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2008-04-22 Iraq

Muqtada Al- Sadr's Family Turns On Him-- Disowns "Rogue Son"

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Posted by Frank G 2008-04-22 14:09|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Excellent news. The last domino is toppling. Now for the Iraqi gov to turn cooperative Madhi into a neighborhood watch, brand the rest as Iranian stooges and hunt them down.

Posted by ed 2008-04-22 14:40|| 2008-04-22 14:40|| Front Page Top

#2 If true, this is good news, very good news. We outsiders, being westerners, are linear, logical thinkers with a highly focused lens. If we had our way, we would have smoked Tater a long time ago and that problem would be solved, except for a bunch of pi$$ed off hornets buzzing around where the nest used to be.

We have to keep realizing that we are dealing with tribal cultures. Kinship is king here. Blood is thicker than water, and Tater milked Dear Olde Dad's status as a religious leader to the max. Eventually he became an embarassment to the max (read bad PR to the Clan) and the Clan had to get him out.

Anthropology 101 it seems to me.

The same applies to Afghanistan, which is tribal to the n-th power. We are not going to be able to wave our Democracy Magic Wand and expect the whole thing to be roses and group hugs. To have a successful strategy and outcome, you must crawl into the tribal heads and understand how they think. Then you politic, do good deeds, appeal to reason, bribe, and kill, as appropriate. There is no one-fits-all solution.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-04-22 14:48|| 2008-04-22 14:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds like the last major block to Iraqi freedom has been neutralized.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-04-22 15:03|| 2008-04-22 15:03|| Front Page Top

#4 So much for that "a face only a mother could love" thing...

Posted by tu3031 2008-04-22 15:07|| 2008-04-22 15:07|| Front Page Top

#5 They must have gotten the estimate from the orthodontist.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-04-22 15:14|| 2008-04-22 15:14|| Front Page Top

#6 lol, NS! I'm sure they're one of the *uninsured* too. It's a shame that he may not make it to see Hillary's universal health care.

Posted by BA 2008-04-22 16:17|| 2008-04-22 16:17|| Front Page Top

#7 If this is the outcome, its far better than any other, including a bullet or bomb on his noggin - discredited by his own, which ultimately strips him of his power and power base.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-04-22 16:46|| 2008-04-22 16:46|| Front Page Top

#8 "It's really bad."

"How bad?"

"Even his own father has disowned him."

Posted by gorb 2008-04-22 16:52|| 2008-04-22 16:52|| Front Page Top

#9 The family couldn't take the humiliation heaped upon Tater from Condi Rice. How about an "honor killing?"

Posted by JohnQC 2008-04-22 18:06|| 2008-04-22 18:06|| Front Page Top

#10 Alseyed Josef Alsadar a member of the honored Sadar family wrote a letter to Alrafedain news (Nida'a al Rafidain News) which said: "Muqtada al-Sadr has tainted the reputation of this respected family, and the family disowns Muqtada. We are as innocent of him as the wolf is of the blood of Josef (Biblical (Old Testament I believe) and Koranic reference). The family is working on ways to discipline him with in the family. Consultations for this are held at the highest level to come up with punishments for its rogue son.

Posted by KBK 2008-04-22 19:50|| 2008-04-22 19:50|| Front Page Top

#11 and the mullahs have stopped (or at least reduced) the subsidy

Posted by mhw 2008-04-22 20:01|| 2008-04-22 20:01|| Front Page Top

#12 REDDIT/TOPIX/CHH + FOX AM > ZAWAHIRI: AL QAEDA HAS PLANS TO ATTACK WESTERN NATIONS + AL QAEDA VOWS TO LAUNCH ATTACKS ON WEST + PLANS TO ATTACK WESTERN/DEMOCRATIC NATIONS STILL IN THE WORKS, etc.

Including JAPAN.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-22 22:59|| 2008-04-22 22:59|| Front Page Top

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