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U.S. forces kill members of Iraqi cleric's militia
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| 04/13/04
| AP
Posted on 04/13/2004 12:22:39 PM PDT by Pikamax
April 13, 2004
NAJAF, IRAQ (AP) -- U.S. forces have engaged in some action with supporters of a radical Shiite cleric on the outskirts of the Iraqi holy city of Najaf.
An American unit chased some of Muqtada al-Sadr's militiamen into the city and killed several of them.
Some 2,500 U.S. troops had massed outside the southern city, with commanders meeting Tuesday to go over battle plans. An American commander says the forces are "preparing for combat operations."
A delegation of Iraqi leaders has reportedly been trying to negotiate and avoid a U.S. assault on the city.
Al-Sadr has vowed to die rather than give in to an American occupation of Najaf.
And the U.S. military has said its goal is to either capture or kill him.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alsadr; iraq; najaf; shiite
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posted on
04/13/2004 12:22:40 PM PDT
by
Pikamax
To: Pikamax
Al-Sadr has vowed to die rather than give in to an American occupation of Najaf. He will have the glory of both death and occupation.
To: Pikamax
Wanna bet he heads for the Iranian hills? A vow is a vow, but come on, you didn't take that literally?
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posted on
04/13/2004 12:26:35 PM PDT
by
metalcor
To: metalcor
You just have to know how to interpret it. "I vow fight to the death" translates properly to "hold 'em off, fellers, while I vamoose. Have a happy martyrdom!"
To: Pikamax
Bump.
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posted on
04/13/2004 12:31:29 PM PDT
by
Cap Huff
To: Pikamax
Al-Sadr has vowed to die rather than give in to an American occupation of Najaf. And the U.S. military has said its goal is to either capture or kill him.
This sounds like a game of chicken between a speeding freight train and a chicken.
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posted on
04/13/2004 12:32:51 PM PDT
by
Steel Wolf
(Yo Mullah so fat, the back of his neck looks like a pack of hot dogs!)
To: Pikamax
I'd love to know what sort of psyops are going on for this.
You know that with our guys sitting out there, and the outcome of the events in the last couple of weeks, the folks in Najaf know they're gonna lose badly -- perfect conditions for getting into their tiny brains....
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posted on
04/13/2004 12:36:20 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: Steel Wolf
I imagine Al-Sadr is hurriedly barricading himself behind tied up bundles of five-year-olds, pregnant women, bottles of medicine, and fuzzy bunnies.
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posted on
04/13/2004 12:44:41 PM PDT
by
avg_freeper
(Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
To: Pikamax
"Al-Sadr has vowed to die rather than give in to an American occupation of Najaf. "
"And the U.S. military has said its goal is to either capture or kill him."
It's nice that both sides have a shared goal.
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posted on
04/13/2004 12:56:44 PM PDT
by
TheDon
(The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON)
To: Pikamax
We need to kill him.
During Ataturks reign in Turkey when hard-liners demonstrated he shot all of them and bulldozed their homes. Turkey is now a thriving Secular government.
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