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2007-05-25 Iraq

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Posted by Glenmore 2007-05-25 07:38|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Taking a clue from his allies, the Democrats, "al-Sadr pulled his supporters out of al-Maliki's government last month over the prime minister's refusal to call for a timetable for a U.S. withdrawal."

Posted by Bobby 2007-05-25 07:48|| 2007-05-25 07:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Who let him cross the border, and why haven't they been clapped in irons?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-05-25 08:29|| 2007-05-25 08:29|| Front Page Top

#3 His Mahdi Army fought U.S. troops to a virtual standstill in 2004

Ah - one of the classics, I'd forgotten this one. When such preposterous inversions of reality can become "slugs" (boilerplate facts inserted for background into all stories), things are way, way past the crisis point in the profession of journalism. Wire services are the worst, most important perps. As the NYT front page drives most TV "news", the wires now dominate all international coverage that Americans see. Scary, and infuriating.

Posted by Verlaine 2007-05-25 11:11|| 2007-05-25 11:11|| Front Page Top

#4 "(Hakim) went to Iran for treatment."

Is Houston in Iran now? I thought he went to MD Anderson.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-05-25 11:37|| 2007-05-25 11:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Mookie is Rosie O in drag.

Hint: Have you ever see the two of them together?

Posted by Injun Chash5595 2007-05-25 11:37|| 2007-05-25 11:37|| Front Page Top

#6 So I guess this means he'll be easier to kill now?

Posted by tu3031 2007-05-25 12:47|| 2007-05-25 12:47|| Front Page Top

#7 So I guess this means he'll be easier to kill now?

We can only hope so. Squashing this turd would send a critical message on several levels. We really need to make it crystal clear that no matter how effing "holy" any Muslim SOB is supposed to be, they will still get their head blown off for shouting "death to America!"

Capping Sadr would not only stall his insurgency but also show that Islam and its aristocracy means diddly-squat to us if they insist upon harming our troops. Attaching a fatal price tag to such activities is a vital way of conveying our supreme displeasure with such chicanery. Finally, we are obliged to ourselves to kill this rutbag for all the grief he has caused. Iraq must learn that when we sneeze, they are going to catch ~~a cold~~ all hell.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-25 15:28|| 2007-05-25 15:28|| Front Page Top

Right here. Put the bullet right here.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-05-25 16:41|| 2007-05-25 16:41|| Front Page Top

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