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2004-06-15 Terror Networks

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-06-15 12:25:39 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Since [that attack in] Karbala, Zarqawi hasnât gone out of his way to kill Shiites."

Regardless, why aren't the Shiites going out of their way to kill him? One is obliged to think that they do realize how they'll be cast off like an ill-fitting shoe after the ball ends.

I'm still amazed that Zarqawi has not managed to destroy the Iraqi Shiite shrines and somehow pin it on the coalition.

Posted by Zenster 2004-06-15 1:50:58 AM|| 2004-06-15 1:50:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The Shiites in Iraq are into heavy-duty-industrial-strength emotions, ancient martyrdom, slicing their scalps, including their children's melons, and visiting Holy Cities Et Alâ¢ till the cows come home. They consider this lifestyle heaven on earth, and want everyone to have it. Other than the above, I do not see that they have much else going for them.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-06-15 2:41:50 AM|| 2004-06-15 2:41:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm still amazed that Zarqawi has not managed to destroy the Iraqi Shiite shrines and somehow pin it on the coalition

That has a tendency to backfire on them as word has a way of getting around among the locals.

Posted by B 2004-06-15 7:33:07 AM|| 2004-06-15 7:33:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 AP - i suggest you follow blogs like Healing Iraq, Iraq the Model, etc. While these are writen by essentially secular Iraqi Shia, they still give us a different window on Iraq.

Why dont they go after Zarqawi? er, cause they dont know where he is? They may hate him, but that doesnt translate into tradecraft.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-15 9:42:09 AM|| 2004-06-15 9:42:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Zarqawi wasn't targeting Shia after August? Did I miss an attribution for the Ashoura bombings to somebody other than Zarqawi?

Posted by Mitch H. 2004-06-15 9:51:04 AM|| [http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2004-06-15 9:51:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Libhawk - Zayed of Healing Iraq is a secular Sunni. I think you're thinking of Alaa of the Messopotamian, except he's a fairly religious Shia.

Posted by Mitch H. 2004-06-15 9:53:19 AM|| [http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2004-06-15 9:53:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 oh, i thought zayed was secular shia.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-15 9:55:37 AM|| 2004-06-15 9:55:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 No,Z says he is Sunni.

Posted by Raptor 2004-06-15 11:01:25 AM|| 2004-06-15 11:01:25 AM|| Front Page Top

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