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May 11, 2007

Video : Firefight in Iraq

This animated sequence is really well done:

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1 My shoebox has not been opened since I put the lid on it in 1972.
I always figured that for everyone of them I took out , an American made it home alive.

Marine mos 8541.

Semper Fi

Posted by: 1sttofight at May 11, 2007 12:50 PM (51r8a)

2 Now that's neat!

Posted by: Richard Romano at May 11, 2007 02:32 PM (iD1fP)

3 Holy toledo

I've passed the link on to more people who will want to see this...good vid.

Posted by: mrclark at May 11, 2007 06:28 PM (2G5Vr)

4 Welcome 1sttofight: 2nd Batt, 26th Marines. 63, 67.

Posted by: greyrooster at May 11, 2007 06:45 PM (M2ZvU)

5 That is neat. That's way more effective a way of animating a comic book than, say, Sin City etc.
So, you guys were both jarheads eh? As a citizen of the free world - thanks.

Posted by: Infidelsalwayswin at May 11, 2007 08:37 PM (bTzmt)

6 Greyrooster,

     I had a good friend hit pretty bad in Union II, May of 67. That was a bad month for Marines. Worse month for the bad guys.

     That's some frikkin' great skill that guy has. I hope he does some more. That's the sort of stuff I don't mind payin' for.

     And he's right about the boxes. There are a couple I've opened up. A couple I leave way in the back, with shit piled on top of them. Parts of your mind you just want to wall off.

     Respects,

Posted by: Gwedd at May 11, 2007 08:51 PM (BXZLC)

7 wow...this is a great video...was it produced for al Qaida by as-Sahab? I love the way it shows the bravery of the mujihadin - unafraid of death and with only a Kalashnikov in their hands! How the well the video proves the great gulf in courage between mujihadin and the majestic Crusader - you know, the ones hiding behind armor in the big metal machines!

Ha Ha

Thanks Ragnar!

Posted by: salaamalaykoom at May 11, 2007 09:06 PM (wFl7m)

8 I think it's fair to say that it wasn't produced by al-Qaeda for the following reasons: The animation doesn't look like a 4-year-old child drew did it; the sound is sychronised; the good guys win; there's nobody blaming all of their problems on Jews.

Posted by: Infidelsalwayswin at May 11, 2007 09:23 PM (bTzmt)

9 salaamalaykoom,

   One can only hope that AQ continues to encourage these idiots to attack armour with small arms. The faster we can kill them off, the sooner civilization can be secured and we can turn our attention to dealing with traitorous dirtbags like you.

   And trust me, someday folks like you WILL be dealt with. Legally, and transparently, and with much satisfaction afterards.

Posted by: Gwedd at May 12, 2007 09:01 AM (BXZLC)

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Cell phones bought in US being used to kill our troops in Iraq

Now why does this not surprise me at all?

Northeast Intelligence Network - Visitors to this site may recall our reports of suspicious bulk cellular telephone purchases and the subsequent controversy about this issue. The essence of the argument involves the intended use of the cellular telephones purchased in bulk â€“ in the majority of cases by young men of Middle Eastern appearance or origin.

Those on the side of the purchasers have consistently asserted that such purchases are made for entrepreneurial reasons â€“ the phones are purchased in bulk and sold at a higher markup elsewhere. The purchasers have been described by their families as "good boys" with no connections to terrorism and no malevolent intent, a template ripped from the pages of certain Islamic civil rights organizations to portray these young men as victims of a system too quick to profile. The Northeast Intelligence Network has consistently maintained that the cell phones are being used for terrorist purposes, although this possibility has been consistently downplayed by federal authorities and the media.

On Wednesday, however, authorities in Muleshoe, Texas questioned a man who confessed to buying sixty disposable cell phones in a variety of Muleshoe stores. According to local news reports, he admitted that the phones would eventually be used as bomb detonators in Iraq â€“ bombs that will undoubtedly claim the lives of our young men and women fighting in the dusty battlefields against Islamic terrorism â€“ bombs built with components of cell phones purchased in the U.S.

According to this local news report, the man has since been released, and no charges were filed.

Sadly ironic, isnâ€™t it?

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1 Released? In Muleshoe? You're shitting me?

Look up redneck Good ol boys on the net. That's Muleshoe.

They probably killed the little twerp and buried his ass in the desert.

Posted by: Dick at May 11, 2007 11:01 AM (XlQVK)

2 Released?! I hope he was released to some vigilantes. This shit stuff has to stop.

Posted by: Al at May 11, 2007 11:13 AM (0FGKd)

3 Shoot , Shovel and Shut up(SSS).

Been a standard way of taking care of troublemakers in Alabama for many years.

Or so I have heard.

Posted by: 1sttofight at May 11, 2007 11:22 AM (51r8a)

4 I smell something funny here. I don't think those cheap cell phones work with the Iraqi cell phone system. I believe our system is different and those really cheap phones don't work on anything but ours. I know I have heard some GIs saying the cell phones they brought to Iraq didn't work there and they had to get different ones.

