[TexKat]

Armed militants loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take positions in the streets Friday June 4, 2004 during clashes with U.S. soldiers in the Baghdad, Iraq neighborhood of Sadr City. al-Sadr criticized the new Iraqi government Friday and said he would accept 'nothing less' than an elected leadership, as his militia fighters battled American soldiers. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Smoke billows in the street near the Shiite Muslim dominated district of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq after an attack by unknown gunmen on a U.S. Army patrol Friday June 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

U.S. Army Humvee vehicles patrol near a Shi'ite Muslim religious billboard in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad's suburb of Al Sadr city June 4, 2004. The United Nations' top human rights official said that U.S.-led occupation forces have mistreated many ordinary Iraqis and called for appointment of an international ombudsman to monitor their behavior. Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand Ramcharand also suggested in a new report that U.S. soldiers accused of gross abuses in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison could be guilty of war crimes. Photo by Ali Jasim/Reuters

U.S. soldiers stand over an unidentified covered body lying on the ground after an attack by unknown gunmen on a U.S. Army patrol on Palestine street near the Shiite Muslim dominated district of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq Friday, June 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Armed militants loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take positions in the streets Friday June 4, 2004 during clashes with U.S. soldiers in the Baghdad, Iraq neighborhood of Sadr City. al-Sadr criticized the new Iraqi government Friday and said he would accept 'nothing less' than an elected leadership, as his militia fighters battled American soldiers. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Armed militants loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, pictured on placard next to them, take positions on a rooftop of the cleric's offices in the Baghdad, Iraq district of Sadr City Friday June 4, 2004 after clashes with U.S. soldiers. al-Sadr criticized the new Iraqi government Friday and said he would accept 'nothing less' than an elected leadership, as his militia fighters battled American soldiers. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

A sniper with rebel Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi army watches over the crowd during Friday prayers in a Baghdad suburb, June 4, 2004. Four American troops appeared to have been wounded when a rocket attack destroyed their Humvee vehicle as it drove through eastern Baghdad on Friday, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Jasim

U.S. Army troops lie on the ground near a burning Humvee vehicle following an attack in Baghdad June 4, 2004. Four U.S. soldiers were wounded when their vehicle was attacked as it drove through Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said. Photo by Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters

U.S. Army troops pull one of four comrades away from a Humvee vehicle after an attack in Baghdad June 4, 2004. Four American troops appeared to have been wounded when a rocket attack destroyed their Humvee vehicle as it drove through eastern Baghdad on Friday, witnesses said. (Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters)

Iraqi security cordon off an area inside the Imam Ali mosque in the holy city of Najaf. Shiite Muslim militia leader Moqtada Sadr offered mixed signals on whether he would end his two-month revolt as his forces battled US troops in the slums of Baghdad but also offered a truce initiative in Najaf.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

U.S. Army troops check two of four comrades after their Humvee vehicle was attacked in Baghdad, June 4, 2004. Four American troops appeared to have been wounded when a rocket attack destroyed their Humvee vehicle as it drove through eastern Baghdad on Friday, witnesses said. Witnesses said militants had fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the vehicle, employing one of the weapons of choice for insurgents fighting U.S. troops in Iraq. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz

[TexKat]

Ping to post #18.

[rudypoot]

al-Sadr criticized the new Iraqi government Friday and said he would accept 'nothing less' than an elected leadership, as his militia fighters battled American soldiers.

This is why he still is fighting us: because he knows that his life is not threatened.

[TexKat]

Ping.

[heylady]

Try to imagine a wife's, Mother's, or Father's reaction to looking at this picture. Let me tell you..it rips your gut out.

[nuconvert]

"Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand Ramcharand"

Where was Bertrand when Saddam was torturing and killing hundreds of thousands? <*crickets?*>

[RaceBannon]

I know this is an easy question to answer, but why do we see so many pictures of the TERRORISTS holding weapons at the ready, Close up shots, but the shots of our troops are from far away until the area is secure?

