[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just keeping track of the spin from the MSM....

[Proud_USA_Republican]

I'm starting to lose count on how many times we have bitchslaped that yellow toothed Iranian crony's "army".

[TeenagedConservative]

including an 80-year-old imam

Does ANYONE care? This piece of information is only important to the enemy.

[SunkenCiv]

including an 80-year-old imam

Why don't they lead with the good news? :')

[danamco]

Source: the "slimes"!??!

[tgslTakoma]

Security in Baghdad seems to be deteriorating by the hour, and it is increasingly unclear who is in control.

NYT writer was salivating while he wrote these words.

[M. Espinola]

Shi'ites and Sunnis blow each other's mosques up but if our troops discover terrorist hiding or shooting our troops from mosques we are supposed to look the other way? No way! The gloves need to come off. The Islamic terrorist enemy must be attacked wherever they lurk.

[reagan_fanatic]

Iraqi officials said the fighting left at least 17 Iraqis dead, including an 80-year-old imam

And the bad news is?

[Allegra]

Oh, this little story caused all kinds of drama. Rumors ran rampant last night that over 400 terrorists were going to attack us at midnight (like terrorists are ever on time HA!) and this all sprang from the MSM's complete misreporting of the whole incident.

If U.S. forces had attacked that mosque (as the MSM initially reported), it would not have been damaged, it would have been a hole in the ground. ;-)

[Southack]

"Security in Baghdad seems to be deteriorating by the hour, and it is increasingly unclear who is in control."

Hilarious ankle-biting from the Times! This was a Saturday morning raid. 18 or so Mahdi Militia were killed, one hostage freed, and no Iraqi Army or U.S. fatalities (one IA soldier was wounded).

It's mid Monday in Iraq already. No protests. No counter-raids. All is calm.

Yet the U.S. news media is hyperventilating, pretending that Iraq is suddenly out of control.

Yawn...

[endthematrix]

An official comment as to whether those killed were registered militia, Sadr supporters or plain 'ol Shia gunmen? I guess I have to take the press account that they were official registered (badged, ID) militia used for security.

[antaresequity]

American and Iraqi government forces clashed with Shiite militiamen in Baghdad tonight in the most serious confrontation in months, and Iraqi officials said the fighting left at least 17 Iraqis dead, including an 80-year-old imam including pregnant women nursing children and crippled senior citizens. US Troops were reported to have plucked the eyeballs from innocent bystanders and lanced their arteries to drink their blood. One instance of a soldier decapitating a 'victim' then using his head for a soccer ball was also reported.

[dennisw]

bttt