Ordinary Iraqis Wage a Successful Battle Against Insurgents (Citizens stop terrorists)

NY Times ^ | March 22, 2005 | ROBERT F. WORTH

[neverdem]

The real militia stop the enemy. Woe is the NY Times!

[pkp1184]

God Bless 'Em!!

[finnman69]

Amazing but to be expected. Osama's last video to Zarqawi was the breaking point. A Saudi telling a Jordanian to kill Iraqis was the last straw.

Soon even the Times will be hard pressed to call them terrorists. Its transitioning from a terrorist problem to a criminal problem

[Future Snake Eater]

Wow. An armed society is (or will be) a polite society.

[anonymoussierra]

Iraq Ping

[Dr. Frank fan]

Awesome.

[Dutchgirl]

good news bump.

[SittinYonder]

Who would have thought we'd be cheering RKBA in Iraq? This is great! Hope this guy sleeps with one eye open tonight.

[OXENinFLA]

Tue Mar 22, 6:31 AM ET
The bodies of three men are removed after they were killed in clashes between insurgents and armed local residents in the Dora section of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday, March 22, 2005. Iraqi Police were also involved in the firefight, witnesses said. (AP Photo/Jalal Muther)
Tue Mar 22,11:47 AM ET
A body arrives at Yarmuk hospital following a shooting in the Dora district of Baghdad. Iraq (news - web sites)'s winning Shiite and Kurdish political blocs allocated ministries in the first elected post-Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) government, while Iraqi police announced the arrest of 30 men implicated in dozens of murders, beheadings and rapes.(AFP/Sabah Arar)
Tue Mar 22, 2:14 PM ET
A boy holds his bandaged leg in the emergency room of the Yarmuk hospital, as causalities are brought in following a shooting in the Dora district of Baghdad.(AFP/Sabah Arar)
Tue Mar 22, 7:50 AM ET
A relative waits with Muqdad Abdul-Karim, 12, at al-Yarmouk Hospital after he was wounded during a gun battle between insurgents and armed civilians in the Dora section of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday, March 22, 2005. Militants riding in three cars opened fire on people shopping along a main thoroughfare, and shopkeepers and residents returned fire, officials said. (AP Photo / Karim Kadim)

[boofus]

The real Iraqi minutemen finally make their appearance. Ordinary citizens defending their families and livelihood against islamofascist thugs.

I wonder what that sack o crap michael moore has to say about this.

[mainepatsfan]

How did this story get past the Times editors?!

[RightWhale]

Coffeyville. Iraq is going through the wild (mid)west stage.

[sheik yerbouty]

Isn't it interestiong that Iraqis have more gun rights than Americans? Am I the only one who finds this odd?

[DennisR]

"In the fierce gun battle that followed, three of the insurgents were killed, and the rest fled just after the police arrived."

This is the news I have been waiting for - the ordinary citizens (that is, not "the government") taking care of the native terrorists themselves. This will hopefully give the terrorists second thoughts on being able to kill with impunity.

In other news, the Libs/Dems will soon want to outlaw guns in Iraq - too dangerous for the ordinary citizen.

[Stopislamnow]

huah!

[Future Snake Eater]

Isn't it interestiong that Iraqis have more gun rights than Americans?

Nah, not really. From what I've been told repeatedly all of my life, we're far more civilized than most and don't need the guns.

However, since the Iraqis now have a police force (meaning one or more police officers in the country), isn't it about time for the commies to start clamoring for the disarmament of the Iraqi people?

[timtoews5292004]

how do you mean they have more gun rights? everything I've read implies severe restrictions on guns, at least in number. They're allowed one AK-47 per family, and one sidearm/pistol. If by types of guns they're allowed, then yes, they might have more rights (or at least different rights) than us Americans. But the numbers say otherwise.

[eyespysomething]

Hey! Those are the real freedom fighters at work! Against the real insurgants.

[Billthedrill]

Well, between 40 and 50 terrorists jumped some Kentucky MP's the other day and took 85% casualties, which is one argument for going after softer targets. It's also a recommendation for the targets to harden themselves.