Armed militantsTERRORISTS loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take positions in the streets Friday June 4, 2004 during clashes with U.S. soldiers in the Baghdad, Iraq neighborhood of Sadr City. al-Sadr criticized the new Iraqi government Friday and said he would accept 'nothing less' than an elected leadership, as his militia fighters battled American soldiers. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Smoke billows in the street near the Shiite Muslim dominated district of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq after an attack by unknown gunmenTERRORISTS on a U.S. Army patrol Friday June 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

U.S. Army Humvee vehicles patrol near a Shi'ite Muslim religious billboard in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad's suburb of Al Sadr city June 4, 2004. The United Nations' top human rights official said that U.S.-led occupation forces have mistreated many ordinaryTERRORISTS Iraqis and called for appointment of an international ombudsman to monitor their behavior. Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand Ramcharand also suggested in a new report that U.S. soldiers accused of gross abuses in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison could be guilty of war crimes.(FOR PUTTING UNDERWEAR OVER THE HEADS OF TERRORISTS INSTEAD OF SLITTING THEIR THROATS LIKE THE MUSLIMS DO) Photo by Ali Jasim/Reuters

U.S. soldiers stand over an unidentified covered body lying on the ground after an attack by unknown gunmenTERRORISTS on a U.S. Army patrol on Palestine street near the Shiite MuslimTERRORISTS dominated district of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq Friday, June 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Armed militantsTERRORISTS loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take positions in the streets Friday June 4, 2004 during clashes with U.S. soldiers in the Baghdad, Iraq neighborhood of Sadr City. al-Sadr criticized the new Iraqi government Friday and said he would accept 'nothing less' than an elected leadership, as his militia fightersTERRORISTS battled American soldiers. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Armed militantsTERRORISTS loyal to Shiite clericTERRORISTS Muqtada al-Sadr, pictured on placard next to them, take positions on a rooftop of the cleric's offices in the Baghdad, Iraq district of Sadr City Friday June 4, 2004 after clashes with U.S. soldiers. al-Sadr criticized the new Iraqi government Friday and said he would accept 'nothing less' than an elected leadership, as his militia fightersTERRORISTS battled American soldiers. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

A sniper with rebel Shi'ite Muslim clericTERRORISTS Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi armyTERRORISTS watches over the crowd during Friday prayers in a Baghdad suburb, June 4, 2004. Four American troops appeared to have been wounded when a rocket attack destroyed their Humvee vehicle as it drove through eastern Baghdad on Friday, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Jasim

U.S. Army troops lie on the ground near a burning Humvee vehicle following an attack in Baghdad June 4, 2004. Four U.S. soldiers were wounded when their vehicle was attacked as it drove through Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said. Photo by Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters

U.S. Army troops pull one of four comrades away from a Humvee vehicle after an attack in Baghdad June 4, 2004. Four American troops appeared to have been wounded when a rocket attack destroyed their Humvee vehicle as it drove through eastern Baghdad on Friday, witnesses said. (Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters)

Iraqi security cordon off an area inside the Imam Ali mosque in the holy city of Najaf. Shiite Muslim Strike>militiaTERRORISTS leader Moqtada Sadr offered mixed signals on whether he would end his two-month revolt as his forcesTERRORISTS battled US troops in the slums of Baghdad but also offered a truce initiative in Najaf.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

U.S. Army troops check two of four comrades after their Humvee vehicle was attacked in Baghdad, June 4, 2004. Four American troops appeared to have been wounded when a rocket attack destroyed their Humvee vehicle as it drove through eastern Baghdad on Friday, witnesses said. Witnesses said militantsTERRORISTS had fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the vehicle, employing one of the weapons of choice for insurgents fighting U.S. troops in Iraq. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz

[kinghorse]

Barbarians. Treat them as such.

I advocate war against all barbarians of any political persuasion. If you're outside the mainstream on the left or right, your an enemy of enlightened people.