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| Tater Declares War against Iraqi Government |
| 2004-08-06 |
| Rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his supporters Thursday to rise up anew against U.S.-led security forces, his spokesman announced after a fragile two-month truce in the holy city of Najaf ended with clashes that brought down a U.S. helicopter. "If they want it to be war, let it be," said Ghalib Hashim Jazaeri, the police chief in Najaf. "We have enough men and equipment to defeat them." "We are inside the city," he said into his radio as gunfire and mortars exploded in the city. "We are chasing them. ... in Baghdad, Interior Minister Falah Naqib pledged to find and arrest al-Sadr. "We will not negotiate," he said at a news conference. "We will fight these militias. We have power to stop these people, and we'll kick them out of the country." Naqib said the decision for Iraqi forces to fight al-Sadr's militia came from the governor of Najaf province, not the U.S. military. On that point, al-Sadr's spokesman agreed. "We were forced to do this after the governor started his stupid idea to invade the city," al-Shaibany said. |
| Posted by:Oldspook |
| #9 ....and gets his spud kicked in. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2004-08-06 7:31:44 PM |
| #8 So who is Al Sistani's exec while ticker boy is out of town? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-06 4:17:56 PM |
| #7 Three words: Toe Tag Time |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-08-06 3:53:48 PM |
| #6 Hasn't this loser gotten to where he declares war...and then peace at least once a day? He must have gotten his casuality report: BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition forces battled militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in several Iraqi cities Friday, saying they killed about 300 militants in Najaf over two days of fighting. Battles in other Shiite areas of the country have killed dozens more, according to Iraqi authorities. More please, and faster. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-08-06 10:43:36 AM |
| #5 Hasn't this loser gotten to where he declares war...and then peace at least once a day? Kinda reminds you of Flipper Kerry, doesn't it? |
| Posted by: GreatestJeneration 2004-08-06 8:39:03 AM |
| #4 There ain't no ROE in the Iraqi Army potato boy, so real bright move here. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2004-08-06 8:36:57 AM |
| #3 Lol! We could not invent such characters - no one would buy it for a second. Tater. Wotta trip. Plz, Allawi & Co, let someone kill it, this time. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-06 1:10:42 AM |
| #2 One other commnet: I think this guy is the Kimn Il Sung of Iraq - completely delusional about his military and political capability. |
| Posted by: Oldspook 2004-08-06 1:07:11 AM |
| #1 Looks like his own people are coming after him this time. I hope the Iraqi Police and Iraqi National Guard shoot his ass deader-than-a-doornail. |
| Posted by: Oldspook 2004-08-06 1:06:36 AM |