Posted by: crosspatch at May 11, 2007 11:43 AM (H6+dM)

5 Maybe the plan is to use them here?

Posted by: Al at May 11, 2007 12:17 PM (0FGKd)

6 I would also note that while some phones will work both here and abroad, they are generally the more expensive phones. The really cheap ones wouldn't. I am not sure I buy the story.

If this guy was buying phones specifically for bomb triggers in Iraq, knew that when he bought them, and told the police that, I don't believe he would have been released. I smell some embellishment of the story someplace.

Posted by: crosspatch at May 11, 2007 12:19 PM (H6+dM)

7 #5 "Maybe the plan is to use them here?"

Now THAT is something that I have been worried about for a long time. See those stories about bombs being planted inside buildings behind walls and such in Iraq?

Posted by: crosspatch at May 11, 2007 12:21 PM (H6+dM)

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Posted by: lea Go at May 11, 2007 12:34 PM (PGjXI)

9 Something smells about this story.
Muleshoe is in the Texas panhandle and the sheriff's departments up in that area are not the kind to have a conversation that goes like this:
"yeah, I bought those phones because I needed the chip in them that helps set off roadside bombs in Iraq that blows up American soldiers." to which the sheriff replies "uh, OK, that is all we wanted to know. You can go now."
Muleshoe is in rugged land and the sheriff's department's tend to be as rugged as the area they patrol. They would have immediately called the FBI since Texas now has interdepartment (sheriff, DPS, Texas Rangers, FBI) communications.

Posted by: retire05 at May 11, 2007 09:39 PM (soP1A)

10 They really use those to detonate IED's. Here's a pic of one after it detonated.

http://picasaweb.google.com/RWCalbum/Random/photo#5063512181647749538

There's been several cases where Muslim men between the ages of 18 and 33 were caught transporting 100's of prepaid cell phones here in Ohio. Most of them are coming from Dearbornistan, Michigan.

Posted by: Tim at May 11, 2007 11:46 PM (Ltzxr)

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May 10, 2007

For The Sake of Even 10

Mohammed Fadhil of Iraq the model asks that we stay to help Iraq.

Via NY Daily News: I wasn't surprised when I saw Al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, appear on Al Jazeera to announce America's defeat last week, not long after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did. Zawahiri claims Al Qaeda has won, and Reid claims America has lost.
But from here in Baghdad, I see only a war that's still raging - with no victory in sight for Al Qaeda or any other entity. In fact, I see Al Qaeda on the ropes, losing support among my fellow Iraqis.
In the midst of such a fierce war, sending more wrong messages could only further complicate an already complicated situation. It would only create more of a mess inside Iraq - a mess that would then be exploited by Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia for their own purposes: more iron-fisted control of the peoples and treasures of the region, more pushing the Middle East to crises and confrontations, and more spreading of their dark, backward ideologies.
And so, as an Iraqi, I say without hesitation: the American forces should stay here, and further reinforcements should be sent if the situation requires them. Not only that, these forces should be prepared to expand their operations whenever and wherever necessary to strike hard at the nests of evil that not only threaten Iraq and the Middle East, but seek to blackmail the whole world in the ugliest way through pursuing nuclear weapons.

I've been considering what might happen if we leave Iraq. There are of course many fine Iraqis who will suffer and die at the hands of terrorist should we abandon them.

So I began to think about that. I began to think about just how many decent Iraqis it would take for it to be worth staying. What is the right thing? I asked myself. I found my answer. more...

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Concurrence with Misha

Yeah, I've been pretty despondent for a while over the whole thing. I really believe what we're doing over there is good for those people, the region and for the world in general.

READ THE REST OF MY RESPONSE BELOW THE FOLD --> more...

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Game Over, Man.

I'm inclined to agree with AllahP's take, as much as it pains me personally.

Sad, tragic, and disgraceful. Predictable, though, and plainly indicative of the mass impotence society has imposed upon itself in the face of a pathetic and truly vile enemy.

While the war won't be ending rapidly or fairly for our Troops (thank the Democrats in Congress and the useful idiots in the press for seeking to erode support for the effort since the beginning), the confluence of world events seems to be quickening apace. A lot has happened in the past week to further deflate the war effort.

Out by this fall? Well, not everyone, that's for sure. At that point, the Democrats are going to have to explain (absent of any coherent plan) why they want to leave some troops there to be attacked but have their reinforcements sent home.

Its good to see our Congress supports and trusts our military enough to let them finish what they're doing.

The real heroes are in Washington.

ht: AllahP

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1 Yep. Bush said we would leave when asked and that bill combined with the two month vacation says it all. We should be COMPLETELY out by fall.

