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2005-03-21 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by mhw 2005-03-21 2:04:54 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Nice - Islamic Honor requires beating Christian girls.

Posted by Frank G 2005-03-21 2:13:59 PM|| 2005-03-21 2:13:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 3 observations:

1) I hate to say it, but it smells like the logical outcome from the application of the "soft power" approach. I could say much much more about how stupid this was / is, but... One or two Sheikhs probably control the entire region - "for Sistani". If the police stood by, as good little soldiers of one faction / party / Sheikh, then the region is screwed.

2) If Sistani does, indeed, continue to sit on his hands, then he's complicit - you know he could quickly and positively end this situation with mere words. Lopping off the heads of the perps who killed these students would be a start.

3) We should've killed Sadr and every last one of the murderous thugs with him in Najaf back when Sistani made his little "emergency medical trip" to London. He'll never be a martyr - the argument presented back then for sparing him and luring him into politics. He and his "followers" (mercs) are a hernia in the system in need of excising. Everyone here knew he'd be a "problem", sooner or later, and we were only delaying the inevitable when he was spared from his just deserts.

I hope the students keep it up until they get air time & press coverage -- and a rise out of Sistani.

Posted by .com 2005-03-21 2:33:58 PM|| 2005-03-21 2:33:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 the religion of pieces.

Posted by Angash Elminelet3775 2005-03-21 2:47:51 PM|| 2005-03-21 2:47:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I think there should be "open-season" on ANYONE wearing a hood who is not working directly with the Iraqi police or coalition forces.

Obviously, anyone wearing a hood to disquise themselves is up to no good.

Hood = shot dead.

Posted by Leigh 2005-03-21 2:54:22 PM|| 2005-03-21 2:54:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 A nice foreshadowing of the political evolution of Iraqi society, though. Thousands of students have been demonstrating in front of the Basrah Governorate building in Asharr for the last three days, shouting âNo to political Islamâ, âNo to the new tyrannyâ and âNo to Sadrâ.

The university students will be the future leaders and, like the Iranian youngsters, they see the danger of rule by mullah. So long as the Coalition forces remain, Sistani/Sadr cannot take active control, and it won't take long for the opportunity to be lost forever if this kind of thing continues/

Posted by trailing wife 2005-03-21 3:20:34 PM|| 2005-03-21 3:20:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 continues. not continues/ Sorry.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-03-21 3:23:01 PM|| 2005-03-21 3:23:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I believe the murdered girl was a Muslim not a Christian. Check out the discussion of this incident in Zeyad's 'Healing Iraq' blog.

http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/

The performance of the pro-Muqtada list in the election demonstrates that the fat tyre-head and his thugs have minimal public support. I would like to see the Iraqi Army arrest him and give his backside a good kicking on Iraqi TV news. That should destroy some of the fear and mystique surrounding this pustule.

Posted by Homer from London 2005-03-21 3:54:14 PM|| 2005-03-21 3:54:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Memo to the new Iraqi Govt:

Tater + wall + five guys w. rifles = end of problem

Posted by DMFD 2005-03-21 11:21:23 PM|| 2005-03-21 11:21:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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