| Submit your comments on this article |
| Iraq |
| Religion of Peace in Iraq Update |
| 2007-12-20 |
| BAGHDAD (AP) - U.S. soldiers found mass graves north of Baghdad next to a torture center where chains were attached to blood-spattered walls and a metal bed frame was still connected to an electrical shock system, the military said Thursday. CIA on site looking for tips on effective interrogation. Thursday near Kanaan, a Shiite-dominated town about 13 miles east of Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, a man wearing an explosives vest blew himself up amid a crowd that had gathered around U.S. soldiers handing out holiday gifts, a local policeman said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to release the information. Here women grope Santa's crotch in the mall. Moral equivalence. The grisly discoveries of the mass graves and torture center near Muqdadiyah, about 60 miles north of Baghdad, came during a Dec. 8-11 operation. The torture center, which the U.S. military said it suspected was run by al-Qaida in Iraq, was found based on tips from Iraqis in the area, where the al-Qaida insurgents are very active. Graves containing 26 bodies were found nearby. "We discovered several (weapons) caches, a torture facility that had chains, a bed - an iron bed that was still connected to a battery - knives and swords that were still covered in blood as we went in to go after the terrorists in that area," said Army Maj. Gen. Mark P. Hertling, the top U.S. commander in northern Iraq. Soldiers found a total of nine caches containing a surface-to-air missile launcher, sniper rifles, 130 pounds of homemade explosives and numerous mortar tubes and rounds, among other weapons. But no missile? The Dec. 8-11 operation also saw multiple battles between American troops and militants. The military said it killed 24 insurgents and detained 37 others during the operation. We have not yet received our report from Al Qaeda, but we are sure no more than 2 or 3 casualties were suffered - Allan would not permit it. Despite a nationwide decrease in violence of nearly 60 percent, Diyala province, where the torture center was found, is still turbulent - largely because the summer influx of U.S. troops in Baghdad, a freeze on activities by the Mahdi Army militia and the rise of Sunni anti-al-Qaida "awakening" groups have pushed militants into the area. "Yes, there are still some very bad things going on in that province," Hertling said. "We are slower in coming around because ... some of the extremists have been pushed east from Anbar province as they've seen the awakening movement there and north from Baghdad as the surge operations took place there." Hertling said, however, that the number of roadside bombings against coalition and Iraqi troops in the area had decreased between 40 and 50 percent since the summer. He said there were 849 such attacks in November as compared to 1,698 in June. So Diyala is a failure because attacks are only down 40-50% instead of the national average of 60%? |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #7 WASHINGTON, LONDON, MOSCOW, PARIS, NEW DELHI, BEIJING, AND OTHER COUNTRIES At least they don't discriminate. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2007-12-20 20:07 |
| #6 GLOBAL RESEARCH. CA > MEMRI interview of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Ldr Muhammed Taher Al-Farouq > " ALLAH WILLING, AMERICA WILL BE SOON BE ANNIHILATED. WE WILL REACH AMERICA...THE EYES OF THE [World/Global] NATION OF MOHAMMED ARE SET ON WASHINGTON, LONDON, MOSCOW, PARIS, NEW DELHI, BEIJING, AND OTHER COUNTRIES ... ... As for Infidels and Enemies of God[Islam] in His Kingdom, the movement will continue its JIHAD ... The [World/Global]Nation of Mohammed [islam] has everything except a CALIPHATE ...". FAROUQ > argues it is NOT a SIN AGZ ISLAM/GOD to FORCIBLY, UNILATERALLY TAKE FROM INFIDELS, UNBELIEVERS, ANDOR ENEMIES OF GOD-PROPHET-ISLAM. IOW, FAROUQ > Its NOT a sin to steal, kill, abuse, enslave or destroy. etc. non-Muslims. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-20 20:00 |
| #5 I figured since Hertling was in charge of Northern Iraq, and he was referring to the decline in the 'area', he meant 'area' to be Diyala, or Northern Iraq at the most. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-12-20 19:01 |
| #4 "Hertling said, however, that the number of roadside bombings against coalition and Iraqi troops in the area had decreased between 40 and 50 percent since the summer. He said there were 849 such attacks in November as compared to 1,698 in June. So Diyala is a failure because attacks are only down 40-50% instead of the national average of 60%?" The really positive thing from Baghdad, is that its not just roadside bombs (the biggest killers of Americans) that have gone down, but all kinds of shootings, bombings, and mayhem. Not clear that the decline in roadside bombings in DIYALA has been accompanied (yet) by the other good stuff. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2007-12-20 15:53 |
| #3 "Here women grope Santa's crotch in the mall. " They DO? Really Ive been living a sheltered life. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2007-12-20 15:51 |
| #2 Don't worry Darth they will. The follow up story will be about how badly it hurts to be a muzzie killing for allah but waterboarded because they got caught inside an unholy mosque. It's all in perspective, if you're a dhimmicrat. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-12-20 09:11 |
| #1 The MSM has to have something to complain about or it will look like they have completely failed to bring about a defeat for the US in Iraq. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-12-20 08:17 |