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INC - Composition of Mahdi Army Questioned
An extremely questionable source.Arab fighters among Mahdi army recruits (Al-Mutamar) - A source in al-Husseini hospital in Karbala, who preferred to remain anonymous, said an Arab fighter - Syrian - was among those wounded in clashes between the Americans and the Mahdi army. Residents of the city confirmed the participation of Arab fighters in the clashes. One eye-witness noticed some 30 fighters with Arab complexion talking in non-Iraqi accents and dressed in Mahdi army uniforms wandering in the city. They came from Fallujah after the truce there. They hid themselves in empty areas like garages and squares with huge reeds. (Al-Mutamar is issued daily by the Iraqi National Congress.) How would you observe the complexion of 30 masked men? If they were unmasked and in one location why would they let a stranger check their complexion? Is he vending Avon or Clinique products in the neighborhood? It is interesting that the "source" doesnât identify them as Iranian. Maybe Iranian gunmen where a lighter shade of eye shadow. Posted by: Super Hose 2004-05-12 |
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