Posted by: Randman at May 10, 2007 11:31 AM (Sal3J)

2 If these creeps are serious about their 144/275 vote to ask us to leave and really do decide to take a two month vacation then I am for walking out the day after they do. I'd want us to be gone within their two months. Take what we can of our better remaining arms and destroy the rest on the way out. Oh, don't forget to turn out the light.

Posted by: Al at May 10, 2007 12:32 PM (0FGKd)

3 Sounds like the welfare-state mentality: why govern, fight and die for my country when someone else can do it for me?

Posted by: tbone at May 10, 2007 12:54 PM (HGqHt)

4 tbone, I like that reference! USA, all the way!

Posted by: Michael Weaver at May 10, 2007 01:05 PM (2OHpj)

"Game Over" The ball is still in play people! And the clock is still running! I don't see any writing on any walls around here. Do you?! Our troops are still in the field, so the way I figure it the 'game' is still on! USA, all the way!

Posted by: Michael Weaver at May 10, 2007 01:32 PM (2OHpj)

It's time that Allah be Exposed!

Those of us who live in civilized nations have a difficult time comprehending the Savagery and heinous Murder that defines the Muslim. Though contemporary scholars have done extensive and courageous work in exposing the Ideology of Eternal War and Hatred that is Islam we must look even further back into ancient history. The Slaves of Allah are the progeny of the pagan idol worshippers that battled God's Chosen people in Israel and demonstrate the same savagery today.

We begin with the Religious orgies that can be seen in mosques around the world each Friday. Through analogy and through the belief that one can control or aid the powers of nature by the practice of magic, particularly sympathetic magic, sexuality might characterize part of the cult of the Baals and Ashtarts. Post-Exilic allusions to the cult of Baal or suggest that orgies prevailed. On the summits of hills and mountains flourished the cult of the givers of increase, and "under every green tree" was practised the licentiousness which was held to secure abundance of crops. 1 Human sacrifice, the burning of incense, violent and ecstatic exercises, ceremonial acts of bowing and kissing, the preparing of
sacred mystic cakes (see also Asherah), appear among the offences denounced by the post-Exilic prophets; and show that the cult of Baal (and Ashtart) included characteristic features of worship which recur in various parts of the Semitic (and non-Semitic) world, although attached to other names. But it is
also possible that such rites were performed to a local Baal 'Lord' and a local Ashtart without much concern as to whether or not they were the same as that of a nearby community or how they fitted into the national theology of Yahweh who had become a ruling high god of the heavens, increasingly disassociated from
such things, at least in the minds of some worshippers. 2

One ritual they practiced was the "sacred orgy". The people would get together, get very drunk, and engage in promiscuous sex. The stated reason for this ceremony was to celebrate fertility: By acting out acts of reproduction, they thanked their gods, Baal and Asherah, for their success at bearing children,
breeding animals, and growing crops, and prayed for more of the same. Another ritual was child sacrifice. A fire was lit inside a metal idol, heated until the idol was extremely hot, and then a baby would be placed in the arms of the idol or slid inside the idol and burned to death. (I once came across a source that said that the people would sing religious hymns very loudly at this point to drown out the baby's screams. I can't find that reference so I can't vouch for its reliability.) This was supposed to be an act of adoration to their god: they sacrificed the thing most valuable to them in the world -- their children -- to the god.

How practical!

Do you see the pragmatic connection here? Excuse me if I'm being cynical, but I find it difficult to avoid wondering if the orgy's were inspired, not by religious devotion or even a materialistic desire for more crops and animals, but rather by simple lust. Did these people really see this as their solemn religious duty? Did teenagers whine, "Oh mom, do I have to go to the orgy? I have so much homework to do"? Or was the religion a thin excuse for doing what they wanted to do anyway? 3

When the Law of God was given to Moses it condemned the rampant promiscuity that was common in the Middle East. The Ten Commandments stressed monogamy and a moral code for the first time in world history. This led to many centuries of warfare with backward tribal groups who saw their easy life of endless orgies, theft and criminality threatened. The Slaves of Allah wisely preserved this orgasmic attraction with up to four wives, a unlimited number of concubines, same sex blessed and even intercourse with infants and animals. The Primary attraction of Islam is unlimited sex. Consider the work of:

Ayatollah Khomeini:

A man can have sexual pleasure from a child as young as a baby. However he should not penetrate, sodomising the child is OK. If the man penetrates and damages the child then he should be responsible for her subsistence all her life. This girl, however does not count as one of his four
permanent wives. The man will not be eligible to marry the girls sister. From Khomeini's book, "Tahrirolvasyleh", fourth volume, Darol Elm, Gom, Iran, 1990

It is better for a girl to marry in such a time when she would Begin menstruation at her husband's house rather than her father's home. Any father marrying his daughter so young will have a permanent
place in heaven.
From Khomeini's book, "Tahrirolvasyleh", fourth volume, Darol
Elm, Gom,
Iran, 1990 [Mohammad (founder of Islam) The Pedophile]

