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Iraqis Exact Revenge on Baathists; Police Shrug Off Killings of 50 Hussein Loyalists
WashingtonPost ^ | 12/20/03 | Alan Sipress

Posted on 12/20/2003 2:51:20 PM PST by Pikamax

Iraqis Exact Revenge on Baathists Police Shrug Off Killings of 50 Hussein Loyalists by Unknown Gunmen

By Alan Sipress Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, December 20, 2003; Page A01

BAGHDAD -- Basil Abbas Taee never saw the slip of paper entitled Final Warning.

The note, which his sons said was tossed over the gate of his house in southeast Baghdad, cautioned that he was being watched. "If you go out of your home or have connections with other Baathists, you and all your family will be killed as a lesson to all criminal Baathists," the message threatened. It was signed the Committee for Retribution.

Taee, 59, a former local official in Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, had received an earlier written warning in September and menacing phone calls, his brothers recalled. But after two months of staying home, he began to brave the streets again. When his wife found the final warning note in late November, she hid it from him, afraid it would aggravate his ailing kidneys and high blood pressure.

Two weeks ago, as Taee sat alone in his small real estate office, a lone gunman shot him in the chest, according to his brothers, citing witness accounts. He died before reaching the hospital.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: debaathification; iraq; iraqijustice; killed
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To: Rome2000
Fabulous pix!! Thanks for posting.
21 posted on 12/20/2003 3:41:40 PM PST by EggsAckley
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To: Squantos
Yea, these killings are far too professional to be the work of the American CIA.

L

22 posted on 12/20/2003 3:46:25 PM PST by Lurker (Don't p*** down my back and try to tell me it's raining.)
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To: Pikamax
Bump. Great thread.
23 posted on 12/20/2003 3:47:53 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Lurker
New boss in the big house may have new tewls for the christians in action. I'd also suspect the "patriot act" has some secrets we will never hear about built in to it. For just such occasions in foreign lands.

Stay Safe !

24 posted on 12/20/2003 3:52:58 PM PST by Squantos (Support Mental Health !........or........ I'LL KILL YOU !!!!)
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To: SAJ
Round up the usual suspects.
25 posted on 12/20/2003 4:02:13 PM PST by Mercat
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To: Squantos
I'd be willing to bet the milk cow - that the "Dead or Alive" authorization from the President, reaches much further down the food chain than Saddam...

There are far too many "independents" in Iraq, to doubt they have been:
"keeping a list, and checking it twice, going to make sure who's naughty or nice"..

A recently returned "shooter" from Afghanistan, remarked that the hills are crawling with "well armed and equipped Westerners" that are not "regular" military.....

The "Texas Rangers" have obviously been turned loose by the man in the big house....

Jihadists are learning first hand -- Don't mess with Texas.

FMJs are being planted in many Jihadist's heads this Christmas....

Oh to be 40 years younger....this war shouldn't be the burden on those young kids over there -- they should have found some way to use us old farts --- many of us have still unresolved pent up rage and anger .

Semper Fi

26 posted on 12/20/2003 4:58:13 PM PST by river rat
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To: river rat
"Oh to be 40 years younger....this war shouldn't be the burden on those young kids over there -- they should have found some way to use us old farts --- many of us have still unresolved pent up rage and anger . "

Amen Bro

I heard reported on Fox that around 100,000 were killed in Germany and over 30,000 in Italy after the end of WWII. The Nazi and Fascist zealots also murderd Germans and Italians who cooperated with the Allies. Terrorist bombs etc were also used. Took a few years to finally bring total peace. I knew Iraq would follow the same type pattern.

Nam Vet

27 posted on 12/20/2003 5:28:41 PM PST by Nam Vet (It's a small world. So you gotta use your elbows a lot.)
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To: Travis McGee
Think this is a resurrection of the Vietname-era Phoenix program?
28 posted on 12/20/2003 5:33:53 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (That which does not kill me, had better run away real fast)
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To: river rat
We have RATS to flush here at home RR.........:o).... Don't stick a fork in yerself yet..... we're far from done !

Stay Safe !

29 posted on 12/20/2003 5:35:28 PM PST by Squantos (Support Mental Health !........or........ I'LL KILL YOU !!!!)
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To: Pikamax
I would imagine there are a number of these guys being tortured as well.
30 posted on 12/20/2003 5:44:46 PM PST by gitmo (Who is John Galt?)
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To: Pikamax
Two weeks ago, as Taee sat alone in his small real estate office, a lone gunman shot him in the chest, according to his brothers, citing witness accounts. He died before reaching the hospital.


Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
31 posted on 12/20/2003 6:10:52 PM PST by gatorbait (Yesterday, today and tomorrow......The United States Army)
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To: Squantos
"Don't stick a fork in yerself yet..... we're far from done !

Not to worry.....
Hell, I'm still finding ways to rearm - with some "good" gear.....

I'm ready...

Semper Fi

32 posted on 12/20/2003 6:29:47 PM PST by river rat
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To: river rat
GREAT! "Operation Iraqi Phoenix" is going down. And none too soon!
33 posted on 12/20/2003 10:52:59 PM PST by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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