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| Iraq commander leads convoy into Basra |
| 2008-04-03 |
| The Iraqi commander of an offensive against Shiite militias has led a convoy into a Mahdi Army stronghold that has seen some of the fiercest fighting in the southern city of Basra. Lt. Gen. Mohan al-Fireji, who is leading the joint military-police operation, and the convoy have entered the Hayaniyah area and the troops |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 I just read "The Economist" spinning the Basra fight as a win for Sadr. Lying bastards. I'd like to see some British squaddies give Mark Malloch Brown what he really deserves--a first-class butt-kicking that would have him singing soprano for the rest of his life. |
| Posted by: Pancho Elmeck8414 2008-04-03 18:22 |
| #10 RD and Old Spook, right on! |
| Posted by: Sgt. D.T. 2008-04-03 17:29 |
| #9 convoy is a good start, lets see more. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-04-03 14:53 |
| #8 OldSpook Our press is trying to recreate "Tet" to the point of lying to the American people - and never correcting the initial false impression their hysterical headlines produce. The fact that tens of thousands of us now, perhaps hundreds of thousands, are able to express ourselves on the Net setting the record straight about TET is a HUGE thing for many of us. Besides lying about history The MSM wounded America very deeply by completely writing off the countless sacrifices by the very best of us in Vietnam. And as we are able to spread the word about TET, we undermine the G'damn medias ability to Lie about the facts in Iraq & A-Stan and Lie about the sacrifices by the new generation of Brave Men and Women. God moves in mysterious ways... |
| Posted by: RD 2008-04-03 14:35 |
| #7 The only part about this I found unfortunate was that the Iraqi troops shot into the air afterwards. While this does signal to the locals that they won, I dislike the lack of fire discipline. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-04-03 13:00 |
| #6 Nah, Skunky had it right. Doesn't matter if it's Hesb'allah, Hamas, or Mahdi - to the MSM, they're always winners. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-04-03 12:20 |
| #5 Skunk - you believe the MSM? Truth: Sadr lost "face", and about 1000 casualties (killed wounded and captured). The IA and US forces freely patrol his "strongholds" in Basra, and the JAM has shown, like in Najaf, they cannot stand up and fight without getting their butts kicked hard. Our press is trying to recreate "Tet" to the point of lying to the American people - and never correcting the initial false impression their hysterical headlines produce. So give it up - the MSM will take the word of a looney Mullah hiding in Iran over that of a US military spokesperson. They think the religious nutball is telling the truth and the US officer is lying. Do you truly trust peopel that are obviousl insane as a source of *real* data on things? Try hitting the web. Look for Ausin Bay, or other trained intelligence professionals that can show you the facts of the matter, not the media spin. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-04-03 10:04 |
| #4 From the MSM Hezbollah provoked, Israel over-retaliates, innocents killed, Hezbollah wins, Nasrullah in hiding. Hamas provoked, Israel over-retaliates, innocents killed, Hamas wins, everybody in hiding. Sadr provoked, Iraq over-retaliates, innocents killed, Mahadi wins, Sadr still in hiding. What ever happened to the ticker tape parade? |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins5285 2008-04-03 09:23 |
| #3 Those would be the loony left bloggers, OS. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-04-03 09:19 |
| #2 And some bloggers are calling this a LOSS by the IA? Gimme a break. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-04-03 09:17 |
| #1 The move comes a day after Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki returned to Baghdad after spending a week in Basra overseeing the crackdown that provoked widespread retaliatory clashes in the capital and across the southern Shiite heartland. No, Mr. AP reporter; Sadr provoked, Maliki responded. |
| Posted by: tipover 2008-04-03 01:15 |