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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: TheSarge on April 12, 2008, 08:07:28 PM
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BAGHDAD — Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said he will not enter any political process that would allow U.S. forces to remain in Iraq.
Al-Sadr also denounced U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates as a terrorist and said he will never work with Iraq's occupiers.
On Friday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said al-Sadr was a significant political player due to his large following in Iraq's Shiite community. Gates also called on al-Sadr to take part in the political process.
Al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia has been battling U.S. and Iraqi government troops for more than two weeks. Hundreds have died in the fighting.
But in a statement Saturday, al-Sadr said the Iraqi government must insist on the withdrawal of foreign forces if it wants peace in the country.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,350908,00.html
al-Sadr's little tantrum means as much as one from a DUmmie :mental:
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How does it feel to want Mookie?
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This is like the school bully crying and pointing fingers when one of his victim's big brother shows-up wanting the milk money back.
:bawl: <--- Mookie
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Somebody needs to give that asshole a .308 enema.
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Somebody needs to give that ******* a .308 enema.
Everytime we try...he runs off to Iran.
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Somebody needs to give that ******* a .308 enema.
Everytime we try...he runs off to Iran.
But the primitives say he hates Iran............... :confused:
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al-sadr suddenly has other problems, namely that al-maliki seems to have found his
backbone:
At the same time, Iraq's Cabinet ratcheted up the pressure on anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr by approving draft legislation barring political parties with militias from participating in upcoming provincial elections.
Al-Sadr, who heads the country's biggest militia, the Mahdi Army, has been under intense pressure from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, also a Shiite, to disband the Mahdi Army or face political isolation.
Al-Sadr's followers are eager to take part in the local elections because they believe they can take power away from rival Shiite parties in the vast, oil-rich Shiite heartland of southern Iraq.
And in a new move to stem the flow of money to armed groups, the government ordered a crackdown on militiamen controlling state-run and private gas stations, refineries and oil distribution centers.
Linky (http://news.aol.com/story/_a/1300-iraqi-troops-police-dismissed/20080413105909990002)
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But the primitives say he hates Iran............... :confused:
They are playing both sides of the field.
According to McClatchy Newspapers, the aim of the trip was twofold: to press al-Sadr to restrain his militia and to call on Iran's Qods Force to stop supplying weapons to Shi'ite fighters in Iraq. It was also revealed that the two men went to Iran without consulting with the prime minister.
Haidar al-Abadi, a member of Al-Da'wah, said that the delegation was from the Shi'ite-led United Iraqi Alliance, which is dominated by Al-Da'wah and the ISCI, "and the prime minister was only informed. It was a political maneuver by us."
The role of Iran in brokering the truce clearly demonstrates the Islamic republic's influence in Iraq, particularly in the Shi'ite community. Based on what was discussed in Qom, Iran was playing both sides of the fence, as peace brokers and instigators of the violence.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2008/04/iraq-080402-rferl02.htm
He used Terhan as a safe haven ahead of the Surge last year too:
WASHINGTON — Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has fled his Baghdad stronghold for the friendly confines of Iran's capital, FOX News can confirm via a senior United States official.
Al-Sadr left Iraq within the past few weeks out of fear for his safety and security and is with family in Tehran, where he has visited before, the official said.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,251829,00.html
So yet again...the DUmmies thought wrong.
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Bad to Worse for Moqtada Sadr?
By Rich Lowry
On the political front, Sadr now finds himself completely isolated. Key leaders of his own movement are now urging him to accept the Maliki government’s demands to disband the militia entirely.
Saturday, Iraq’s president and two vice-presidents, along with every other major political group in Iraq (except the Sadrists) joined in the condemnation of Sadr’s militia, and endorsed Prime Minister Maliki’s demand that the militia disarm. Sadr’s militia is now virtually the only militia left in Iraq that still maintains an outlaw posture, the only one that still challenges the authority of the Iraqi Security Forces or the Coalition. (Other major militias have disbanded, transforming into political organizations and joining — or becoming — legitimate security forces, which explains why you never hear about any other militia in the news.)
The joint statement is dramatic and sweeping. (I’ve only been able to find a translation on ProQuest; subscription required). Not only does it enshrine major concessions among the various factions in order to secure a united front against Sadr, but the insistence upon the rule of law and respect for central authority shine through in the clearest terms. Among other things, the signatories pledge to:
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Link (http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZDhhNTEzNzdkYmY4ZWY3Njg1NWYxOGQ3MjQ4ZGM2ZDA=)
When blowhards like Mookie are cornered thy try and act really tough just before giving in, it's a face saving thing I suppose. By the way, his militia has been getting it's ass kicked up and down the block.
Check out this absolutely amazing video! (http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/05/video-friday-night-fights/) Listen for the "buzzing" sound that can be clearly heard at least once, that a new "game changer we have mounted on some MAP's now.
It's this puppy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Ev19NsDQ4&feature=related) mounted on a Humvee or 7 ton.