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Iraq-Jordan
AMS: Falluja fighting to affect election
2004-11-18
The Learned Elders of Islam (TM) Association of Muslim Scholars has warned that the situation in Falluja will have a direct impact on the elections and even delay the process. Muthanna Harith al-Dhari, chief of information and culture affairs for the association, also warned that the "tragedy" in Falluja "will not reinforce the US military presence in Iraq". Al-Dhari, speaking to Aljazeera, said he did not believe the situation would end in Falluja as the rest of the country had been deeply affected by the battle. "I don't believe this case will end by eliminating the resistance in Falluja," he said. "What has happened is a rare example of resistance as the city's circumstances have forced the fighters to stay, thus, distinguishing this battle from others."

The spokesman for the Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS) further said that since the beginning, "no one believed that Falluja will stand firm in the face of, and beat, such a military operation". The US military operation has now completely changed, al-Dhari said. The battle has lasted for more than 11 days, proving that resistance in the city is fierce. "Even if the battles in Falluja ended, many other cities are subject to similar battles, as the interim government has announced that 16 other cities will get similar treatment," he said. "This is the evidence that the case [of eliminating resistance] is not over," the AMS spokesman said. "What is happening in Falluja has had a strong impact on the political agenda and the planned elections." This, the AMS believes, is one of the Falluja fighters' goals.
I think we guessed that...
Posted by:Fred

#2  Jeez, I thought this was written by the BBC. My bad. Lost a bet with myself.
Posted by: chicago mike   2004-11-18 1:34:45 PM  

#1  Falluja fighters' (only) goals:

72 Virgins in the next life of a horny girl in this:


Posted by: BigEd   2004-11-18 1:25:09 PM  

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