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Iraq
Tata wants in !
2007-01-21
The political followers of Iraq's radical Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr, say they are ending a two-month boycott of Iraq's parliament and government. The boycott was imposed as a protest over a planned meeting between Iraq's prime minister and President Bush.

Correspondents say the move signifies an easing of tensions among Shia groups in Iraq's government.

The anti-US group, a key member of PM Nouri Maliki's coalition, has 32 MPs in the 275-seat parliament. The Mehdi Army, the Shia militia loyal to Moqtada Sadr, has fought sporadic battles with the US since 2003 and has been identified as a disruptive force within Iraq by Washington.
Posted by:Graimble Omick3171

#5  James, have you looked through the information in Thugburg as a first step? Page 1 in the far right column above the Sinktrap link. Beyond that I'd suggest some of the bloggers coming out of Iraq, and the blogs of Roggio and Yon and Totten, who've gone over there to report. At least some of them can be clicked through from Fred's Links list, below the sinktrap.
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-01-21 21:25  

#4  Where can I find a good summary of the major players in the Shiite camp, and what sorts of relationships we're cultivating with them? I'd guess that our best approach to disassembling Saudi-controlled Arabia uses Shiite proxies, who for political reasons won't be friendly but also won't be terribly unfriendly.
Posted by: James   2007-01-21 19:08  

#3  Would that next round be 7.62 NATO caliber?
Posted by: SteveS   2007-01-21 12:01  

#2  Way too predictable. Every time the heat gets turned up Tater decides to play nice. He knows full well the new strategy will not tolerate his bs. So he'll attempt to play us for fools... again. Hopefully this time we don't engage him in a game of tiddlywinks. Hopefully this time the JDAM targeting system is set to "ugly". That should find him without a problem.
Posted by: Intrinsicpilot   2007-01-21 11:52  

#1  elections are over til the next round, assholes
Posted by: Frank G   2007-01-21 09:23  

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