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2006-10-04 Iraq

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Posted by Fred 2006-10-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Didn't we wipe the floor with the Al-Mahdi clowns?

Posted by Super Hose 2006-10-04 01:04|| 2006-10-04 01:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Nice sloppy wet kiss for Tater and the Tots from The Times. They're all scary 'n' fearsome -n- brave, see? Ferocious warriors to a man, is the Mahdi Army. Anyone with brains could see they're practically invincible and it would be folly to take them on.

On patrol with the al-Mahdi army

By Wet Kisser Ned Parker and Haider Azzawi

Accompanied by The Times They bring death to the streets, but feel no shame and fear no reprisal.

Accompanied by The Times, Abu Maha cruises past Iraqi soldiers as he plans an attack in Ghazaliyah, a mixed neighbourhood that has been a battleground for months. Ghazaliyah abuts Shula to the north, another enclave of the al-Mahdi Army, and Abu Maha is looking to extend his militia's influence. He has been watching Sunnis who fled to the neighbourhood from another part of western Baghdad, convinced that they are in league with the Sunni al-Qaeda terrorists. He says that his men will target them just business as usual for the militant who has no qualms about shedding blood in his mission to protect the Shia.

Journalism today. Times delegates coverage for the piece to an in house reporter who then sub-lets it to someone who can move in terrorist circles [a terrorist] who is called a Time's 'stringer'.

It sells newspapers OK, but can they ever do anything but feign outrage about anything anywhere ever again credibility?

De-Coding Journalism today.

Posted by RD 2006-10-04 02:22|| 2006-10-04 02:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Geez. Kneepad journalism.

Had it not been for Sistani...

Posted by .com 2006-10-04 03:47|| 2006-10-04 03:47|| Front Page Top

#4 hope they wore a condom.....

Posted by Frank G 2006-10-04 08:29|| 2006-10-04 08:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Who are our enemy in Iraq(Sunni or Shiite) these days?????

Shias are killing sunni terrorist which we should applaud unfortunately they take to ethnic cleansing proportions which plays into Irans hands!!!!

Posted by Cheregum Crelet7867 2006-10-04 09:18|| 2006-10-04 09:18|| Front Page Top

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