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| Iraq-Jordan |
| Another (last?) chance for Tater |
| 2004-08-16 |
| EFL... 30 minutes ago [near as I can figure it this would be about 700am EDT today], Hussain Al-Sadr, a moderate cleric and at the same time Muqtada's cousin [I think 3rd cousin] attended the Iraqi National Conference after he news that he visited Najaf yesterday. The conference is having large coverage by Iraqi and Arab media (except poor Al Jazeera as they have no reporter on the ground) In his words, Hussain stressed that there's no place for armed militias in the new Iraq but there's always a chance for everyone to participate in the political process. He called Muqtada and his men to drop their weapons, leave the holy shrine and disband the Mehdi Army adding that guarantees can be provided by the government that there will be no consequences or penalties waiting for them after they evacuate the shrine. He called the attendants to send a delegation of at least a hundred members to head to Najaf and tell Muqtada about this proposal and escort him out of the shrine. There was immediately a vote and the majority agreed on this initiative, so it's expected that the following steps will take steps in a short time, probably later today. the writer goes on to predict that Sadr will refuse to leave Najaf and a final battle will have to be waged anyway |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #11 Death by old age. lol! I hope not. WHATS HAPPENING??? The bummer of no reporters is NO NEWS.... anyone heard anything? |
| Posted by: B 2004-08-16 8:13:20 PM |
| #10 I think see the plan. It is so subtle, so cunning that it takes my breath away. Death by old age. What a concept. |
| Posted by: Michael 2004-08-16 4:53:01 PM |
| #9 "Negotiations" here == positioning forces for a quick, minimal-damage assault. |
| Posted by: someone 2004-08-16 3:18:25 PM |
| #8 Scroll thy self down and check out what really happens when time's up for a holy place. Using their bizzare sense of irony the Chermans avoided the place till it was near destroyed..... |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-08-16 3:12:36 PM |
| #7 BAR right per usual. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-08-16 3:10:20 PM |
| #6 All this negotiating is just a big joke. There's no reason to treat a shrine or place of worship as out of bounds if the enemy is willing to use it to their advantage. At some point in time, if Sadr still wants to play his games, someone in the Iraqi gov't is going to have to send in the commandos to take Sadr and his henchmen out. Do anything less, and every Achmed, Saed, and Abdullah with a similar lust for power/influence will employ similar tactics, complicating matters more. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-16 1:33:38 PM |
| #5 Just a few minutes ago, CNN confirmed Iraqthemodel's story at http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/16/iraq.main/index.html |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-08-16 9:57:49 AM |
| #4 great - give Tater the chance to rab 100 hostages. |
| Posted by: spiffo 2004-08-16 9:49:27 AM |
| #3 Ole Nick the Devil won't put up with Tater's crap, even if Tater has a long term lease down in the furnace room. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-16 9:44:35 AM |
| #2 This guy gets more "One last chances" than Mike Tyson. Whack this guy already! |
| Posted by: BH 2004-08-16 9:43:39 AM |
| #1 Tater would rather 'rule in hell' then 'serve in heaven'....... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-08-16 9:35:57 AM |