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| CNN sez Tater Only Slightly Mashed | |
| 2004-08-13 | |
| Here's the gist of it: Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr suffered shrapnel wounds to his arm and chest during Friday fighting in Najaf, according to spokesman Sayed Hazim al-Arajy in Baghdad. Al-Sadr was treated at the Imam Ali Mosque and is expected to make a full recovery, al-Arajy said. D'oh.
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| Posted by:Scooter McGruder |
| #15 do you think maybe he a parisian gen tile? |
| Posted by: Curtis L 2004-08-13 2:01:28 PM |
| #14 Gentle, the only thing I care about is whether or not Sadr is a corpse. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-08-13 1:58:43 PM |
| #13 i alway in thought he is look porto rican to me. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-08-13 12:33:18 PM |
| #12 Did you guys know that sadr is not an arab? |
| Posted by: Gentle 2004-08-13 12:31:42 PM |
| #11 I'll bet this experience has been seared... seared into his memory. So I guess Sadr earns a spot on the podium at the next Democratic National Convention. |
| Posted by: dreadnought 2004-08-13 12:25:07 PM |
| #10 LOL, BH! Is it Christmas yet...? or Ramadan? Talk like a pirate day? Give me some device to indelibly sear...sear I tell you!... this incidence of heroism, yet Nixon's treachery in my memory. |
| Posted by: GreatestJeneration 2004-08-13 10:09:57 AM |
| #9 Shrapnel in arm and chest? Dude, that's like two purple hearts right there! I'll bet this experience has been seared... seared into his memory. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-08-13 10:00:19 AM |
| #8 Where's "Baghdad Bob" when you need him???? Here's hoping that Tater is Type O negative, with arterial bleeding. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2004-08-13 5:43:06 AM |
| #7 Telegraph also reports that Iraq's interior minister is denying the spud was sliced at all: "Sadr 'not wounded' in fighting Reports that the radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has been wounded during fighting in Najaf have been denied by Iraq's interior minister. Sadr was said to have been wounded during American bombardment of the city, although his injuries were not said to be life threatening. A spokesman for the cleric had said that Sadr was wounded in the chest, arm and leg and was being treated at the Imam Ali shrine. Sadr was reported as telling his followers following the incident to "act wisely". But Falah al-Naqib, Iraq's interior minister, said that Sadr was unhurt and negotiations were taking place to allow him to leave the mosque without being arrested." |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-08-13 4:58:03 AM |
| #6 The link didn't work. It's Sam at Hammorabi. http://hammorabi.blogspot.com/ |
| Posted by: Baltic Blog 2004-08-13 4:01:09 AM |
| #5 Sam at sez that Sadr wasn't mashed, but it's just a story being told by his people. No other info. He's live-blogging the battle. Ain't the internet grand? |
| Posted by: Baltic Blog 2004-08-13 4:00:19 AM |
| #4 Hell, they're not even talkin' about it now...but they did have a spiffy report on how the reconstruction effort just isn't living up to CNN standards....QUAGMIRE! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2004-08-13 3:12:11 AM |
| #3 CNN was right there with medical supplies to assist his fast treatment I bet. |
| Posted by: Frendly Advice 2004-08-13 3:10:09 AM |
| #2 Saved by the excessive adipose tissue...Maybe next time. |
| Posted by: Ol_Dirty_American 2004-08-13 2:26:59 AM |
| #1 I suppose it is no longer fair for me to criticize him now that he is a hero and all. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-08-13 2:15:41 AM |