does NOT represent us. Right now I honestly wouldn''t life a finger to protect or defend the Bush Administration. As far as I''m concerned they are nothing but traitors. By the time our next President is sworn in, that person will be taking a nation close to if not bankrupt and a Military that is Broken or close to it. That isn''t right.

[micma-2009]

Another day, another Bu$h failure. Could he be more incompetent? The only thing that you can count on with Bu$h is that everything he touches will surely turn to sh*t.

[lars008-2009]

Posted by patriotic9 at 12:56 PM : Sep 13, 2007

what religion was muhammad ali baba before he tried to convert to judaism haji???
1
%u201CAt Medina he expected the Jews to recognize the agreement between his teaching and theirs, and to own him as a prophet in the true succession, perhaps as the Messiah for whom they were waiting. The Moslems, when they prayed, turned their faces toward Jerusalem; the Day of Atonement was made a solemn fast for Moslems, the one great fast in the year. Mohammed did not see why if he acknowledged Moses and his Torah, the Jews should not acknowledge him and his Koran.

http://libertyandculture.blogspot.com/2005/08/mohammeds-ethnic-cleansing.html

[one_american]

It is encouraging to see that Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) stood up on the Senate floor today to defend General Petraeus and to say what most Americans have been feeling:

"Now, anyone who has had the opportunity to meet the General, and anybody who has bothered to follow his career or his academic pursuits, knows that these are dangerous and unwarranted allegations. However, there might be a silver lining to this slander. Libel, really, because it was printed [in the] The New York Times. Now, all of America understands [why] MoveOn.org and other groups like it are called the ''nutroots'' of our society. These people are nuts and they don''t care who they hurt, they don''t care who they smear they don''t care who they libel. Politics is more important than anything else and power is the most important anything of all."

Priceless, Senator. And right on target.

You liberals don''t yet know what a fatal mistake you have made.

[clestes-2009]

What we are seeing in Anbar is a joke. The violence across Iraq is only marginally less than the high of 2006 after the bombing of the mosque.

So we are suppose to think that because the violence in Anbar is somewhat less than the overall violence in Iraq that constitutes real progress in Iraq???

No it does not. First of all, the surge had nothing to do with Anbar.

Second, Anbar is a 99.9% Sunni province. No Shiites around to fight with.

Thirdly the Sunnis SAID PLAINLY that they are going to attack the Shiite govn when they are ready.

So we are arming and training them so they can turn around and attack the central govn.

Well, you know, since the central govn has accomplished NOTHING, maybe that isn''t such a bad idea.

[skyk-2009]

Running for Max Cleland''''s Georgia Senate seat in 2002, the Republican Chambliss questioned his opponent''''s patriotism. You may recall he even ran TV ads with photos of Cleland alongside those of Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. The ads were roundly maligned at the time as a new low in political dirty tricks. But, of course, they had the desired effect...... Chambliss won.

Posted by IOWEIGN at 12:58 PM : Sep 13, 2007

When you watch these fascist and the way they win you can understand why other nations do not want OUR democracy!! We don''t elect the best man... we elect the most dirty. Look at Bush!!