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| Iraq |
| 82nd to the rescue |
| 2003-04-22 |
| Dang. The Perfessor got this one before we did... The presence of such a vast crowd of pilgrims from throughout the country [in Karbala] attests to the power and the potential of the majority Shiite community, which was long repressed by Saddam's mostly Sunni Muslim government. The event was peaceful for the most part, although the U.S. military said Tuesday that police in Karbala arrested six men who had been planning to blow up two of the city's mosques. Five of the detainees claimed to be members of Saddam's Baath Party, and one said he belonged to al-Qaida, said Capt. Jimmie Cummings, spokesman for the Army's 82nd Airborne Division. The men were arrested Monday and have been handed over to the 101st Airborne Division in Karbala, Cummings said. Glenn's comment: Al Qaeda and Ba'ath trying to blow up mosques; the "All-American" 82d Airborne standing in their way. I wonder if this story will make Al Jazeera?To which we can only add: "Heh." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |