Al Qaeda Front Group Behind Anbar Attack

Group Claims Responsibility For Suicide Bombing That Killed 3 Marines, U.S.-Backed Tribal Leaders

(AP)  An al Qaeda front group claimed responsibility Saturday for a suicide attack that killed three U.S. Marines and about 20 other people in Anbar province.

The Islamic State of Iraq posted the claim on a Web site, saying the bomber blew himself up among a gathering of the "heads of apostasy" - a reference to U.S.-backed Sunni tribal leaders who were attending a meeting Thursday in Karmah, 20 miles west of Baghdad.

"They sold their souls to the American devil for a cheap price," the statement said. "Therefore, the soldiers of the Islamic State of Iraq have launched an open war against them."

Among the dead were the mayor of Karmah, several major tribal figures, two interpreters and the commander of Marines in the area, Lt. Col. Max A. Galeai of Pago Pago, American Samoa, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

It could not be determined if the statement was actually issued by the Islamic State, which is an al Qaeda-controlled coalition of Sunni extremist groups.

But U.S. officials had suspected al Qaeda was behind the attack in an effort to take revenge on Sunni community leaders who have turned against the terror movement and cooperated with U.S. and Iraqi authorities.

Al Qaeda used to hold sway across wide areas of the vast Anbar province, the heartland of Iraqi's Sunni Arab community and former center-stage of the Sunni insurgency against U.S.-led coalition forces.

The Karmah attack happened two days before U.S. officials planned to formally hand over security responsibility for Anbar to the Iraqis. U.S. authorities postponed the ceremony Friday because of forecast sandstorms, which struck Anbar and areas of western Baghdad as predicted Saturday.

Also Saturday, the U.S. command said American and Iraqi soldiers stepped up pressure this weekend on al Qaeda and other Sunni militants across northern Iraq.

Two militants were killed in a gunfight in Sharqat, about 170 miles north of Baghdad, the military said in a statement. One of the dead was identified as a wanted member of a network that carries out bombings, the military said.

Eight others were apprehended in the raids.

The third suspected militant was killed Saturday in nearby Kirkuk during a raid on a cell believed to have carried out kidnappings.

A U.S. military statement said troops opened fire after an armed man refused to surrender and began "to move quickly with his weapon into a confrontational position."

Three others were detained Friday in the northern city of Mosul, including an alleged leader of an "illegal terrorist court" that meted out punishment and supervised suicide bombers, the U.S. military said.

A suspect believed to have ties to senior al Qaeda in Iraq figures was picked up Saturday in Bulayj, about 60 miles southwest of Mosul, the U.S. said.

Al Qaeda remains active in Sunni areas of northern Iraq despite suffering severe setbacks in Baghdad, not only by U.S. and Iraqi forces but also due to pressure from Shiite militiamen who forced thousands of Sunnis from mixed areas of the capital during sectarian warfare in 2006.

[barocalto]

"We''''ve got to make sure that people who have more money help the people who have less money."

Barack Hussein Obama

[barocalto]

An al Qaeda front group claimed responsibility Saturday for a suicide attack

I''m sorry but I''m sure I''ve heard that there are no al Qaeda in Irag... How that''s right these were relocated by the parent company as a branch office and if only we had lawyers fighting this war we could sue them for lacking the proper licenses to do business in Irag.

[mandydryer]

Join "Americans Against Towel Heads" www.theseriouspolice.com

[terrorislami]

FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM IS THE PROBLEM,,,

DEMONIC-RAT HUSSEIN IS NOT THE SOLUTION,,,

[terrorislami]

YOU DO NOT WANT THE USA IN THE MIDDLE EAST?

BLAME THE DEMONIC-RATS

THE DEMONIC-RAT DOCTRINE,,,

On February 16, 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said the "the defense of Saudi Arabia is vital to the defense of the United States." On February 14, 1945, while returning from the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt met with King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia on the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal, the first time a U.S. president had visited the Persian Gulf region.

The Carter Doctrine was a policy proclaimed by President of the United States Jimmy Carter in his State of the Union Address on 23 January 1980, which stated that the United States would use military force if necessary to defend its national interests in the Persian Gulf region. The doctrine was a response to the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, and was intended to deter the Soviet Union%u2014the Cold War adversary of the United States%u2014from seeking hegemony in the Persian Gulf. After stating that Soviet troops in Afghanistan posed "a grave threat to the free movement of Middle East oil," Carter proclaimed:

Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force. (full speech)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Doctrine

[latrocinor-2009]

Kill them all and let God sort them out. No loss, fertilizer is gained.

[bigsk8fan]

bigsk8fan,,,, Islamic State of Iraq or Dawlat al-''''Iraq al-Islamiyya is an Iraqi group, among many formed to protect Iraqi people from the occupation forces...... Calling them an Al Queda front group is back to not understanding the many diffuclties still not faced after 5 years.
Posted by j-whitman

you can lead a neocon to knowledge, but you keep getting this kind of stuff back.

open your mind. how many agents of al qaeda were in iraq before the illegal usa invasion? A= NONE

now be honest, how many al qaeda agents are in now that bush encourages al qaeda membership in iraq. answer= hundreds if not thousands. and yes, bush encourages al qaeda membership by virtue of an illegal occupation. if the usa were invaded, wouldn''t we set up a resistance force?

