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2008-05-07 Iraq

Behind the scene of the Sadr City crackdown

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Posted by Fred 2008-05-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Mahdi Army

#1 One last question. Saddam Hussein's last non-prayer words were to question the manhood of Moqtada Al Sadr. Should he be considered a prophet for predicting Tater's cowardly behavior of staying in Iran while his homies get creamed by the Iraqi Army?

Sorry, one more question. What's with the use of the word occupiers? If it weren't for your liberators, half of the Mahdi Army would have plunged feet first into a plastic shredder by now.

Posted by Penguin 2008-05-07 01:25|| 2008-05-07 01:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Moqtada al-Sadr's spokesman, Sheikh Salih al-Obaidi, couldn't whip my grandmother in a game of s'tud poke'r... he's a natural born 'tell'.

Most of us RBees are lucky to have access to excellent Intel from open sources like Bill Roggio and Chuck Simmins etc. so that when we read statements from Sheikhy Salih al-Obaidi he appears quite transparent as he inadvertently spills all the beans in every one of his answers.

/and being a nattraul-born Skeptic of Middle-Eastern types 'taint hurt ya none Ithur!

Posted by RD">RD 2008-05-07 01:39|| 2008-05-07 01:39|| Front Page Top

#3 they became informed about the miserable situation of the city, the sufferings of the people and the American snipers

They have to stop the campaign against the Sadr movement. Yes, they have the right to fight the gangs and criminals, but they use the title of gangs and criminals to fight Sadr's supporters.

Sounds like the spokesman is exposing cracks the Sadrist's confidence. I believe the media definitely hypes up Al-Sadr.

Posted by Crolusing tse Tung2778 2008-05-07 04:40|| 2008-05-07 04:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Furthermore the Maliki has adopted another policy which we refused to follow, which is that when he sets conditions, the Sadrists are obliged to accept them.

It's almost as if he thinks he's prime minister or something like that, the presumptuous fool!

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-05-07 09:41|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-05-07 09:41|| Front Page Top

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