A man can have sex with animals such as sheepÂ¹s, cows, camels and so on. However he should kill the animal after he has his orgasm. He should not sell the meat to the people in his own village, however
selling the meat to the next door village should be fine.
From Khomeini's book, "Tahrirolvasyleh", fourth volume, Darol
Elm, Gom,
Iran, 1990

"If one commits the act of sodomy with a cow, a ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrements become impure, and even their milk may no longer be consumed. The animal must then be killed and as quickly as possible and burned."
The little green book, Sayings of Ayatollah Khomeini,
Political, Phylosophica, Social and Religious with a special
introduction by Clive Irving, ISBN number 0-553-14032-9, page
47. 4

Conduct considered perverted and detestable in the Civilized World is blessed the oversexed Muslim.

A related fertility God who also demanded child sacrifice was Moloch, Prince of War: Lord of Nephelus http://www.godlike.com/ftp/users/hell/public_html/people/moloch.html

Icy-cool in manner, Moloch's nearly perfect, beautiful Angelic appearance is
hardened by the sheer force of the will that keeps at bay his overwhelming,
emotional response to the physicality of Hell. It is as if you introduced an
Angel into free will, and gave him all the delights of the flesh: Moloch is
like a Mammon who denies himself excess but whose desires manifest in envy. In
on-game legend, Moloch was the last of the Princes to awaken to Free Will back
in Evinn, that force which allows creatures the power to feel desire. Moloch
was also, in on-game legend, the one who responded the most intensely to his
sudden 3-dimensional physicality in Hell, but whose iron will contains these
desires as absolutely possible, though they rage when he lets them, such as in
war or other Hellish pleasures. Advisors such as Baal help reason him back
into check when he moves beyond his own boundaries.

Even though he has control over the richest mines in all Hell, Moloch still
looks upon the principalities of others with envy, his principal trait and
vice. 5 Moloch looks upward, as well; he is a frequent advocate of war on Evinn,
regardless of the impossibilities of it, and channels his frustration into the
occasional aggression toward the other countries of Hell. He is, above all,
one of the more aggressive and driven of the Princes, and, militarily, he is
marked among the best of them.

Moloch counts among his court the following Named: Baal Behemoth Pontius 6

Even though the Muslims controls the greatest oil wealth on earth, they look with envy on the civilized societies of the West. The characteristics of these atavistic pagan deities and their backward worshippers are evident in the denizens of Dar al-Islam. Along with the group orgies that identify any Muslim mosque or prayer group, worship of the War Gods was also preserved, with these iron age deities were simply renamed as "Allah".

The Palestinians are progeny of the Phillistines and Amonites and have not changed. When you see Muslims strapping on suicide belts and mothers celebrating the death of their own Children they are only doing what they've done since the dawn of history. It is imperative that we understand that this idiosyncratic feature of Islam is not new but has typified the consanguine simians of the Middle East for over five thousand years.

Arabs have understood the curses that Our Lord placed upon them since the days of Father Abraham. Due to their abnormally tiny penis and problems getting and keeping an erection they have always been obsessed with fertility. Since they have never been capable of accomplishing anything worthwhile and never will, they are in a constant state of war. Baal and Molech reflect these attitudes and it is witnessed in the ancient the worship of Dagon throughout Palestine. This worship was kept up, at least in certain Philistine cities, until the last centuries B.C. such was the case at Azotus; the temple of Dagon that stood there was burned by Jonathan Machabeus (1 Maccabees 10:84; 11:4). Unlike the Baals, who, among the Chanaanites, were essentially local deities, Dagon seems to have been considered by the Philistines as a national god (1 Chronicles 10:10). To him they attributed their success in war; him they thanked by great sacrifices, before him they rejoiced over the capture of Samson (Judges 16:23); into his temple they brought the trophies of their victories, the Ark (1 Samuel 5:1, 2), the armour, and the head of Saul (1 Samuel 31:9-10; 1 Chronicles 10:10). A bronze demi-rilievo of Assyro-Phoenician workmanship would also suggest that Dagon played a prominent part in the doctrines concerning death and future life.

Understanding these atavistic anthropoids is closely tied to their primitive tribal origins and way of life

* Muslims have been the world's largest suppliers of OPIATE DRUGS for all of recorded history and they are the LARGEST GROUP OF DOPE FIENDS ON EARTH. Chronic Drug Abuse causes Serious BRAIN DAMAGE - the Arabs have FRIED THEIR MEAGER BRAINS for thousands of years on hard drugs and are mentally incompetent.

