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'Why Did You Bring Us Here? This Is A Slaughter'
The Guardian (UK) ^ | 8-27-2004 | Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Posted on 08/26/2004 7:25:09 PM PDT by blam

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All is not well in Najaf.
1 posted on 08/26/2004 7:25:12 PM PDT by blam
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Looks like Sistani is going to have to choose a side now...


2 posted on 08/26/2004 7:26:47 PM PDT by swilhelm73 (There is no safety for honest men but by believing all possible evil of evil men. --Burke)
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Al Sadr's men shoot the unarmed demonstrators... And one of Al Sadr's supporters blames us.

I think they did this on purpose.


3 posted on 08/26/2004 7:27:31 PM PDT by coconutt2000
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To: blam

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani probably wishes he hadn't come back.


4 posted on 08/26/2004 7:29:11 PM PDT by taxesareforever
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"It is all Sistani's fault," said Ali Mizahim. "He told us to come here and he betrayed us again."

Fool me once; shame on you....

These people are simply too stupid to be pulled out of the 12th century. How about simply building a 100 ft. wall around the entire country, then filling it full of water.

5 posted on 08/26/2004 7:29:37 PM PDT by Hodar (With Rights, comes Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
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Too many holy people ...too much bloodshed


6 posted on 08/26/2004 7:31:48 PM PDT by woofie (What Do You Call a Boomerang That Doesn't work? ...a stick)
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These people are simply too stupid to be pulled out of the 12th century. How about simply building a 100 ft. wall around the entire country, then filling it full of water.

At least fill it up with a couple of feet of water then throw in a few million bars of soap.

7 posted on 08/26/2004 7:31:49 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (Strategery - "W" plays poker with one hand and chess with the other.)
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Wait, this is all part of a "grand plan."

How dare you question the military commanders who are on the ground, you armchair General?

< /bush makes no mistakes, ever crowd>


8 posted on 08/26/2004 7:34:21 PM PDT by Guillermo (These are the two worst candidates for President in a very long time)
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Hate your tag line. You have a right to your opinion, but I don't have to like it.


9 posted on 08/26/2004 7:39:33 PM PDT by arjay (If the NYT is against it, it must be good for America.)
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To: blam

Misleading thread title alert! I thought this was going to be about the U.S. "Dream Team".


10 posted on 08/26/2004 7:40:21 PM PDT by mingusthecat (Mingus has again opined. Like any cat, she doesn't really care what YOU think.)
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We should have taken the gloves off with Al Sadr long ago.


11 posted on 08/26/2004 7:42:48 PM PDT by FairOpinion (FIGHT TERRORISM! VOTE BUSH/CHENEY 2004.)
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These are the two worst candidates for President in a very long time

< /everything bad that happens anywhere is Bush's fault, always crowd>
12 posted on 08/26/2004 7:51:57 PM PDT by Belisaurius ("Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, Ted" - Joseph Kennedy 1958)
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To: blam

This will turn them agains Sadr once and for all.


13 posted on 08/26/2004 7:52:05 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn't be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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To: Belisaurius
There is never any lack of defenders of those who sign laws gutting the First Amendment, then threaten to sue those who criticize them, which is EXACTLY what Bush has done.
14 posted on 08/26/2004 7:59:50 PM PDT by Guillermo (But the Supreme Court will strike it down! Don't worry!)
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To: blam

Man, those folk be dense.


15 posted on 08/26/2004 8:05:10 PM PDT by Iberian
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I defend Bush for alot of things. CFR and it's aftershocks ain't one of 'em.

I'm just weary of all the one-issue one percenters we got floating around here. I hear enough Bush-bashing elsewhere. This is supposed to be a something of refuge. I apologise for lumping you in with those types.

I'd venture that the 1992 election had two candidates who were far worse.

1996 didn't have much to offer. Where the heck was the Bob Dole we heard from on Sunday then?
16 posted on 08/26/2004 8:07:10 PM PDT by Belisaurius ("Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, Ted" - Joseph Kennedy 1958)
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There is a poll on FR and last I saw 91% was opposed to CFR. I'm glad you recognize that criticizing Bush on CFR does not necessarily make one a "one percenter."

In fact, those who defend him on CFR are in the very small minority around here.


17 posted on 08/26/2004 8:09:48 PM PDT by Guillermo (But the Supreme Court will strike it down! Don't worry!)
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You can make your point with one reply. Pushing your agenda on others grows old for those of us reading the rest of the replies.


18 posted on 08/26/2004 8:46:11 PM PDT by datura (If Kerry wins, we all lose. BIG TIME!! Invest in steel, copper, and lead - while you can.)
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Oh, what is my agenda, exactly?

If the truth hurts, skip over my posts.


19 posted on 08/26/2004 8:47:01 PM PDT by Guillermo (These are the two worst candidates for President in a very long time)
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Looks like it's time for a more sensitive war.


20 posted on 08/26/2004 8:49:18 PM PDT by Wormwood (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
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