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| Suspected Saddam-era mass grave found in Iraq |
| 2009-03-19 |
| An Iraqi official says authorities believe they have found another mass grave from Saddam Hussein's regime in southern Iraq. Lest they forget... The director of the local human rights commission, Mahdi al-Timimi, says local villagers found two skulls, bones and old clothes in the oil-rich Nahran Omar area northeast of Basra. He told reporters Wednesday that excavation for more remains will start the following day. Several Saddam-era mass graves have been unearthed since the dictator was ousted following the 2003 US invasion. The latest discovery has caused a temporary halt to oil exploration in the section being excavated. The victims are believed to have been killed in 1991, when Saddam's forces brutally crushed a Shiite uprising following the Gulf War. If only a US government official would leak this information I'm sure the New York Times would print it ... |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 When is Obambi going to figure out that the messes he "inherited" could have been resolved prior to his election if the media and Congress hadn't waged a 24/7/365 campaign against Bush, making it virtually impossible for him to get anything done? THAT's going to be Obambi's "Road to Damascus" moment. I don't think he has the moral character or intelligence to truly understand how badly he's been screwed by winning the White House. I don't think the black community does either, but they'll get the message. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-03-19 14:16 |
| #4 Just another mess that The One has inherited. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2009-03-19 12:23 |
| #3 But, but, but it was the WRONG WAR! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-03-19 08:29 |
| #2 Die a miserable death, MSM. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-03-19 08:27 |
| #1 Hell, we fond one in 2005. They're all over the place in southern Kurdistan. Of course, the reason for this coming out here now is Chimpler is no longer infesting 1600 Pennsylvania, and a case has to be made for breaking the pullout promise, so... |
| Posted by: N guard 2009-03-19 08:21 |