Article

2007-01-11 Iraq

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Bobby 2007-01-11 06:23|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Associated Press writer Qassim Abdul-Zahra"

All righty, then... what's his form, and his track-record? Any perceptible slant to his stories? This is a local AP stringer in the Middle East, remember.

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2007-01-11 07:48|| www.ncobrief.com]">[www.ncobrief.com] 2007-01-11 07:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Senior officials in al-Sadr's group said they will not comment on the speech until their political council meets later Thursday to discuss Bush's statements.

Call me a claervoyant >> jumps to thursdays meeting as a fly on the wall

council member 1 ' hey we just about to get shat on , what shall we do abu ?'

council member 2 ' well for starters lets all start seething and frothing at the mouth , wave our guns around singing alan snack-bar , and go and beat up some woman for not wearing a mask , maybe we could blow some shit up n all '

boss man mukky tata ' wait brothers , i need clarification from my bosses to the east of here , yes i just got word , all of us must shot ourselves in the foot , remain demented , be wrong as always and please carry on seething , it does wonders for our reputation'

Posted by MacNails 2007-01-11 08:23|| 2007-01-11 08:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Just did a Google search. The first item there was a FindArticle listing that shows Qassim Abdul-Zahra as the author of 56 articles dating back over a couple of years. All the articles show the typical AP bias, but they cover pretty much well-verified stories.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-01-11 12:16|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-01-11 12:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Anyone else struck by the contrast between "Iraqi Government Welcomes Bush Plan" and "Congress Lines Up Against Bush Plan"? Apparently the country we invaded is more in favor of victory than our own Congress.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-01-11 13:53|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-01-11 13:53|| Front Page Top

23:41 CrazyFool
23:37 JosephMendiola
23:35 Eric Jablow
23:32 Barbara Skolaut
23:21 JosephMendiola
23:18 Sock Puppet of Doom
23:16 Eric Jablow
23:14 Eric Jablow
23:12 Swamp Blondie
23:10 JosephMendiola
23:04 Mahmood
23:02 3dc
23:02 JosephMendiola
23:00 Old Patriot
22:56 Mahmood
22:54 DMFD
22:44 DMFD
22:27 JosephMendiola
22:15 JosephMendiola
22:04 gromgoru
22:00 Chuck Darwin
21:55 gromgoru
21:48 gromgoru
21:47 Verlaine