* Muslim males are HIGHLY PROMISCUOUS and will have sex with as many women as they can afford, also with men (which many prefer - 52% of Saudi males admit they are homosexuals) and even domestic animals since it is blessed by Islam. All Muslims have some form of VD at one time or another and for most it is a constant condition. Promiscuity leads to VENEREAL DISEASE which often goes untreated for many years and atrophies large portions of the brain. VD ALSO LEADS TO SERIOUS BRAIN DAMAGE

* Muslims often marry sisters, half sisters and close cousins and it is not uncommon for fathers to marry (rape is more like it) their own daughters. This practice evolved in the Stone Age to protect the Tribal grouping that most Muslims still live in. Since Slaves of Allah have no morals or honor is has continued . FORNICATION WITH FAMILY MEMBERS ALSO CAUSES SERIOUS MENTAL RETARDATION AND BRAIN DAMAGE.

These dilemmas have been a constant or Islamic history and the lack of medical care has compounded this societal psychosis over thousands of years, accounting for the nearly incomprehensible thought processes seen so often in Dar al-Islam.

Muslims don't just SEEM CRAZY - THEY ARE CRAZY!

A Satanic sickness has spread to all parts of the world and is posing the greatest threat to Civilization since the Fall of the Third Reich. The Allah of the Koran is no more than a convenient mix of these bloody deities with some black magic and lots of sex thrown in for flavoring. Muslims are still practicing human Sacrifice to satisfy their blood thirsty and vengeful Allah. Though the Slaves of Mohammed aver their barbaric 'religion' eliminated these elements of Jahiliya 7 and Al-shaitan 8 any serious savant can clearly discern the opposite. The number of Islamist extremists in the world as estimated by moderate Muslim leaders: about 12 million. Fundamentalist sympathizers: 120 million. Those numbers represent 1 percent and 10 percent of the world's Muslim population of 1.2 billion. The CIA puts the extremists much higher - 40 million and many Scholars estimate the number of Fundamentalist sympathizers at 250-300,000,000. All worship these ancient deities and keep human sacrifice alive and well!

Allah is NO God - Allah is Satan!

Let us Pray:

St. Michael, the Archangel, Defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do Thou, O heavenly host, through the Power of God, THRUST INTO HELL SATAN, and all the EVIL SPIRITS that prowl about the world SEEKING THE RUIN OF SOULS AMEN.

1 "Sacred Orgies
2 Baal - Wikipedia
3 Baal worship: A consistent religion by Jay Johansen
4 HinduUnity.Org
5 Sound Familiar?
6 Moloch - Wikipedia
7 The backward, pre-Islamic era
8 Devil worship

Posted by: Amerianjihad999 at May 10, 2007 02:06 PM (16B+V)

7 ER uh you have a blog post a link, that is a very long comment.

Posted by: Darth Odie at May 10, 2007 04:50 PM (YHZAl)

8 If the Iraq's ask us to leave we should. I reckon if this vote becomes a law and Malaki ask we should go. However we should first conult the governors of the Kurdish and Sunni areas and stay to protect them if they wish. This is a largely Shia vote. Of course it is designed to give al-Sadr's Mahdi army a break and cover Iran's tracks. I'll wait a bit before I declare "Game Over". Down to our last ship but we're still killing space bastards. Another 20 thousand points and we get another ship.

Posted by: Howie at May 10, 2007 04:55 PM (YHZAl)

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May 08, 2007

More Iranian Weapons in Iraq

Via Pajamas Media

BAGHDADâ€”Maj. Martin Weber, an explosives expert, is trying to walk through a political mine field with me.
As with an ordinary mine field, you have to be very careful where you put your emphasis. Stress the wrong truth and either the left or the right wants to blow you up....
...Bear this is mind, when you watch this exclusive Pajamas Media video shot in Iraq. The video offers startling new evidence of Iranâ€™s involvement in the insurgency. It is the first up-close, online video showing captured Iranian weapons. These particular weapons have not been shown to the public before.

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1 And so now what?

The Iranians have been at war with the US since 1979 and even after all of the things that they've pulled, we still won't officially recognize that. Is it merely because it's not convenient to do so yet or something else? I mean, just because the US stance doesn't make sense to me doesn't mean that there isn't a good reason out there. I'd just like to know what it is.

Blocking the Straits of Hormuz? Don't tell me there isn't a workaround for that. The Arabian peninsula is filled with people who know how to build a pipeline.

All it would take to bring them to their knees is a dozen cruise missiles to take out their oil production infrastructure. The Russians have already made it clear that they want their money on time. Taking away the only major source of the Iranians revenue would certainly put their reactors on hold indefinitely.

I just think it may come down to timing and it has never been the right time because the Iranians would cause a lot of mayhem and destruction for a while before they ran out money and gas.

Posted by: CozMark at May 08, 2007 03:33 PM (Zg2Hr)

2 Howie, the video upload link is on the far left of the page.

After watching this, I'm ready to take over Congress. Our kids don't have a prayer with support.

