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TROOPS FLATTEN ONE OF RABBLE-ROUSING CLERIC'S LAIRS
New York Post ^ | 5/11/04 | NILES LATHEM

Posted on 05/11/2004 1:06:11 AM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:21:43 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

May 11, 2004 -- WASHINGTON - U.S. aircraft destroyed a Baghdad headquarters of renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr yesterday, sparking vows of revenge attacks against U.S. troops. U.S. forces led by the Army's 1st Cavalry Division used helicopters and Bradley fighting vehicles to flatten one of al-Sadr's two main offices in the slum of Sadr City that commanders said was being used by the gunmen to store ammunition and stage attacks.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alsadr; iraq; mahdiarmy

1 posted on 05/11/2004 1:06:11 AM PDT by kattracks
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To: kattracks
Where can I get some of that sweet housing in Sadr City? The market in Bklyn. pretty much sucks. Even parts of Red Hook are expensive now, jeez.

I only have one question: how many wives should I bring with me? Maybe that's one for "Dear Prudence."

2 posted on 05/11/2004 1:15:08 AM PDT by The Scourge of Yazid (Where did they get all those American Flags to burn? Is there a store or something over there?)
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To: kattracks
sparking vows of revenge attacks against U.S. troops.

Yes, I hear Hillary, Kerry and Daschle are quite upset about this.

3 posted on 05/11/2004 2:26:27 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
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To: kattracks
Good, but why wasn't he in it at the time?
4 posted on 05/11/2004 4:03:55 AM PDT by Paul_B
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