[Diogenesis]

Bump for GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 8/6/04-Najaf, Basra

[BushisTheMan]

Thanks again for the great photos. It's hard to tell if the police and national guards are for/against Al Sadr.

[Rummyfan]

Thanks Dio!



Why are all these guys so ugly???

[Southack]

I've got a bottle of Jack Daniels that says that's a Chechen sniper.

5 Legislative Days Left Until The AWB Expires

[FReepaholic]

Guy in white: "C'mon baby, let's do the twist!"

[blackie]

Great stuff, Diogenesis ~ Thanks!

[Cindy]

[timpad]

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.

[hiredhand]

Yes folks, I see a definite pattern here. They attack our soldiers, we kill hordes of them, they cry ceasefire!...we ceasefire... they regroup, and the process repeats itself.

I believe there is a time for mercy, and the virtue itself should not be underestimated. But these rebellious people are begging for anhilation, and our Marines are chomping at the bit to make it happen.

I do hope the next time they call for a ceasefire, we don't treat it like a "timeout" called at a highschool football game.

The NEXT time they call for a ceasefire, that should be our cue to go finish the job and break their will to fight.

As always, a great posting Dio!

[Cindy]

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/

[OXENinFLA]

Welcome to CRAZY WORLD

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)

[blam]

Thanks for the pictures.

[OXENinFLA]

Fighters loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr run through the street as they carry an RPG, or rocket propelled grenade, and light weapons during clashes with U.S. forces and Iraqi National guards at Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Friday Aug. 6, 2004. (AP Photo/Mohammed Uraibi)

[OXENinFLA]

An armed Iraqi Shi'ite militiaman, follower of the radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, mans a checkpoint in the eastern Baghdad suburb of Al Sadr city August 6, 2004. Militia loyal to rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr battled U.S., British and Italian forces across central and southern Iraq (news - web sites) overnight and into Friday, threatening to reignite a Shi'ite uprising.

An Iraqi civilian asks for the right to pass after coming out of a bathroom while American soldiers made their way in to the wards of al Sheala hospital during a raid looking for wounded Mahdi army fighters in a west Baghdad neighborhood in Iraq (news - web sites) Friday Aug. 6, 2004. Coalition forces battled militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in several Iraqi cities Friday, saying they killed about 300 militants in Najaf over two days of fighting. Battles in other Shiite areas killed dozens more, according to Iraqi authorities. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Sad

Ali Walid, age 2, is held by close relative Ali Adel, 14, back to the camera, after boths Walid's parents were killed in the crossfire during clashes between American soldiers with al-Mahdi army fighters in a west Baghdad neighbourhood in Iraq (news - web sites) Friday Aug. 6, 2004. Coalition forces battled militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in several Iraqi cities Friday, saying they killed about 300 militants in Najaf over two days of fighting. Battles in other Shiite areas killed dozens more, according to Iraqi authorities

Americans troops take positions during clashes with al-Mahdi army fighters in a west Baghdad neighborhood in Iraq (news - web sites), Friday Aug. 6, 2004. Coalition forces battled militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in several Iraqi cities Friday, saying they killed about 300 militants in Najaf over two days of fighting. Battles in other Shiite areas killed dozens more, according to Iraqi authorities.

Iraqi Shi'ite militiamen gather in an alley of the impoverished Baghdad suburb of al Sadr city during street battles with U.S. and Iraqi security forces, August 6, 2004. Fresh fighting marks a major challenge for the interim government of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and appears to have destroyed a two-month-old cease-fire between U.S. forces and Sadr's Mehdi militia.

LOL!
Iraqi Shi'ite supporters of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr take part in Friday prayers in the southern city of Basra, August 6, 2004. U.S. forces backed by helicopter gunships battled militia loyal to rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the holy city of Najaf on Friday, fueling fears of a second Shi'ite uprising. British and Italian troops were attacked by members of Sadr's militia, known as the Mehdi Army, across Shi'ite- dominated southern Iraq (news - web sites) -- in Basra, Amara and Nassiriya -- and fighting raged in Sadr City, a Shi'ite district of Baghdad

[apackof2]

Once again...many thanks

[treeclimber]

The pictures you post never fail to amaze me. Awesome stuff-damn right we wont see these in the old media...

[mcar]

Thank you

Great pics

[Prost1]

BBC article on Najaf
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3716143.stm
Excerpt: "For centuries, Muslims from across the Shia world have sought to be buried here, within sight of the city's gilded Imam Ali Shrine.

Known as the Valley of Peace, it is said to be one of the largest, if not the largest, graveyards on the planet.

If Najaf itself is one of Iraq's biggest cities, with a population of nearly 600,000, then the city of the dead down upon which it looks holds the remains of millions, stretching for up to 10 kilometres (six miles) along the valley."

Since the bad guys are fighting from there, it is fitting they be buried there...sooner rather than later...

News Bulletin: "US Air Force drops bombs and rains death on cemetery."

[mcshot]

Excellent pics and good shots of bad guy faces for future identification.
Another believer in that it's a Chechen sniper.

mc

[GeronL]

Some of tnbose enemy fighters don't look Arab at all. The guy with the gun on the pick-up looks positively black and the bow-legged looking dude with the silly cap looks as white as I am

could be the lighting or camera angle.