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To: Cindy; JellyJam; Godzilla; nwctwx; MamaDearest; all4one; All
The State of the Jihad
Jan.1.2007
A look at the state of the major theaters, and some under the radar, in the Long War

http://billroggio.com/archives/2006/12/the_state_of_jihad.php

Sunni anger over Saddam hanging spills into streets; mob breaks locks off revered Shiite shrine
Monday January 01, 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq - After Sunni insurgents in February blasted the golden dome off Samarra's Al Askari mosque, one of the holiest Shiite shrines in the world, Shiite death squads appeared. The gruesome remains of tortured Sunnis began appearing daily in the streets of Baghdad.

A Sunni mob enraged over the chaotic execution of Saddam Hussein took their symbolic revenge on Al Askari Sunday. They broke the locks off the bomb-shattered building, and marched through carrying a mock coffin and photo of the dictator.

This deliberate, public provocation could signal that many Sunnis who have remained on the sidelines of Iraq's sectarian bloodshed will no longer remain there.

Monday's protest came on a day that saw the U.S. military kill six Iraqis during a raid on the offices of a prominent Sunni political figure that turned into pitched battle. Members of al-Qaida in Iraq were thought to be hiding there.

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http://cbs2.com/worldwire/Iraq-Optional_a_i_-----/resources_news_html


1,708 posted on 01/01/2007 6:14:38 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: Oorang

"...the Long War."

Yep.


1,709 posted on 01/01/2007 6:58:26 PM PST by Cindy
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