Posted by: dick at May 08, 2007 03:46 PM (VeaSA)

3 CozMark,
The mayhem that the Mullahcracy can cause now is less than what they'll be able to do a year from now.
Now is the time to act, and the justification is quite easy since as you correctly point out the Mullahcracy has repeatedly engaged in acts of war against the U.S. and Israel.
The regime of Iran is far more dangerous than Saddam ever was (not that I wasn't happy to see Saddam hang).
I have probably said this dozens of times, but I'll say it again. If the allies just knock out the main props of the regime, i.e. the IRGC and the Basiji concentrations with round-the-clock bombardment, the people of Iran themselves would destroy this regime. There won't be enough of AhmadiNezhad to put in a body bag.
It's not like the Iranian people are sitting idly by. Just a couple of days ago the Tehranian university students clashed with the state security forces. A couple of weeks ago, same thing in the north of the country. And before that the ten thousand women demonstrated against the regime's misogyny on the international day of womn, and so on....

Posted by: Garduneh Mehr at May 08, 2007 03:56 PM (j97MF)

4 Darn, All that rc plane, "research" distracted me and this post suffered for it. My apoligies. I eventually got it right.

Posted by: Howie at May 08, 2007 04:45 PM (YHZAl)

5 Iran is a joke. Nothing more. The girl scouts could make them surrender in 3 days. We give far to much credit to middle eastern peoples. When get comes to a real fight they become over night cowards. Crawling from their trenches and kissing the feet of real troops. Their backward assed religion prevents them from organizing in modern force. They will fall just as fast as Iraq or any muslim country that messed with little Israel. Israel has never even needed to bring out its big guns to defeat 4 or 5 or those monkey countries at the same time. Why we don't just kick their asses and get it over with is beyond me. It's going to happen sooner or later. I vote for sooner. Wipe out their infrastructure and set them back a few 100 yrs.

Posted by: greyrooster at May 08, 2007 08:17 PM (l9HRC)

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May 07, 2007

Good News Iraq: May 6

Good News Iraq Report 6 May:

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First Lieutenant Jarred A. Fishman, USAFR more...

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Iraqis on the Democratic Party

W. Thomas Smith over at NRO interviews Iraqis:

It was the same everywhere I went. The Iraqis of all stripes, talked â€” so long as they knew I would not publish their names (to do so would make them and their families a target of the terrorists) â€” and expressed gratitude toward the Americans and the British. They also expressed a fear based on the antiwar rhetoric from Capitol Hill they read in their own papers.
â€œSurely America is not going to leave us?â€ one man asked.

Smith told him that we wouldn't. My guess is that he is wrong. To most Americans the question is not if we will abandon Iraq to al Qaeda and Iran, only how and when.

Very sad.

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May 03, 2007

An Interview With Chris Short On The Air Force Funding Shortage

I had the chance to ask Chris Short, who recently re-upped, a few questions on how the lack of funding for the Air Force is impacting active duty personnel. In particular with active duty changing duty stations and relocating. As most people know military personnel aren't paid nearly what they are worth.

Digger: "So Chris, what is your take as active duty Air Force on this situation?"

Short: "I honestly think that Congress's timetable laden bills are forcing the Department of Defense as a whole to shift money around to help keep up the good fight. The sad thing is, that the money being shifted right now is the same money that is going to pay me this summer and help me move in the early fall. It's a sad situation, really, but I feel that the Commander-in-Chief is trying to do the right thing. However, others are just trying to make the CINC look bad."

Digger: "Have you seen this impacting others in the Air Force yet? Are they concerned?"

Short: "I've seen a handful of people being extended in Iraq long past their selected tours because of the "surge" and lack of money... They are gravely concerned by this because it means they will either A) stay out there longer or B) be stranded"

Digger: "Having been in the service myself and knowing how close knit the spouses are, do they know of this situation and if so how much has it concerned them?"

Short: "I have not heard from spouses about this yet... But, I can only imagine"

Digger: "I can only imagine that once spouses realize what could potentially happen it will spread like wildfire. Do you have anything in the works just in case funding doesn't come through?"

Short: "What can I really do at this point?"

You can tell that Chris is at a loss for what to do if the funding falls through as are thousands just like him.

Don't you love how those in powerful positions claim to really care about the military and then at the first chance will play political games with their finances, morale and general stress levels? I mean these people are already on the edge with potential deployment and friends and family in combat and then you've got our Congress sitting around adding to it unnecessarily all to prove a point.

Whenever I hear someone in power say they support the troops I always do a double-take, because it's usually the statement right before they say "but I'm gonna screw them".

