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Kerry: Terrorist Shiite Al-Sadr 'A Legitimate Voice'
NewsMax.com ^
| April 7, 2004
| Carl Limbacher
Posted on 04/07/2004 7:41:39 AM PDT by Carl/NewsMax
In an interview broadcast Wednesday morning, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry defended terrorist Shiite imam Moqtada al-Sadr as a "legitimate voice" in Iraq, despite that fact that he's led an uprising that has killed nearly 20 American GIs in the last two days.
Speaking of al-Sadr's newspaper, which was shut down by coalition forces last week after it urged violence against U.S. troops, Kerry complained to National Public Radio, "They shut a newspaper that belongs to a legitimate voice in Iraq."
In the next breath, however, the White House hopeful caught himself and quickly changed direction, adding, "Well, let me . . . change the term legitimate. It belongs to a voice because he has clearly taken on a far more radical tone in recent days and aligned himself with both Hamas and Hezbollah, which is a sort of terrorist alignment."
But Kerry again seemed to voice sympathy for the Shiite terrorist when asked whether he supported al Sadr's arrest. "Not if its an isolated act without the other kinds of steps necessary to change the dynamics on the ground in Iraq," Kerry told NPR, in quotes first reported by the New York Sun.
"If all we do is make war against the Iraqi people and continue an American occupation, fundamentally, without a clarity as to who and how sovereignty is being turned over, we have a very serious problem for the long run here," Kerry added. "And I think this administration is just walking dead center down into that trap."
On March 28, the U.S.-led coalition authorities closed al-Sadr's newspaper, al-Hawza, for 60 days, the Sun reported. L. Paul Bremer, the chief U.S. administrator in Iraq, charged that said the newspaper had published false stories blaming the coalition forces for local acts of terrorism.
TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: 2004; alsadr; appallingdems; flipflop; irankerry; kerry; ketchup; lurch; religionofpeace; sadr; sympathy; tedoffensive; terrorists
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To: Carl/NewsMax
Too bad that Kerry supporters are as stupid as he is.
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:47:12 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Join the One Dollar Per Day Club.)
To: Carl/NewsMax
"a sort of terrorist alignment"
What are sort of terrorists? Does Hamas sort of blow up Israelis? Are those sort of suicide bombers wearing sort of explosive vests?
This is a new low for Kerry, but he'll get a pass.
To: Carl/NewsMax
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I knew this guy was low, but, Good Lord ... isn't he on the Intelligence Committee or something? Is he so out of touch with what is going on / who is who over there?? And he wants me to vote for him??
To quote from a famous book, "I do not like it. Not one little bit."
To: threat matrix
Live video on Drudge now from Al Jazeera. Problem is, I can't interpret, but the footage is interesting.
To: Carl/NewsMax
Sounds like J-Fn-K may be considering a running mate...
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:48:38 AM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(I am Hegemony Cricket, and I approve this posting.)
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To: Carl/NewsMax
Kerry returns to his roots. Next we will be hearing the accusations of war crimes and atrocities committed by US troops.
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:49:27 AM PDT
by
Eva
To: Carl/NewsMax
"It belongs to a voice because he has clearly taken on a far more radical tone in recent days and aligned himself with both Hamas and Hezbollah, which is a sort of terrorist alignment."
Hey Kerry - you appeaser - what do you mean 'sort of terrorist alignment'!!
We need someone with brains as CIC!!
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:49:30 AM PDT
by
LADY J
To: Carl/NewsMax
John Kerry is not a "legitimate voice."
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:49:37 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The purpose of the military is to kill people and break their things - Rush Limbaugh)
To: Carl/NewsMax
Un-frickin-believable... Al-Sadr is wanted in two murders!
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:50:33 AM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(Voting Bush for lack of reasonable alternatives)
To: Carl/NewsMax
You can always count on Kerry to attept turning the tragic loss of our brave men into political gain. He must appeal to the America haters for political donations.
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:50:58 AM PDT
by
dalebert
To: Carl/NewsMax
Kerry complained to National Public Radio, "They shut a newspaper that belongs to a legitimate voice in Iraq." In the next breath, however, the White House hopeful caught himself and quickly changed direction, adding, "Well, let me . . . change the term legitimate. It belongs to a voice
The old flip flop trick is back in order. Just like, "Actually, I voted for the war, before I voted against it."
Can F;ing Kerry do another flip flop today?
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:51:03 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Kerry's voting record: Yea. Nay / Yea. Nay / Yea. Nay. / Yea. Nay. / Yea. Nay.)
To: Carl/NewsMax
Wow... there are a number of issues that he is so dead wrong on that if he wants to be a legitimate candidate he just needs to keep his mouth shut. But he think she needs to take a position and he stakes out the enemy line every time. Who was it that said that if it was legitimate dissent, at some point the laws of chance would dictate they would come down on our side on some issue?
Newsflash: al-Sadr people claiming to have prisoners. Good fighting weather in Iraq, clear highs in the 80s.
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:51:09 AM PDT
by
johnb838
(Kerry: Wrong on Defense, Wrong on Taxes. Too Liberal for America.)
To: dfwgator
Jiminy, he stutters like Porky Pig when asked a question.
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:51:17 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: Kaslin
Thats it! I am withdrawing my support for Sen. Kerry!
To: Carl/NewsMax; All
With help from babelfish, Kerry's original words:
Speaking of al-Sadr's newspaper, which was shut down by coalition forces last week after it urged violence against U.S. troops, Kerry complained to National Public Radio, "Ils ferment un journal qui appartient à une voix légitime en Irak."In the next breath, however, the White House hopeful caught himself and quickly changed direction, adding, "Bien, laissez-moi. . . changez la limite légitime. Elle appartient à une voix -- parce qu'il a clairement pris une tonalité bien plus radicale en jours récents et s'est aligné avec Hamas et Hezbollah, qui est une sorte d'alignement de terroriste."
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:51:47 AM PDT
by
dighton
To: Carl/NewsMax
Kerry returns to his roots. Next we will be hearing the accusations of war crimes and atrocities committed by US troops. I hope this means that Kerry has come full circle and will be ending his political career the same way he began it, by exploiting the American armed forces while they face the enemy.
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:51:50 AM PDT
by
Eva
To: aznative
It took me a minute to realize that this was not from The Onion. What an ignorant POS.
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:52:11 AM PDT
by
Belisaurius
("Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, Ted" - Joseph Kennedy 1958)
To: Carl/NewsMax
What a shockingly stupid, tone-deaf, blindly idiotic thing to say.
Kerry, just keep talking. You're screwing yourself deeper into a hole you'll NEVER climb out of.
To: LADY J
Kerry's freakin' unbelievable. Hitler would have loved him.
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posted on
04/07/2004 7:52:22 AM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
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