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2005-11-04 Iraq

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Posted by Fred 2005-11-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 For public consumption only?

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-11-04 00:34|| 2005-11-04 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Good question, SPOD. I would say "wheels within wheels", but this is Tater, who hasn't got two spokes to rub together, much less a whole wheel. Maybe this is a scripted line from his Iranian controller. Who knows? I wish someone would kill him, already.

Posted by Regnad Kcin 2005-11-04 00:41|| 2005-11-04 00:41|| Front Page Top

#3 A lovely thought : Al-Q and Tater go at each other, resulting in multiple casualties on both sides - with Tater being one {Martyr for Shia Cause, anyone?}

Posted by Shieldwolf 2005-11-04 02:34|| 2005-11-04 02:34|| Front Page Top

#4 follow the money.

Posted by 3dc 2005-11-04 02:55|| 2005-11-04 02:55|| Front Page Top

#5 More Red on Red!!!! Yeah!!!!

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2005-11-04 07:39|| 2005-11-04 07:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Funny, I would of realized they were'nt good people sometime after the second mosque attack. We do have a better education system.

Posted by plainslow 2005-11-04 07:43|| 2005-11-04 07:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Is it just more 7.62x39 that he needs?

Posted by Besoeker 2005-11-04 08:41|| 2005-11-04 08:41|| Front Page Top

#8 "...Since Saturday, at least 71 people have been killed in bombing attacks on Shia Muslim targets."

The above is NOT the reason Tater is bending anti Al Q. The reason for Tater's shift is that some of his own militia have been kidnapped, beaten, tortured and beheaded by Al q thugs.

It's one thing to kill Shiites. Tater doesn't care about ordinary Shiites. It's another thing when your own protective service is being picked off.

Posted by mhw 2005-11-04 09:00|| 2005-11-04 09:00|| Front Page Top

#9 This is the payoff for SCIRI and Dawa agreeing to take him on their list, with a more prominent role. SCIRI and Dawa on the other hand, needed Muqtys support, since Sistani is being less supportive, and the more secularist Shiites, like Chalabi, are abandoning the UIA slate. So they need each other - the question is how well will UIA (SCIRI-Dawa-Muqty) do in December? In January they got 48% of the vote - but that was with Sistani's support, and with the secularists on board, and with few Sunnis voting. OTOH, theyve had months to establish patronage machines all over the southern provinces. My guess is they get 30 to 40% of the vote in December.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-11-04 12:15|| 2005-11-04 12:15|| Front Page Top

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