Thanks to Chris for taking the time to answer the few questions above

Originally posted at Diggers Realm

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May 02, 2007

Al Qaeda Leaders Demand Immediate Withdraw from Iraq "Quagmire"

A New York Times story, written bizarro world style:

Following the deaths of both Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi and Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the decimation of the ranks of Al Qaeda in Iraq, and the growing unpopularity of foreign insurgents among Iraqis, some senior terrorists affiliated with Al Qaeda have called upon Usama Bin Laden to withdraw all of his troops from Iraq by October.
The war in Iraq "is lost" and Al Qaeda attacks are failing to bring an Islamic state to the country, spokesman of the Salafist Group for Preching and Combat, Harry Sheikh Reidari, said Thursday. "I believe ... that this war is lost, and continuing attacks are not accomplishing anything, as is shown by the extreme blows to our network in Iraq recently," Reidari told journalists. "Iraq has diverted resources from our greater 'War on Freedom'. It would be best if we withdrew, leaving only a small force to train Iraqi jihadists, and redeployed our other forces to Afghanistan to continue with a Holy War that everyone can support."

Read the rest.

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1 This will just make the Dems feel better about leaving.

Posted by: Ortzinator at May 02, 2007 10:03 AM (JleDT)

2 now all we have to do is tabulate the polls from the red states and the yellow states

Posted by: crusaderdude at May 02, 2007 10:17 AM (x3MrO)

3 If we could just convince the Dems that thier war against America was lost ... they could retreat to Okinawa! USA, all the way!

Posted by: Michael Weaver at May 02, 2007 10:28 AM (2OHpj)

4 I saw a special on Animal Planet about blood sucking creatures. Democrats came in number 3, right under the common tick. Any guess who was number one, yep, you got it, ACLU lawyers.

Posted by: DrTheopolis at May 02, 2007 11:04 AM (9ZqGe)

5 But Masri hasn't been confirmed to have died.

Posted by: Gordon Hunter at May 02, 2007 01:21 PM (TmLg9)

6 This threw me for a minute until i read it all. I was thinking "O my God" that sounds like the dems. Great post Rusty!

Posted by: allahakchew at May 02, 2007 03:25 PM (BrndJ)

7 If the Islamic State in Iraq soon too be in Kuwait what ever you call those basters let me make this clear they don't LIE if the Islamic State claims that his not dead his not dead; I am sadden they have more integrity then we do. When Abu Musab Al Zarqawi was killed, they said it the next day he was killed.

If there true intentions is to make him appear on camera you are a fool, you are just going to popularize him and more more wana be Jahadist are going to be motivated to fight in Iaq.

If American soldiers don't have a will, is a lost cause.

Posted by: yrtretertre at May 02, 2007 05:03 PM (DugTF)

8 Golly #7 ... Thanks for explaining that. I'm so glad to know that terrorists who raise thier little children to become suicide bombers, and to murder innocent people in the marketplace, are ethically superior to we who merely want to stop them. It is so clear to me now, how your friends, the terrorists, treat women better, and are so very tolerant of others. Golly! I just don't even know how to 'Thank' you! USA, all the way!

Posted by: Michael Weaver at May 05, 2007 04:36 PM (2OHpj)

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May 01, 2007

Abu Al-Masri Reported Dead

(Baghdad) Unconfirmed breaking news! The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, is dead.

From an Interior Ministry spokesman:

"We received intelligence reports of al-Masri getting killed in clashes between al-Qaeda in Iraq and other militant groups, at dawn today, in al-Niba'ie in Taji, north of Baghdad," Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim Khalaf said.
According to Khalaf, the reports are based on "very strong intelligence," but he added al-Masri's body has not been seen and stressed that the reported battle was an internal fight between rival militant groups -- no Iraqi troops were involved.

The Egyptian who is also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, assumed the leadership of al Qaeda in Iraq after Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in June. Al-Masri has a $5 million bounty on his head.

Unfortunately, bogus reports regularly surface regarding the demise of al-Qaeda leaders so, keep your fingers crossed. Al-Masri is among that evil group of murdering thugs who should be awarded 72 virgins as quickly as possible.

More later ...

UPDATE by Rusty: Pajamas Media has a good roundup of right-of-center blog reaction.

Time to break out the cowbell?

Whenever we get reports of al Qaeda in Iraq leadership being killed--which is quite often--I always turn to Bill Roggio for reaction. Here's what he says:

Initial reports indicated fighting "between insurgents" resulted in al-Masri's death, however this has since changed to "local tribes." The tribe is being reported to hail from Fallujah. If this is accurate, the death of Abu Ayyub al-Masri would have come at the hands of none other than Sheikh Abdul Sattar al-Risha's Anbar Salvation Council. As we've noted in the past, the 1920s Revolution Brigades and other Sunni insurgent groups have signed on with the Anbar Salvation Council to fight al Qaeda and secure Anbar province.

If true, this would mean See-Dubs headline of "Red on Red" is dead on accurate. Red truly describes the 1920s Revolution Brigade, since, in addition to fighting al Qaeda, they also blow up American soldiers on propaganda videos--or did. So, don't think of them as "friends". They are, in fact, Baathist thugs who don't mind it when al Qaeda kills Americans but aren't really all that fond of al Qaeda blowing up crowded markets.

Anyway, the main thing is that al Masri is dead. Knock. On. Wood. My mouse, like a ouija board, seems to be moving by itself towards the more cowbell pic I stole from Ace.....

