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2004-06-03 Iraq-Jordan
US Soldiers Fled When They Saw Portraits of Angry Muqtada al-Sadr
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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-06-03 8:27:23 AM|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 So is Khilafah like an arabic Scrappleface?
Posted by AllahHateMe 2004-06-03 8:31:31 AM||   2004-06-03 8:31:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Around his waist is a belt filled with explosives and hand grenades. His name is Alaa al-Sadry al-Harbawy. He is from this same northern Baghdad suburb, and, according to the Mahdi Army, he was killed in Najaf last week after destroying seven U.S. tanks..."

Wonder if this is this the s***-for-brains who made a pink mist of himself on the front of a Bradley a few days ago? What a hero. What an example. Truly, what a good example to set his comrades-in-arms.
Posted by Bulldog  2004-06-03 8:38:52 AM||   2004-06-03 8:38:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 So is Khilafah like an arabic Scrappleface?

Not quite. ScrappleFace is funny.
Posted by Mike  2004-06-03 9:05:29 AM||   2004-06-03 9:05:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 LOL! It's more like Monty Python (run away, run away!)
followers who are eager to die for him and we would like to help them any way we can.
He is the first to sacrifice himself... NOT. Just another jerk who calls for others to die, not himself.
Posted by Spot  2004-06-03 9:15:40 AM||   2004-06-03 9:15:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Nah, this is the very objective site Antisemite is always going on about.
Posted by BMN 2004-06-03 9:31:54 AM||   2004-06-03 9:31:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 The poll was prolly taken inside the Najaf super-extra-holy moskkk just before a firefight. Afterwards there were insufficient subjects for a valid survey. Pfeh.
Posted by .com 2004-06-03 9:34:19 AM||   2004-06-03 9:34:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 the article says, "...In many ways the Mahdi Army is like a cult, with a charismatic leader and devoted followers who are eager to die for him. At one of its offices in northern Baghdad, the walls are covered with portraits of the radical 31-year-old cleric..."

A cult it is. And when the cult leader is exposed, the cult dies.
Posted by mhw 2004-06-03 9:40:31 AM||   2004-06-03 9:40:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 "They are scared of the pictures, and they are even more frightened of our weapons." I am convinced! Bring the troops home now. I don't want them to have to look at that scary tater-head guy. I was listening to a radio show and a soldier just back fro Iraq said that they keep trying to engage the enemy but they run away too quickly. Mahdi must be Arabic for 'Those who retreat in the name of Allah'.
Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-06-03 10:17:10 AM||   2004-06-03 10:17:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#9  a charismatic leader and devoted followers who are eager to die for him.

I believe part of his charisma comes in 50 gallon black garbage bags full of real (demand the best) American money.
Posted by Shipman 2004-06-03 10:51:13 AM||   2004-06-03 10:51:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Whatever happened to that BS about Islam allowing no human images. A cult bordering on deification would seem to be the height of Islamic hypocrisy. Somebody issue a fatwa...
Posted by Anony-mouse 2004-06-03 11:24:45 AM||   2004-06-03 11:24:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 AnonyM - He's Shi'a - they love their placards and posters of holy doods and marching in parades... you're referring to Sunni Wahhabis and their graven images of human form (e.g. Barbie Doll) thingy, I believe... they just sorta mingle, like a cocktail party writ large, except when near the kaabah - in that case they suddenly run around in circles.
Posted by .com 2004-06-03 11:34:46 AM||   2004-06-03 11:34:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 They are scared of the pictures Well, you've got to admit - the guy isn't the most handsome stud around LOL.
Posted by true true 2004-06-03 2:22:31 PM||   2004-06-03 2:22:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 And only 5 per cent agreed with the U.S. viewpoint that Mr. al-Sadr should be arrested and tried on murder charges.

I agree - I'd rather he were shot in place.
Posted by mojo  2004-06-03 2:31:03 PM||   2004-06-03 2:31:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 
In the fighting in Najaf, the man says, he saw U.S. soldiers run away when they saw portraits of Mr. al-Sadr making an aggressive gesture. "They are scared of the pictures, and they are even more frightened of our weapons," he said.
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

*snort* *giggle* *deep breath*

Thanks, I needed a good laugh. :-p
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-06-03 5:06:42 PM||   2004-06-03 5:06:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 damn barbara you beat me too it!I was thinking of the same comment.
Posted by smokeysinse 2004-06-03 5:19:43 PM||   2004-06-03 5:19:43 PM|| Front Page Top

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