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2008-04-16 Iraq

Two Sistani aides escape assassination attempts

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Posted by Fred 2008-04-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Mahdi Army

#1 Iranians...criminals...terrorists...who knows. SO many guns and so little intelligence.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2008-04-16 00:22|| 2008-04-16 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 *cough* Mookie *cough*

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-16 07:53|| 2008-04-16 07:53|| Front Page Top

#3 ding! ding! ding!

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-04-16 09:36|| 2008-04-16 09:36|| Front Page Top

#4 And yet an Israeli diplomatic visit to Qatar is an insult. Apparently, from the vantage of grand ayatollahs, diplomatic courtesy is an insult - the attempted murder of clergymen is a demonstration of respect.

Good to know. Obviously Israel needs to assassinate a couple of Fudlullah's assistants to satisfy his amour propre.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-04-16 10:56|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-04-16 10:56|| Front Page Top

#5 a poem for the muslim world and esp for Iraq.

From Aeschylus, but hat tip to JK Rowlings

Oh, the torment bred in the race, the grinding scream of death and the stroke that hits the vein, the haemorrhage none can staunch, the grief, the curse no man can bear.

But there is a cure in the house and not outside it, no, not from others but from them, their bloody strife. We sing to you, dark gods beneath the earth.

Now hear, you blissful powers underground - answer the call, send help. Bless the children, give them Triumph now.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-04-16 14:23|| 2008-04-16 14:23|| Front Page Top

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