Posted on 04/25/2008 7:57:30 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Less than one week after threatening to conduct an uprising against the Iraqi government and US forces, Muqtada al Sadr, the leader of the Mahdi Army, has called for his fighters to maintain the self-imposed cease-fire. The US and Iraqi military continue to strike at Sadr’s Mahdi Army in Baghdad. Ten “criminals” were killed in strikes in Sadr City, making 82 Mahdi fighters killed in the six days since Sadr threatened renewed violence.
In a statement read during the Friday prayers at the Al Hikma mosque in Sadr City, Sadr called for his militia to halt the fighting. “You have been patiently committed to the freeze decision and magnificently obeyed your leader,” Sadr statement read, according to Voices of Iraq. “I hope you retain your patience and faith.”
Sadr also said he did not threaten the Iraqi government with “open war” last weekend, but was directing his threat against Coalition forces. “The open war we threaten is meant against the occupiers,” Sadr said. “There is no war between us and our Iraqi brothers regardless of their sect or ethnicity.”
But Sadr then seemingly contradicted himself when he demanded the government “rein in the militias infiltrated” into the security forces. “I give the Iraqi government the last warning that we would wage an open war until liberation if it failed to rein in the militias infiltrated into it,” Sadr said.
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I’m glad to know I’m not the only one on this planet that has the same “love” for Mookie and his scum bags.
ROFL!
And Maliki and the Parliament should say "NO." No more of his ceasefires that he uses as a tool to hold over the Iraqi government and the coalition's head.
If I were calling the shots, Sadr either surrenders unconditionally, or gets wiped out.
LOL - I LOVE Achmed the Dead Terrorist!
We need to kill 16,000 to get their attention. Mophead would have to speak out to rally his troops and Predators could focus on him unless he is in IRAN.
We need to take out Iran before Bush's term is out and not leave this to McCain.
LOL - I love it. What a great description.
“The losing side usually asks for a halt in fighting so they can regroup/resupply.”
Yep, mook called for a freeze from whatever lease to buy spider hole he occupies in Iran.
Mookie must die.
We shudda killed him when we had the chance awhile back.
In the meantime, I wonder how many of our guys have been killed because we didn’t?
Well, then, gosh, Mookie....who's been raining all of those mortars and rockets down on the Green Zone and the FOBs around Baghdad for the last month?
Zrabbat biha, you nasty little excuse for a human being.
He’s a typically mercurial mad man of the mullah variety. I’m sure nearly everyone is catching onto his flaky nature.
Sadr calls for freeze in fighting; US, Iraqi forces kill 14 Mahdi fighters in BaghdadA freeze? Well, maybe we could turn down the temperature in the morgue...
"The open war we threaten is meant against the occupiers," Sadr said. "There is no war between us and our Iraqi brothers regardless of their sect or ethnicity." But Sadr thenWhat an effin' liar. He's a lyin' sack of feces. Iraq needs to issue an arrest warrant on his ass right now.seeminglycontradicted himself when he demanded the government "rein in the militias infiltrated" into the security forces. "I give the Iraqi government the last warning that we would wage an open war until liberation..."
LOL!
Sadr Crumbles As Basra Breathes Freedom
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When the Sadr-Maliki story first broke during the initial push into Basra I noted something was distinctly missing from the news about Maliki’s failed efforts and Sadr’s grand victory - there was no dancing in the streets in response to the news stories? There were no cheers for Sadr, no celebrations by the Iraqi people. If this was the Muslim Street rising up to throw off the occupiers from the West - where were the throngs of people taking to the streets?
It struck me as very odd that the only spontaneous cheer to rise up from the initial operations in Basra was from the newsrooms of the SurrenderMedia!
“Special Groups operatives”? Are those Iranians? Thanks.
That was one fabulous movie, all based on real gangsters/events.
Instead of Freeze in fighting, how about “Freezers for fighters”......
Exactly. We need to keep going and put tubby on the wrong side of the grass as soon as he pops his head up.
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