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| U.S. targeting Shiite militia strongholds |
| 2006-12-08 |
| From the LAT, no less In pursuit of a missing soldier, U.S. and Iraqi special forces units have staged dozens of operations in Shiite Muslim neighborhoods that once were ruled off-limits by the Shiite-dominated Iraqi government. Git some, boys! The raids into territory dominated by the Al Mahdi army, a militia loyal to anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada Sadr, risk exacerbating tensions within the government of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, who has shown a new willingness to confront paramilitary forces believed to take part in kidnappings and death squad operations. "We have carte blanche at this point," said one high-ranking U.S. military commander. "Whereas before we had to tippy-toe around these areas, now we can go in there as we like to search for our missing soldier." Get ready Mookians. No more tippy-toe. U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Ahmed Qusai Taei, 41, an Iraqi American immigrant, disappeared Oct. 23 while making an unauthorized visit to relatives in Baghdad. Absolutely stoopid act on his part. But, being a soldier, rescuing him is very important for morale. U.S. military officials believe that Taei is being held in Sadr City, an Al Mahdi stronghold in the capital, and have offered a $50,000 reward for help in finding him. |
| Posted by:Threregum Thrique8640 |
| #6 Naw, CF. Just happy there are now alternative information flows. |
| Posted by: Brett 2006-12-08 23:34 |
| #5 Great. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal editorialized for playing the Shiite Card. BS: if Shiite power is destroyed, then Sunnis will turn on al-Qaeda. |
| Posted by: Sneaze Shaiting3550 2006-12-08 22:21 |
| #4 Brett, are you suprised? They did the same thing in Vietnam (which they are trying their best to turn this into). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-12-08 22:14 |
| #3 Thanks, XB. Any you would never, ever it if one read and watched only the MSM. I was watching Brit Hume's roundtable when a poll of 'mericans came up where 60% want us out of Iraq in 6 months. I thought "THAT is due to the constant barrage of negativity from the MSM". They are willfully trying to have us lose this war, solely due to their BDS. No matter the cost, no matter the increase in future risk. |
| Posted by: Brett 2006-12-08 20:00 |
| #2 Great in-line comments! Aledged? With victims released?? Oh, yeah. CNN I've posted before about the abuse of alleged by the MSM as one of my pet peeves. In most cases it's CYA fear of legal repurcussions, but in this case: pure biased agenda. ... and six servicemen died of combat wounds in Al Anbar province: So, it sounds like yesterday's high casualty count was due to some increased offensive activity on our part. That's encouraging. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2006-12-08 16:44 |
| #1 I just noticed this, but the only quoted sources are Mookians. The report covers multiple incidents too. And, a "high-ranking U.S. military commander" who apparently has no name. Wudda load of crap. |
| Posted by: Brett 2006-12-08 16:39 |