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| Iraq-Jordan |
| Tater tries it on in Basra |
| 2004-05-08 |
| Hundreds of Iraqi militiamen loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr have clashed with British troops in the southern city of Basra. Members of Mr Sadr’s Mehdi Army militia attacked British patrols in various parts of the city, witnesses said. Gunmen tried to storm the governor’s building but were repelled by British reinforcements, according to reports. At least one person is said to have been wounded in the skirmishes, but the full extent of casualties is unknown |
| Posted by:Lux |
| #11 ima sorry oknod usually use abu typer for this sort of rot |
| Posted by: Kitchner 2004-05-08 10:32:46 AM |
| #10 Good British military name choice, but get the spelling right: It's Lord KITCHENER. |
| Posted by: Oknod 2004-05-08 7:33:01 AM |
| #9 Fallujah should've been levelled. This will continue until kingdom come. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-05-08 7:19:54 AM |
| #8 Lol! Kitchner? Speaking of deaders... Lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-05-08 7:00:03 AM |
| #7 We have our little ways .com. |
| Posted by: Kitchner 2004-05-08 6:51:17 AM |
| #6 QOUTE 'And his top aide in Basra, Sheikh Abdul-Sattar al-Bahadli, told worshippers at Basra's al-Hawi mosque, he would give $350 to anyone who captures a British soldier and $150 for killing one' I'LL pay triple for his head on a stick .. and twenty times that ammount if u can deliver him to me pronto .. |
| Posted by: MacNails 2004-05-08 6:01:45 AM |
| #5 This NYT story summarizes US activity in Najaf and Karbala then goes on to the Basra fighting. A decent summary of Friday's actions. http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/8620047.htm |
| Posted by: .com 2004-05-08 5:52:12 AM |
| #4 Oops - the story sez 2 Madhi deaders. A start. More. More, please. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-05-08 4:12:45 AM |
| #3 Perhaps we're seeing yet another convergence of interests. The LLL press wants casualties and bloody stories to weaken the public's will, etc - and the nutters would love to oblige because, well because they're nutters dying for some claim of victory. What I find interesting here, with the Brits being attacked is that there is only a vague report of one persion being injured. WTF? Perhaps we DO have a major cultural difference with the cousins' military. There was a line in the movie Witness where Harrison Ford says that he's really good at "whacking" - well the US military is pretty good at "whacking" as evidenced in Karbala, Najaf, et al. So when the cousins get their chance to confront Sadr's "Madhi Army" what happens? Not much, according to this story. So somebody help me out here, what are the UK guys good at? I hope this is extremely preliminary and when the meat of the tale is finally told there are Madhi deaders all over the place. That is my dearest wish. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-05-08 4:11:26 AM |
| #2 Please. Muqty and the furriners attacking us isn't "fueled" by anything except the nutty choices they made a long time ago. Now if some other groups pop up, or if these two get substantially stronger, that's news. |
| Posted by: someone 2004-05-08 3:50:33 AM |
| #1 Msnbc had this: "U.S. officials have expressed fears that Iraqi outrage over widely published photos of Iraqis being stripped and humiliated by their guards at Abu Ghraib could fuel attacks on American or other coalition soldiers." And of course, that is what is happening. Al-Sadr has made it his rallying cry. And more Americans and allied soldiers and Iraqis will die. Whose fault is this? The prison guards? NO. This is the direct result our despicable despicable media and the Democrat's feeding frenzy over Abu Ghraib. Nice work 60 minutes. Great job Washington Post. Fine wall-to-wall coverage CNN. You've gotten exactly what you've always wanted. Your doing satan's work again Sen. Robert Byrd. More violence, more dead American and allied soldiers. American and allied blood will be on YOUR hands. Have the media and the Democrats ever treated the slaughters, the tortures, the degradation, and the monstrous behavior of our enemies with the same fervor? Ever? Absolutely not. Why not? Because they fundamentally want to see the U.S. defeated and they WANT to see more American blood spilled to speed up that defeat. Why? Well, so that they can defeat ONE politician in November. They're willing to destroy this nation, tear it apart, over ONE politician. It's worth it to them and it is despicable beyond belief. |
| Posted by: RMcLeod 2004-05-08 3:39:03 AM |