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2006-02-28 Iraq
Mahdi Army may have killed 1,300 during initial Askariya violence
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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-02-28 01:56|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 It seems Sadr and his boys are up to their hips in this. Maybe this will be the time he gets wacked. For sure it's going to lead to a new round of score settling.
Posted by SPoD 2006-02-28 02:07||   2006-02-28 02:07|| Front Page Top

#2 I love democracy.
Posted by gromgoru 2006-02-28 06:25||   2006-02-28 06:25|| Front Page Top

#3 I was sceptical of the reported body count over the last few days. The good news here is the Sunnis needed a sharp lesson that stuff has consequences. Maybe they will get, maybe not. We shall see.
Posted by phil_b">phil_b  2006-02-28 06:44|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]  2006-02-28 06:44|| Front Page Top

#4 "Criminals. How can you kill another human for nothing?" someone clutching the bars asked.

"Not like they were kaffir or anything."
Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford  2006-02-28 08:02|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/]  2006-02-28 08:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Sadr should have been dealt with long ago. Unfortunately, his cover of religion (peaceful faith of Islam, etc, etc), successfully backed us off again.
Posted by Visitor 2006-02-28 08:21||   2006-02-28 08:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Iraqi TV has done a great job of getting terrorists on the screen bragging about their work.

I'd like to see a few of tater's tots doing the same kind of bragging.
Posted by mhw 2006-02-28 08:27||   2006-02-28 08:27|| Front Page Top

#7 It goes beyond human comprehension to understand why Sadr is still allowed to rob oxygen from more deserving lifeforms like cockroaches and lice.
Posted by Zenster 2006-02-28 11:36||   2006-02-28 11:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Does anybody know who would take charge of his minions if Sadr slipped and broke his neck? Ideally this would happen while he was standing on the gallows, but let's assume natural causes to simplify the politics.
Posted by James">James  2006-02-28 14:34|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]  2006-02-28 14:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Iraq the Model has totally different numbers. I'd be skeptical of anything I read about what's going on over there. This may be another attempt to promote a civil war, rather than actual, verifiable facts.
Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot  2006-02-28 15:43|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]  2006-02-28 15:43|| Front Page Top

#10 Bet you're right OP.
Posted by 6 2006-02-28 17:06||   2006-02-28 17:06|| Front Page Top

#11 I suspect it may be a media ramp-up to the "let's get out of Iraq" squack that will fully unleash to co-oincide with Bush's India visit. Aimed at freaking out the LLL hand-wringers. So is the kiddies march. Touches the heartstrings don't it? Poor widdle muslims that the west hate so.

It's possible an Al Q "PR event", with MSM loofing right along with stirring the pot.

Get ready for another round of "it's all America. it's all the joooooos fault." This time, all together now.
Posted by Hupomoger Clans9827 2006-02-28 18:27||   2006-02-28 18:27|| Front Page Top

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