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| Weapons Hand-Over to Begin in Iraq | |
| 2004-10-11 | |
A five-day grace period for militia loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Sadr City to hand over medium and heavy weapons starts Monday. In return for the weapons handover, the interim government said, there will be amnesty arrangements for some militia members and the possibility of a political role for al-Sadr. The weapons surrender will allow Iraqi security forces, backed by U.S. forces, to take control of the area where attacks on U.S. and Iraqi soldiers have been going on for weeks.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #11 Actually the Arty ammo is a very big item - no matter how old the shells are, they can still be made into an IED and go boom. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-10-11 11:26:53 PM |
| #10 tu3031. That is funny. LOL. My dog is LOL next to me. |
| Posted by: A. Bungfodder 2004-10-11 6:05:52 PM |
| #9 "Jeez, lookt ththis crap would ya? I didn't know there were that many antiques in Iraq. Is that a Jezail?..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-10-11 6:01:24 PM |
| #8 What's next? Midnight basketball? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-10-11 1:01:11 PM |
| #7 They're being compensated (with ca$h) for what they turn in. Fox reported earlier this AM that one guy was paid over $14K USD - he turned in a shitload of RPG and artillery rounds. I don't know whether to laugh, cry, get drunk, or what. Bizarro World rides again. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-10-11 11:23:34 AM |
| #6 ..What I'd love to see somebody do is require that the FIGHTERS turn in their weapons - they won't be held, but we WILL take their pics and fingerprint them. Go in peace, sin no more, and if we catch you again, it's an automatic death sentence. Have a nice day. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2004-10-11 11:14:50 AM |
| #5 agree Mrs. D! I wish I better understood what the logic is. I think it's a good idea to have his militia go to the polls, rather than use their guns - but it is a risky proposition that could lead to problems for decades to come. I wonder who he will be siphoning off his votes from? |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-10-11 9:03:33 AM |
| #4 The question isn't how many weapons will be turned in, it's how many "militiamen" will come forward, instead of sending children, to turn the weapons in. I bet we have camera's ready to snapshot every person who comes through the door. |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-10-11 7:59:06 AM |
| #3 A living failure is much less of a threat than a dead martyr. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-11 7:43:53 AM |
| #2 If Tatter is true to his word, then weapons will not be an issue. But if he is bullshiting "us" again....then the weapons issue could get ugly. But he has got to be thinking about how an F-16 ot F-15 can land a bomb within inches of his hommies hang out and be wondering how close are they (USA Military) from taking him out. For some reason we allow this puke to remain alive. There must be a reason. |
| Posted by: Long Hair Republican 2004-10-11 12:50:50 AM |
| #1 Wonder how many servicable weapons will NOT be turned in? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-10-11 12:49:32 AM |