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Iraq
One of Tater's head Tots in Basra gets fried
2008-04-28
BAGHDAD: Iraqi police say gunmen have assassinated a local commander of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the southern city of Basra.

A police official says Ali Ghalib, a commander of al-Sadr's Mahdi Army in the Hakimiya neighborhood in central Basra, was gunned down by gunmen on a motorcycle as he was driving on Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media. The assassination comes amid intensified clashes between al-Sadr's followers and the U.S.-backed Iraqi government.

Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#11  Wolf's Head Brigands Brigades?
Posted by: Clinter Darling of the Munchkins3507   2008-04-28 19:12  

#10  Might have been one of the other oil-stealing gangs get a little of their own back. For the past 18 months, the Tater Tots have controlled a big chunk of the illegal oil trade and now that they have been pushed out of Basra, some of the local wise guys may have decided to eliminate the competition.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2008-04-28 17:53  

#9  Wonder if there was a bounty on his head?
Posted by: www   2008-04-28 16:08  

#8  But was it a shutter gun?
Posted by: AlanC   2008-04-28 16:00  

#7  Were any rounds of bullet found at the scene ?
Posted by: wxjames   2008-04-28 13:33  

#6  Maybe it was just some concerned citizens doing a little vermin control.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2008-04-28 13:11  

#5  It's the International Herald Tribune, Atomic Conspiracy. We can't expect such eminences of the journalism world to submit to editing.
Posted by: trailing wife    2008-04-28 11:37  

#4  Must be illegal death squads, from the U.S.-backed Iraqi government
Posted by: Bobby   2008-04-28 11:36  

#3  "was gunned down by gunmen"
...and they were ARMED WITH GUNS, too!
Sheesh!

In any case, I wouldn't be surprised if these gun-wielding gunmen who gunned him down WERE Iraqi police.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2008-04-28 11:27  

#2  One way for management to keep the retirement fund healthy. It gives new meaning to "mandatory retirement".
Posted by: tipover   2008-04-28 11:26  

#1  I thought the headline said "fired". I guess in their line of business, fried and fired are one in the same.
Posted by: Sninert Black9312   2008-04-28 11:11  

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