Uprising By Shiites in Basra Underway; British Pouring Artillery into City

Sky News Live Feed ^ | 03/25/03 | TonyInOhio

[TonyInOhio]

Just monitored on Sky News: embedded reporter says Shiites in Basra have begun, in his words, a "popular uprising" against the Saddam forces still in the city. British Army units are "pouring" artillery into the city (likely isolated areas) preparing to move in.

[ArrogantBustard]

Saddam "Belshazzar" Hussein?

[IowaHawk]

The Republican Guard are in deep Shi'ite.

[Arkinsaw]

Good Shiite happens sometimes. It sounds like Good Shiite is happening in Bashra.

The Brits announced that Basra was a "military target" and an hour later the populace starts rebelling. Hmmmmm.

[ACAC]

Reported on MSNBC. Is this why the market is spiking?

[sinkspur]

Skynews and FOX are like the DEBKA of televison

Not in this case.

[Revolting cat!]

Can you guys keep me posted? I have go take a shiite!

[Poohbah]

Actually, IIRC...Ba'athism was founded by an Alawite Muslim.

[Grampa Dave]

You and I are on the same wave length. While I was posting the reply below you posted the same message!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/875114/posts?page=101#101

[areafiftyone]

(((((((PING)))))))

[LiteKeeper]

bump

[mabelkitty]

WOW!

Saddam is as out of touch as Kofi Annan!

If that is the case, then the Iraqis area already aware that the rest of the world fiddled while the Allies freed them.

[P.O.E.]

Maybe (just maybe, now) this will encourage Iran to stand back - of course, this could encourage them to wedge their shoulder in.

In the longer term (real wishful thinking now on my part), this will encourage Iran to stand down from their axis of evil stance. E.g., encourage moderate Shias in Iran that maybe democracy ain't so bad after all....

[Kimlee]

I don't think so. It had been going up before this announcement. Will be interesting to see how it ends.

[Grampa Dave]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/875114/posts?page=101#101

Above is how good Shiite will happen all over Iraq and including Baghdad.

[The Vast Right Wing]

I love the desert rats. I love the British.

[Mr. Lucky]

They're killing bad guys by the gross.

[Jeff Head]

Apparently the UK desert rats went in the night before and wiped out the Ba'ath party headquarters and took this prize.

[CELTICGAEL (Celt)]

Allied forces and the Shi'ites kicking some a*s!!! :)
Let's Roll!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

The Shiites have had enough of Saddam and his minion's crap. They're working with British troops to get rid of the liberals ( Saddam supporters ). So the "people who aren't cheering for us to come in" are fighting for us to come in. FOX News calls it a popular uprising. They'll also point out any of Saddam's cockroaches so we can stomp them.