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2003-08-30 Iraq

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2003-08-30 9:16:24 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That wraps it up in a nice, tight ball.
The Baathists and Wahhabis are in bed together.
Something for everyone to hate.

Posted by Dishman 2003-8-30 9:29:29 AM|| 2003-8-30 9:29:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Wahhabis - Pacifist sect from the religion of peace.

Posted by rg117 2003-8-30 1:10:08 PM|| 2003-8-30 1:10:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 CNN sez Iraqis have arrested two Pakistanis.

Posted by Pete Stanley 2003-8-30 2:03:46 PM|| 2003-8-30 2:03:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I think the second mission for our new Iraqi Legion (after we clear up Iraq) would be to assist Saudi Arabi in removing those pesky radical elements that they can't seem to get a handle on. Of course, it might take a while and it would be a shame that so many of the royal family got caught in the crossfire.

Posted by Steve 2003-8-30 3:32:29 PM|| 2003-8-30 3:32:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 It's up to 19, now where have we heard that number before? And from where?
All of the 19 men arrested in the car bombing that killed scores of people at the Imam Ali shrine have admitted links to Usama bin Laden's terror network, according to a senior Iraqi investigator. Two Iraqis and two Saudis grabbed shortly after the Friday blast gave information leading to the arrest of the other suspects, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The others include two Kuwaitis, six Palestinians with Jordanian passports, Iraqis and Saudis, according to the official. "Initial information shows they (the foreigners) entered the country from Kuwait, Syria and Jordan," the official said. U.S. officials have not confirmed any details of the arrests. They also have not taken an active role in the investigation because of Iraqi sensitivity to any American presence at the Najaf shrine, the most-sacred Shiite shrine in Iraq and the third holiest in the world after Mecca and Medina. The Iraqi official said that all of those arrested belong to the Wahhabi sect of Sunni Islam. âThey are all connected to Al Qaeda,â said the official. The investigation was being handled entirely by Iraqi police in Najaf, but the FBI would assist if asked, coalition spokesman Charles Heatley told reporters. "It's clearly in our interests that those responsible be brought to justice," he said.

Posted by Steve 2003-8-30 7:07:41 PM|| 2003-8-30 7:07:41 PM|| Front Page Top

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