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| Leave Iraq, Tribesmen and Sacked Troops Tell U.S. |
| 2003-06-02 |
| EFL Thousands of sacked Iraqi soldiers threatened Monday to launch suicide attacks against U.S. troops as leaders of the country's squabbling tribes told the Americans they could face war if they did not leave soon. "All of us will become suicide bombers," said Khairi Jassim, a former warrant officer. "I will turn my six daughters into bombs to kill the Americans." How nice of you to think about your children's future. Paul Bremer, the U.S. civil administrator for Iraq, dissolved Saddam's armed forces, several security bodies and the defense ministry last month, firing 400,000 people. Many protesters said they could no longer feed their families. The bigshot Baathists have their Swiss Bank accounts and French passports. The underlings are hurting. The only skills they probably possess are mendacity, greed, and cruelty. Hmm, maybe we could ship them to the US and they could run for Congress! U.S. plans to appoint a political council of Iraqi leaders, rather than have it selected by a national conference as previously expected, also fueled anger among some Iraqis. The tribal chieftains, members of a council of clans they say represents 80 percent of Iraq's 26 million people, criticized the United States for failing to restore law and order and essential services to Iraqis after the war. Leaders of the heavily armed clans also disagreed with a recent U.S. decision to strip Iraqis of heavy weapons. What kind of clan leader would be seen in public without an 82mm mortar and a few RPGs? Americans are so culturally insensitive. "We thank the coalition for liberating Iraq... but are we occupied or liberated? I swear to God, if this is occupation, all our children, women and men, young and old, will die rather than accept occupation," Sheikh Fsal al-Kaoud told Horan. Just like they died fighting Saddam? Yawn. Enough bluster, buster. The first distribution of food rations since the war also drew complaints from Iraqis Monday. Many said they had expected much more food and were bitterly disappointed. "I was expecting more and better things. Where is all this aid they are talking about? I will still have to go out into the market and buy food so we don't go hungry," said Nuralhuda Mohammed, heaving a sack of 21 kg (46 pounds) of rice. If you've ever haggled in a middle eastern market, then you know most of this is just the way folks do business in this part of the world. Still bad guys will try to exploit the sentiments. I hope that the CIA and SF are doing their jobs. |
| Posted by:11A5S |
| #4 The first distribution of food rations since the war also drew complaints from Iraqis Monday. Many said they had expected much more food and were bitterly disappointed. "I was expecting more and better things. Where is all this aid they are talking about? I will still have to go out into the market and buy food so we don't go hungry," said Nuralhuda Mohammed, heaving a sack of 21 kg (46 pounds) of rice. Hey! Take care of us! Are we witnessing the 21st century replacements for the Palestinians? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-06-02 22:46:38 |
| #3 Next, they'll be promising us the Mother of All Battles (TM). The utter ignorance of these Middle Eastern blowhards never ceases to amaze. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-06-02 16:34:24 |
| #2 These yahoos do present a threat but I agree with Chuck's assessment of how they 'fought against Saddam.' We need to take all these leaders aside and tell them that Democracy is not like instant pudding. Take some time and develop something EVERYONE can latch onto. These 'Leaders' seem to think that we should just walk off and let them figure things out! Where would we be if we did that in Germany and Japan after WWII? As for the former thugs, I would put them in a camp until a new Government is in place. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC California Chapter) 2003-06-02 14:56:54 |
| #1 Archie Bunker once said "Patience is a virgin". And that is so true. But anyway... From my blog We need to realize that there are now 100,000 or so Baath party members out of work, and angry that they can no longer conduct their criminal enterprise. They engage in criminal activities. No surprise, except to the news media. The media cannot seem to understand that these people aren't just civil servants; they are the criminal looters and oppressors of Iraq. Most of what they are doing now, they did before the Liberation, with the approval and support of the government. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-06-02 14:18:34 |