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2006-10-25 Iraq

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Posted by Bobby 2006-10-25 06:36|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "crowd peacefully dispersed without incident."

Now THAT warrants a 'surprise meter' reading.

I wonder what the IED-making material was - their definitions can be pretty loose, and can include normal household (mosquehold?) items. There's a big difference between 'one garage door opener' and 'ten heavy artillery shells.'

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-10-25 07:12|| 2006-10-25 07:12|| Front Page Top

#2 So maybe we can learn something from the Iraqi's.
Hunt'em where they live. Or maybe that's part of the turnover strategy?

Posted by Skidmark 2006-10-25 07:14|| 2006-10-25 07:14|| Front Page Top

#3 perhaps it was explained: "I have more than enough weapons and ammunition to kill the prisoners then all 70 of youz idjits. Getyourassouttahere. Scat!"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-25 07:30|| 2006-10-25 07:30|| Front Page Top

#4 CAMP AL ASAD

Baad Imami is servin time in Slam'mi

Posted by the Twelfth Imami 2006-10-25 08:35|| 2006-10-25 08:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Haditha -- one of the Sunni Ba'athist strongholds.

Citizens gather, demonstrate, iraqi army listens, they disperse: standard Arab practices. A hundred years ago they would have approached the Sheikh.

The indirect negotiation and the total lack of assuming personal responsibility for events that characterizes Arab culture drives me and I would suspect most others at RB crazy. But I learned to recognize it when I did business there and it's as deep a cultural value as self-reliance is to us.

Posted by lotp 2006-10-25 09:05|| 2006-10-25 09:05|| Front Page Top

#6 "Iraqi Troops Hit Mosque; Detain Imam"

Faster, please!

Posted by BA 2006-10-25 14:26|| 2006-10-25 14:26|| Front Page Top

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