[guadalcanal3]

j-whitman...Did you say: "To protect them from the occupation forces?"...That''s not even worth laughing at.

[guadalcanal3]

Bigsk8fan....Al Qaeda is everywhere...Especially in Iraq where they get a chance to kill more of us...Al Qaeda basically claims to be the "Islamic State of the World"...Aren''t you paying attention to what Bin laden and #2 have saying on their Islamic websites and media???? (those aren''t our websites)

[terrorislami]

YOU DO NOT LIKE THE USA IN THE MIDDLE EAST,,,

BLAME THE DEMONIC-RATS,,,

THE DEMONIC-RAT DOCTRINE,,,

On February 16, 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said the "the defense of Saudi Arabia is vital to the defense of the United States." On February 14, 1945, while returning from the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt met with King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia on the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal, the first time a U.S. president had visited the Persian Gulf region.

The Carter Doctrine was a policy proclaimed by President of the United States Jimmy Carter in his State of the Union Address on 23 January 1980, which stated that the United States would use military force if necessary to defend its national interests in the Persian Gulf region. The doctrine was a response to the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, and was intended to deter the Soviet Union%u2014the Cold War adversary of the United States%u2014from seeking hegemony in the Persian Gulf. After stating that Soviet troops in Afghanistan posed "a grave threat to the free movement of Middle East oil," Carter proclaimed:

Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force. (full speech)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Doctrine

[terrorislami]

jim jones was a demonic-rat,,, and that is why GOPers tell the demonic-rats not to drink the koolaid,,, LOL

got it


Jones Captivated S.F.''s Liberal Elite

They were late to discover how cunningly he curried favor

With these willing workers, Jones made himself the perfect gift for the liberal machine of U.S. Representatives Phillip and John Burton, Assemblyman Willie Brown and Mayor George Moscone, which was trying to consolidate its hold on San Francisco politics.

The turning point in Jones'' drive for power came in 1975, according to Tim Reiterman''s and John Jacobs'' exhaustive study, ``Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and his People.'''' Jones'' army of volunteers saturated San Francisco neighborhoods, distributing slate cards for Moscone (running for mayor), Joseph Freitas (district attorney) and Richard Hongisto (sheriff). All three won.

``What you had here was a ready-made volunteer workforce,'''' said Agar Jaicks, who was chairman of the county Democratic Central Committee, the governing body of the Democratic Party in San Francisco. ``And you also had in Jones a man who touched a component of the consensus power forces in the city, such as labor and ethnicity groups, and he was very strong in the Western Addition. So here was a guy who could provide workers for causes progressives cared about.''''

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/11/12/MN85578.DTL

[terrorislami]

Posted by bluestardad at 03:20 PM : Jun 28, 2008

do not drink the hussein/jim jones koolaid left wingnut barking moonbat demonic-rats,,,


Koolaid Drinker

People who believe anything they are told. people who refuse to change there minds when confronted with facts.


a koolaid drinker is the liberal democrat who is liberal because they are told they should be. they have made no attempt to decide why they are liberal.


often a koolaid "drinker" simply wants to hate anything a republican does good or bad.


koolaid people are the vocal howard dean wing of the democrat party. the converse of rightwing loonies.


koolaid drinkers are the ones that went first when jim jones said drink.

that earth mama hippy chick is such a sixties burn out wanabe. dude she is just a "koolaid drinker" cut her a break. she listens to air american and npr.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Koolaid+Drinker

[bluestardad]

WANT SOME KOOL AID?

BUSHIT AND THE NEOCONS WANT TO BLAME AL QAEDA FOR SOMETHING IN IRAQ!

AL QAEDA IS IN AFGHANISTAN!

GOT TO GO A FEW MORE MILES EAST BUSHIT MAYBE YOUR NEOCONS NEED A MAP LESSON!

OH WELL IN PRISON YOU WILL ALL GET THE TIME TO STUDY!

WAR CRIMES TRIALS ARE COMING!

[j-whitman]

bigsk8fan,,,, Islamic State of Iraq or Dawlat al-''Iraq al-Islamiyya is an Iraqi group, among many formed to protect Iraqi people from the occupation forces...... Calling them an Al Queda front group is back to not understanding the many diffuclties still not faced after 5 years.

[j-whitman]

SgtRDS-E4,,,, Rowdy will probably change her screen name like the other Bush/McBush Lovers have.... Watch out for jameson12341 now Mr_totten

[bigsk8fan]

al qaeda made an attack in al anbar. i wonder how many al qaeda were there before this illegal and amoral usa occupation.

answer: there was no al qaeda in al anbar or anywhere else in iraq.

and neocons want you to believe that dubya is accomplishing something. please.

[petro49l]

Bin Laden continues to kill-off Al Qada Iraq against the Coalition. Osama believes he is divine and majestic. Arabs are fooled by Bin Laden into suicide for his cause. Al Qada Iraq should consider that Bin Laden demands a genocide of rank and file Arabs as a sacrifice to him. Why do they support his vanity?

[harrydoghiny]

Mix this story with a little topsoil and you could grow some giant tomatoes.

[usmcvn1]

What a hoot. Terror Salami and End Times Ricky have new babbling friends now....


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Posted by Floydzeppl at 10:59 AM : Jun 28, 2008


ROFLMMFAO!!! Too Funny!!

[sgtrds-e4]

What? rowdy isn''t here claiming that Barack did it?