Posted on 10/25/2006 8:25:52 AM PDT by MNJohnnie
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1725292/posts?page=1
Iraqi Government Plans to Demobilize Illegal Militias
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2006 – The Iraqi government has plans to demobilize all illegal militias, including radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s so-called “Mahdi Army,” the senior U.S. diplomat in Iraq said today.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki “has agreed to getting rid of the militias,” U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad told reporters at a Baghdad news conference.
Illegal militias that commit violence and murder need to be dealt with, Khalilzad said, noting the Iraqi government recognizes that fact.
Maliki wants to demobilize all the militias, including al-Sadr’s, Khalilzad said. Yet, he noted, U.S. officials don’t have direct contact with Sadr, although there is some interaction with some of Sadr’s representatives in the Iraqi Assembly.
Khalilzad said he believes that an integrated, political approach is the best way to try to convince militia leaders to disband their men and stack arms.
However, Maliki doesn’t rule out the use of force to coerce the militias to disband, Khalilzad said. “We will see what happens,” he added.
Khalilzad said he believes the Iraqi government is taking the right path in addressing the militia issue. Iraq’s prime minister is anxious for Iraqis to assume more security roles and responsibilities, to include dealing the problem of militias, the ambassador said.
Meanwhile, U.S., coalition and Iraqi security forces “are actively tracking, targeting, detaining people who are operating in death squads, and their leadership, who are breaking the law,” Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, said.
When Iraq’s government zeroes in on the militia issue, then the Iraqi security forces will become the dominant security forces in the country, Casey predicted.
“I think it will happen,” he said.
But that never gets reported because all liberal Democrats and hollywood stars worship at the alter of abortion, and I've said for years, that abortion on demand is the REAL issue that is the shadow influence which drives the pro-embryonic stem cell research movement. Liberals push it because it devalues the embryo as having no human value, so liberals like Michael Fox will lie however they have to lie to protect that agenda. Even if it means lying blatantly to people with disease to try and get their hope to translate into votes for Democrats. This is what makes Michael J. Fox a lying heartless coward b*****d, pure and simple.
He said you two have a history.
Is he mistaking you for someone else?
Well good on Rush for calling MJF and company on this. Did you see the rebuttal commercial? I call it a rebuttal because it kicks butt!
I'm sure they think eventually will find that key that works. Thank God for the alternate media.
It will.
So now that Mark Foley is a victim of sexual molestation by a Priest, I wonder if he will no longer be attacked by the Democrats as a political pawn against Republicans, since Democrats love victims, and Foley is one of many thousands abused by Priests, some of which go on to abuse others themselves, which is not uncommon. Democrats have attacked those who practice adult gay sex in driving this story to attack Republicans, so I guess now they'll have to attack kids molested by Priests, who then grow up to be gay and act out sexually towards others. Funny how Democrats will attack even their own supposed protected rights if it could get them power. Democrats are so pathetic.
Wow, just read the whole thread. Unbelievable.
The commercial is supposed to air during tonight's game, but it's looking more and more like a rain-out tonight.
Heard the soundbites from Sean on a WABC morning radio show. He was excellent and I'm surprised he was invited on to address the issue.
You are a real speed reader. ;o)
In late. Looks like my self imposed curfew kept me out of last night's fray. I'll have to read it during the time Sean's on.
You're welcome. :)
I disagreed with him on Meirs, then on the ports. I can never remember bashing or insulting him though. That's not like me.
After he called me an a-hole though, it was on.
Good Afternoon Everybody!
It wasn't knee jerk, it was reasoned.
AWESOME!!! Thanks MUCH Masetro!!! :) Do you happen to have the url for the one that Rush mentioned yesterday? It was "Nature Medicine", someething like that? If you have the url for that one and the date it was in that magazine that would be great too. Thanks. :)
LIMBAUGH ON MICHAEL J FOX: 'When you wade into political life you have every right to say what you want, but you cannot in turn argue that no one has the right to take you on'...
GO RUSH!!
"Did you see the rebuttal commercial? I call it a rebuttal because it kicks butt!"
LOL!!! Since it's a Rebuttal does it kick butt twice?? ;>)
Glad Sean stuck it to her.
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