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2005-07-19 Iraq-Jordan

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani warns of 'genocidal war'

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Posted by Steve 2005-07-19 14:30|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Against the wishes of the cleric, some Shiites have started retaliatory killings of members of the former regime

Retaliation? Or preemption?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-19 14:50|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-19 14:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Not to be confused with wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians.

Posted by MunkarKat 2005-07-19 15:10|| 2005-07-19 15:10|| Front Page Top

#3 I have never understood why militias are such something to be avoided in Iraq. Keep them small, regulate them and they're nothing but a neighborhood watch with AK-47s. Obviously a descent into warlordism is not good, but given what's been happening I think it's better to let people protect themselves.
The 1 AK per house rule shows that we get this basic concept.

Am I missing something?

Posted by JAB 2005-07-19 20:00|| 2005-07-19 20:00|| Front Page Top

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