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2006-01-12 Iraq

Local insurgents involved in clashes with al-Qaeda

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-01-12 01:08|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "They killed them on a country road as they drove out of town, and took their kaffiyeh, or headdresses, to the dead relative's wife, Mr. Marwa said."

Taking scalps.

Thought exercise... Picture what the "Indian Wars" would've been like... with a few twists...

Kurds = civilized Native American Tribes
non-Qom Shi'a = doormat Native American Tribes
Iraqi Sunni "resistance" = war-like Native American tribes
AlQ "foreigners" = The French, only they don't leave when the Brits do
Syria = French Canucks
Iran = More Fucking French
US Mil = US Mil - we'll leave when the killing ends

Some interesting parallels to play with.

Thx, Dan - fascinating post!

Posted by .com 2006-01-12 08:37|| 2006-01-12 08:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Hello all , long time no see . Hope all is well at Rantburg HQ

This gave me a warm glow

Still, he said in an interview in a house in Baghdad, he allowed himself a small celebration whenever a member of Al Qaeda fell to an American bullet. "I feel happy when the Americans kill them," he said.

Posted by MacNails 2006-01-12 09:01|| 2006-01-12 09:01|| Front Page Top

#3 In the wild west, they carried revolvers and single shot rifles and wore leather vests. In the wild East, they carry Kalishnikoffs and RPGs and their clothing explodes.
What's bothersome is that the people have not been beaten. They ran from superior fire power, but they remain defiant. The fact that the American military treat them with respect counts little. We are the occupiers, so they consider any means justified. It's a strange world; civil men fighting a war in a civil way against barbarians and cut throats who bomb bystanders in a vain attempt to incite chaos. This would have made a good novel back in peaceful times.

Posted by wxjames 2006-01-12 12:00|| 2006-01-12 12:00|| Front Page Top

#4 This article is in the NYTimes!!!!!!!

Posted by mhw 2006-01-12 12:18|| 2006-01-12 12:18|| Front Page Top

#5 too many thugs in such a small town?

Posted by Jerelet Thineling2988 2006-01-12 15:46|| 2006-01-12 15:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Hi, MacNails. Welcome back!

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-12 20:59|| 2006-01-12 20:59|| Front Page Top

#7 mhw, I had the same thought. Usually, if you read closely enough, there is a point being pushed, especially when it begins with a flourish as this one did, "The story told by the two Iraqi guerrillas cut to the heart of the war that Iraqi and American officials now believe is raging inside the Iraqi insurgency."

I read the whole thing and didn't find it, but I didn't spend much time at it.

Posted by 2b 2006-01-12 21:24|| 2006-01-12 21:24|| Front Page Top

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