Posted on 08/06/2004 10:57:11 AM PDT by Diogenesis
Thanks again for the great photos. It's hard to tell if the police and national guards are for/against Al Sadr.
I've got a bottle of Jack Daniels that says that's a Chechen sniper.
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Great stuff, Diogenesis ~ Thanks!
AH HA! That explains why the Runt is making his move, al-Sistani is not in country! al-Sadr is making a power grab while al-Sistani is gone. The fool may have blundered into a trap here, his militia may be completely destroyed.
I can understand that we do not want to risk a Shiite uprising in the country but what's the point of having a ceasefire at this stage? It only allows the enemy another chance which we should not give. The problem is that in this war, we have not decimated the enemy enough.
No, it isn't. They are for him.
Hi Diogenesis.
I posted this on the Threat Matrix in the wee hours this morning. I'll repost it here for an FYI. The reason I have an article about Badr here too is because I usually don't see any Badr's "in the news" so thought it might be an interesting piece. (I don't speak Arabic.)
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,128189,00.html
"Saudis Nab Top Terrorist"
Friday, August 06, 2004
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "CAIRO, Egypt Saudi police arrested a top Saudi terror suspect, officials said Friday, weeks after the cleric reassured followers he was "taking all necessary precautions" to evade a government sweep.
Faris Ahmed Jamaan al-Showeel al-Zahrani (search) was No. 12 on the kingdom's list of 26 most-wanted terror suspects."
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http://www.alwatanvoice.com/images/topics/islam_2/alzahrany.jpg
http://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8099
http://www.alwatanvoice.com
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http://www.islammemo.cc/news/newsimages/Yemen/badr.jpg
http://www.islammemo.cc/news/one_news.asp?IDNews=40548
http://www.islammemo.cc/
Thank you for the shots.
WAR ON TERROR - saudis nap terrorist -PING
I'll lay odds many of those policemen themselves don't know. They just want to be on the winning side. If they think al-Sadr is winning, they'll put on their Elmer al-Fudd badges. As soon as the Mehdi Army starts taking an ass-kicking, those badges will disappear faster than your bank account under a Kerry presidency.
Yet another reason why we have to act quickly, decisively, and with overwhelming (yet precisely applied) force. If we don't, we will lose huge numbers of the Iraqi police and army that are supposedly our allies. They will respect and fear our strength, not our mercy.
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Supporters of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr chant anti-U.S. slogans as they drive past a U.S. Army soldier in the capital Baghdad, August 6, 2004. U.S. forces backed by helicopter gunships battled militia loyal to rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the holy city of Naja, fueling fears of a second Shi'ite uprising. (Ali Jasim/Reuters)
Thanks for the pictures.
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