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| 2006-04-10 |
| Al Qaeda has apparently implemented a new strategy, going after Shia Arabs, and only Shia Arabs, without endangering Sunni Arabs. The new head of al Qaeda operations in Iraq is an Iraqi Sunni Arab, and his tactic is to concentrate on attacks against Shia mosques, preferably during prayer services. This way, you kill a lot of Shia, and only Shia. The only Sunni Arabs you will find inside a Shia Mosque are suicide bombers, and the occasional soldier or policeman looking for illegal weapons, or Shia terrorists. During three days of suicide bomb attacks last week, over 250 Shia Arabs were killed or wounded. The only Sunni Arab casualties were less than a dozen suicide bombers. What is the practical effect of these attacks? Rest at link. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #5 Okay, so Iran is behind these attacks. I see three possible outcomes. (1) Pretext to US attack upon Iran (2) Rwanda style Sunni/Shia war in which Sadr is killed (3) Rwanda style Sunni/Shia war in which Sadr ends upon top. Somehow I think option 3 unlikely as the Sunni will target him, the US will target him, and the Shia in power will target him. I also don't see how any of the 3 options favor the Sunni, and at some point they will finish off the Al Queda presence in their midst out of a sense of self-preservation. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-04-10 15:31 |
| #4 But then again, I'm a selfish wanker, not very muslim-friendly, so it's not surprizing, is it? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-04-10 12:32 |
| #3 Regarding the future of Iraq and the involvement of Iran, yup, I'm worried (but only for what it means to the West). For the iraqi themselves, I couldn't care less, and I won't even tell how I feel for the sunnis. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-04-10 12:28 |
| #2 You realize that Iran is behind these attacks with the purpose of putting Sadr in control of Iraq? Do you still have that feeling of indifference? |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2006-04-10 12:12 |
| #1 I don't remember what's the exact word used for the feeling I have toward theses clowns, but I'm pretty sure it involves a heavy dose of indifference, mixed with a slight element of schadenfreude. It will come back to me. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-04-10 11:40 |