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2004-10-28 Iraq-Jordan

Iraqi Tribes Vow to Avenge Massacre of National Guardsmen

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-10-28 9:18:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [17 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Could this mean that the "Shiite's" about to hit the proverbial fan!

Sure hope so.

Posted by RN 2004-10-28 9:50:39 AM|| 2004-10-28 9:50:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Iran's border was miles away - who do YOU suspect?

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-28 10:13:32 AM|| 2004-10-28 10:13:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Whoops! I think the massacre-ers have just realized they made a terrible error. The American soldiers take a much more civilized approach to killing and being killed ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-28 10:23:08 AM|| 2004-10-28 10:23:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 One piece of fallout from the abortive attempt to establish the Iraqi Falluga Brigade was the knowledge that, from the top down, many of those trained "sunni's" went immediately over to the insurgency. They not only took their weapons, they took intelligence with them. Intelligence as to who was being trained, where they were being assigned and who would be the leaders.

Remember, almost immediately upon assuming command of regional Iraqi security forces, key officers, or members of their families were held captive by the terrorists, murdered out of hand, or assassinated themselves. It's tough to build from the ground up where there's been generations of corruption. You're either part of the problem, are related to the problem, or know someone who is. I salute those Iraqi's who are trying to do what's best for all Iraqi's.

Who did the dirty deed on the NGuardmen? I'd say it was members of Saddam's RevGrds who'd been previously deployed to the Shiite region and responsible for beating down the post-Desert Storm uprising.

Posted by RN 2004-10-28 10:35:34 AM|| 2004-10-28 10:35:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 The massacre-ers have stepped in doo-doo. The Iraqi tribes most likely have decent intelligence. Just might happen.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2004-10-28 11:49:47 AM|| 2004-10-28 11:49:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 ...or at least "good enough" intelligence to justify nailing somebody. I don't think the tribes will wait on "beyond reasonable doubt" niceties.

Posted by Old Grouch 2004-10-28 1:36:41 PM|| 2004-10-28 1:36:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I like this news--as Old Grouch points out, its unlikely that those seeking revenge will be deterred by "committee meetings" or "paperwork-waiting-to-be-signed-off-on", and its much more likely that they'll simply get to whacking.

Posted by Crusader 2004-10-28 2:57:36 PM|| 2004-10-28 2:57:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Old Grouch:
Heck, I'd be satisfied if they simply killed all the Saddamites and foreign islamofascists and said "let Allah sort them out."

Posted by jackal 2004-10-28 3:03:49 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2004-10-28 3:03:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 according to healing Iraq, the southern (shiite) tribes have stated that they are capable of raising an army and taking Falujah on their own, and that theres nothing the interim govt or the Americans can do to stop them. Clearly this risks civil war and disorder - i think the main reason for this statement is to put added pressure on the govt to deal with Fallujah.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-10-28 3:39:57 PM|| 2004-10-28 3:39:57 PM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Grumpy Uncle Sam TROLL 2004-10-29 3:48:38 AM|| 2004-10-29 3:48:38 AM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Grumpy Uncle Sam 2004-10-29 3:48:38 AM|| 2004-10-29 3:48:38 AM|| Front Page Top