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| Amanpour knows of many, many others to fill in for Z-man | |
| 2006-06-08 | |
Certainly we have seen this over the past several years since the insurgency has taken hold, that with every announcement of the death or the capture or the killing of senior figures in these movements, it does not signify a downturn in the intensity of the insurgency. Rather it continues, and some would say it continues to get stronger. As Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari acknowledged, it is not just al Qaedaism that is creating this violence in Iraq right now and this incredible instability but it is this now almost entrenched homegrown sectarian violence which is happening to a great extent within the within the Shia community, between Shia and Sunni and vice versa, militia, revenge squads, death squads, all this kind of thing that is going on unabated and unchecked until now. It's a huge moment but it is a moment which is as important for the internal sectarian strife as it is for the killing of the leader of the foreign jihadis in Iraq. | |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #12 Header: Amanpour knows of many, many others to fill in for Z-man I seriously doubt it. Now, if people of her caliber were volunteering, I could see it. But people like her have alternatives. There are legitimate outlets for people of caliber in the Arab world. As long as these choices are present, they will choose going into a trade or going into business rather than joining up with a terrorist group - a job that, by the way, pays crap and comes with really lousy benefits. This is why people like Zarqawi are hard to replace, because terrorists don't have a big pool of potential recruits (and therefore, leaders) - most Arabs will exult at American deaths, but very few actually want to have to personally face GI's in action. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-06-08 21:52 |
| #11 Hmmm...let me get this right. The American system turns out thousands of leaders every years for their military. The system by and large works very effectively. Now how many 'leaders' of any effectiveness outside media manipulation [and that's with a willing partner] and killing civilians by the boat full, has the other side fielded? We've been killing the cannon fodder pretty effectively, so Darwinian adaptation is not reaching successful critical mass. Further, we've gone through about 18 months of 'senior aides'. The raw material just ain't there bitch. I'm sure they can find one or two more. Hell, after we got Victorio, Geranimo showed up. Got him too and things sort of settled down pretty much after that. These types do not have a deep team to call upon. |
| Posted by: Gravitch Flurt9338 2006-06-08 21:35 |
| #10 Billions could do her job, horse faced nay sayer. Never did anything but opine hollow screed. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-06-08 21:01 |
| #9 "Amanpour knows of many, many others to fill in for Z-man" Including her, if she can figure out how to get them to listen to a woman.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-06-08 18:49 |
| #8 there are many, many others who are there to fill the operational gaps... Damn! And here we are, just having used our last two 500lb pounds on the Zarkster. |
| Posted by: Matt 2006-06-08 17:34 |
| #7 A thousand more might take his place... Yes and they may fight for position, they may be less experienced, they may be less aggressive or demented. The thousands will fill his shoes is just a pathetic excuse for doing nothing at all. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-06-08 15:30 |
| #6 Wonder if she's going to be on the interview board for the final candidates? |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2006-06-08 14:52 |
| #5 Christine, you bitch. Your man is not cold yet, and you are already looking for a replacement. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-06-08 14:48 |
| #4 hey Nimble Spemble, I didn't even see this article you posted but we must be on the same page anyway...i left this on the Zark thread earlier.... yep badanov... LOL! I watched the treason defeatist, the Mustachioed one Christiane Aman-Long-Horse-Face-pour practically CRY and then disassemble Zarks death as per usual |
| Posted by: RD 2006-06-08 14:34 |
| #3 #1 Doggie Style. |
| Posted by: Ebbuper Choluting3156 2006-06-08 13:51 |
| #2 Nothing formal ... but the residuals on her stories keep her comfortable, I'm sure. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-06-08 13:16 |
| #1 What is Amanpour's position in AlQaeda? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-08 13:14 |