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2007-01-08 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2007-01-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The passing of the torch?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-01-08 08:09|| 2007-01-08 08:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Whahahhaaha,exactly Jim.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-01-08 08:11|| 2007-01-08 08:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Apparently, another opportunity to nab Mookie missed.

Posted by doc 2007-01-08 10:28|| 2007-01-08 10:28|| Front Page Top

#4 But, but, but . . . this is impossible! Northeast Intelligence Network reported that Sistani died two weeks ago! Does this mean that NEIN isn't reliable?

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Posted by Mike 2007-01-08 11:20|| 2007-01-08 11:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Mookie wants a comitment from Sistani to come bail his lard ass out again, just in case.

Posted by RD 2007-01-08 13:00|| 2007-01-08 13:00|| Front Page Top

#6 sistanis problem is that the obvious Iraqi govt to crush Moqtie is Kurds+moderate Sunnis+ secular Allawi followers - maybe + SCIRI. And sistani doesnt trust the Sunnis OR the secularists farther than he can throw them, and he probably doesnt really trust the Kurds much either. So hes still a lot more comfortable with a united Shia bloc - OTOH that means giving the Sadrists enough room to keep the country in horrible shape. So all Sistani can do is go around talking, trying to figure something out.

I presume what he told Moqty was something on the lines of - "look, I had left politics, but I came back cause of this genocidal shit, and I want it to STOP, and I like you Moqty, I really do, and I want you to have influence, I really do, BUT if you dont do SOMETHING to stop all this killing I wont have a choice but to back up SCIRI in a coalition that excludes you"

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-01-08 13:20|| 2007-01-08 13:20|| Front Page Top

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