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2005-11-06 Iraq

180 terrorists escape to Syria at start of Operation Steel Curtain

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Posted by Fred 2005-11-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Note that Sadun al Diulaimi is a Sunni who took over the post of Defense Minister in the last shuffle earlier (May? June?) this year.

From the Boob:
"Mr Dulaimi's family has its roots in the western al-Anbar province - the heartland of the anti-US insurgency led by Sunnis.

A former officer in Saddam Hussein's army, he is a respected psychologist and statistician who has spent many years abroad and was active in the opposition to Saddam Hussein."

Oh yeah, I'm buying.

In this Boob Profile we find:
"He was born into a wealthy family and one of Iraq's most influential tribes in the town of Ramadi in 1954."

Gee, that's where Steel Curtain was focused.

And this is in there, too:
"He became active in opposition to Saddam Hussein, who sentenced him to death in absentia and confiscated his assets.

Returning from exile in 2003, he set up the Baghdad-based Centre for Research and Strategic Studies. The centre conducted most of the country's opinion polls, which have shown increasing dissatisfaction with the US occupation.

Correspondents say Mr Dulaimi was highly critical of the rule of the Coalition Provisional Authority, the administration of the US-led occupying forces set up immediately after Saddam Hussein's fall."

Yep, he was a great choice for Defense Minister, privvy to the most sensitive military plans and intel. Gee, I wonder where they got the heads-up to boogie?

Posted by .com 2005-11-06 00:44|| 2005-11-06 00:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Time to buy Caterpillar stock?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-11-06 01:51|| 2005-11-06 01:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Oops. "Gee, that's where Steel Curtain was focused."
Wrong, boyo - you've mixed up Husayba with Habbaniyah. Doh. My bad.

I stand by the assessment of al Dulaimi, however. To put a Sunni in the DefMin post, especially one with his "credentials", is insane.

Posted by .com 2005-11-06 08:29|| 2005-11-06 08:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Wonder how well our 'observations' were watching these cockroaches run back into the arms of mother Syria. Should have an idea where they're going to crowd making any strike into Syria sure to show their rotting corpses as justification for the destruction of the Damascus Regime.

Posted by Glomoter Creang7643 2005-11-06 09:34|| 2005-11-06 09:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Hot pursuit? Huh?

Posted by Captain America 2005-11-06 12:15|| 2005-11-06 12:15|| Front Page Top

#6 oh, THAT's gonna get the LLL's panties in a bunch
Let's hope it's tight enough to cut off the flow of oxygen to their brain, such as it is...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2005-11-06 17:15|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-11-06 17:15|| Front Page Top

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