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Soap: “A little bit of pain never hurt anybody, if you know what I mean.”
Posted on 06/29/2004 1:10:47 PM PDT by dennisw
BAGHDAD Sa'ad Saddam, a 35-year-old clothing merchant in the Iraqi capital's notorious thieves' market, normally has nothing polite to say about his country's rulers. . So he was surprised on Monday to find himself being optimistic about Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's new government - not because Saddam cared about the symbolic passing of sovereignty from the U.S.-led coalition to Iraqi leaders, but because he was thrilled to see Iraqi police officers pistol-whipping suspected carjackers near his clothing stand.
"Allawi is a strong, powerful guy," said Saddam, who added that the police crackdown on two carjacking and kidnapping rings here indicated that Iraq's new leaders were starting to impose order in the streets.
And on Sunday, his interior minister led a platoon of police commandos into the thieves' market, where they arrested dozens of suspected criminals, pointedly kicking them around in front of Iraqi reporters so the message would get out.
"The police have to show some force so that people develop a healthy fear and respect for the law," said Captain Abdullah Muhammad, 48, the traffic policeman in charge of Tahrir Square, the central roundabout in Bab al-Sharji, Baghdad's historic eastern gate that borders the thieves' market. "That's how we can terminate the bad elements."
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Goody. Are these the police who were trained by the guy who was head of the NYPD under Rudy? (Forget his name - Bernard something?) He was over there helping to set up the police force. He certainly did manage to clean up NYC.
WHIMP!!! Whats the matter??? Watching a real good Pistol Whipping on some ACLU turd make you queasy???
I always referred to him as "Happy Ceaucescu."
'I always referred to him as "Happy Ceaucescu."'
LOL...and his wife, Grumpy.
OK, who wants to take bets on how long it will take for the Lamestream media to lay the beatings of criminals at Bush's feet.
He has turned Iraq over to thugs who beat innocent criminals!! The horror! /sarcasm off/
ping
Au contraire, ma faire! (French is fitting here, no matter how badly spelled!)
We should invite ALL members of the ACLU into Iraq so that they can serve as fodder for the muhammedans whom they seek to support.
Mark Geragos is enroute to Baghdad as we speak.
"Thank God they're hitting them with pistols and not panties.
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LOL, good one.
'So where is the U.S. press? When is the U.S. press (NYTs) going to cry about abuse and torture here? Hey Slime press where are you?'
they are still hiding in their hotels because "it is going to get dangerous here"...they hope...then they can video it and blame BUSH...or the JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS.
Yes my benighted dhimmi friend! That is the plan! Inshallah, that Katie Couric and her accursed colon will feel the mighty wrath of Imam Ali and the martyr, our glorious Husayn! Allahu Akbar! Those carjackers are in for the ass-kicking of their lives. Scourge of Yazid don't play dat!
Wow...
Ok then..
Send the ACLU. You all have made a fine argument for their new careers as carjackers. hehehe..
(Bonus! They aren't HERE anymore)
Note to liberals:....go to Iraq and get your free cars!...just there for the taking....have fun!
That's a good one!
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