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1 Who cares? Do you really think one more idiot who is supposed to be a leader will redirect this game in Iraq? And those idiots can't even say with any degree of certainly if this rumor is in fact true. It's time to go and return home so that we can prepare ourselves for the big American recession (which will effect the whole planet) and the political game wherein we debate if women really know anything about a man's world and whether or not we should bring back the draft...just before we get attacked on our home turf. Rapid hysteria is about to show its really ugly face in our country. Bomb shelters anyone?

Posted by: RJ at May 01, 2007 06:55 AM (yyxO/)

2 Well, it depends how he was killed. If it was like the way al-Zarqawi got it, then it's hilarious. Sure those bombs aren't cheap, but we all love a good explosion, even if it is just to waste on some sub-human piece of trash. Eh, who am I kidding? The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq - who aren't really in Iraq, who were never in Iraq before the US invaded and who don't even exist depending on what instant you happen to have the misfortune of listening - is reputed to've been capped. It's all good baby.

Posted by: Infidelsalwayswin at May 01, 2007 07:08 AM (Q04kG)

I hope he suffered first.

Posted by: Jack's Smirking Revenge at May 01, 2007 08:03 AM (ptO0I)

4 No, killing him won't end the war, but it sure feels good.

Posted by: Rusty at May 01, 2007 08:06 AM (JQjhA)

5 Ahhhh what a beautiful!
I haven't been this happy since Al-Zarqawi was handed his arse.

Posted by: Garduneh Mehr at May 01, 2007 09:06 AM (j97MF)

6 Mike, we don't know if he's dead. I sincerely wish he is dead since he killed Murat Yuce and was responsible for the ambush that killed the two US soldiers last June but sadly the Interior Ministry has been known to be inaccurate many times. Don't knock on wood or bring out the cowbell until we see his rotting corpse.

I have no doubt that he will be killed eventually but there is no proof he died yesterday.

Posted by: George Ramos at May 01, 2007 09:51 AM (TmLg9)

7 I could have sworn we had this guy in custody already.

Posted by: mrclark at May 01, 2007 09:57 AM (2G5Vr)

8 How many times are they going to kill that guy? It seems like he gets killed at least once a year.

Posted by: Reality Czech at May 01, 2007 10:05 AM (b3bZ5)

9 That was Baghadi who was reported to have been arrested but it turned out to be BS by the Interior Ministry.

Posted by: George Ramos at May 01, 2007 10:08 AM (TmLg9)

10 I mean Baghdadi.

Posted by: George Ramos at May 01, 2007 10:23 AM (TmLg9)

11 Masri is not dead. MSN stated "Al-Qaida-linked group, in a Web statement, denies Iraq terror leader killed."

The Interior Ministry again BS.

Posted by: George Ramos at May 01, 2007 10:27 AM (TmLg9)

"Qaeda-linked group denies Iraq Qaeda leader killed"

The self-styled Islamic State in Iraq denied that the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, was killed on Tuesday.

"The Islamic State in Iraq assures the Islamic nation about the safety of Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, may God save him, and that he is still fighting the enemies," said the Qaeda-linked group in a statement posted on a Web site used by militants.

Iraq's interior ministry said earlier on Tuesday that the militant leader was killed in an internal fight between militants north of Baghdad.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20070501/tpl-uk-iraq-43a8d4f_1.html

Posted by: George Ramos at May 01, 2007 10:33 AM (TmLg9)

13 The group admitted Zarqawi died when he died so I believe the group's claim instead of the corrupt interior ministry which always BS.

Posted by: George Ramos at May 01, 2007 10:34 AM (TmLg9)

14 Thanks for the link George. I don't put any stock in AQI's readiness to admit the loss of their leader. I would think it has to do with the popularity of the leader, and Zarqawi was such a jackass to fellow jihadis that I'm sure some of them felt a sigh of relief that he wasn't around anymore to cut their heads off.

I still have hope that maybe this time, the interior ministry isn't full of it. I say it's even money.

Posted by: wooga at May 01, 2007 12:00 PM (t9sT5)

15 Wait, this is the ISI saying that the AQI leader wasn't killed. I thought the yahoo article was AQI claiming AQI's leader was still alive. The bullshit is flying fast and furious in Iraq. I can't tell these camel fuckers apart anymore.

Posted by: wooga at May 01, 2007 12:02 PM (t9sT5)

16 The ISI is an umbrella insurgent organization and Al Qaeda in Iraq is part of the organization.

Posted by: George Ramos at May 01, 2007 01:08 PM (TmLg9)

17 double edged sword: One could argue that since Masri was not releasing Video all the time that by saying he is still alive, most people in Iraq (and here) would never know he is dead because we've never seen him before (right?) problem is the enemy knows we will put dead enemy commanders on display, so if they lie they will be exposed and look weak.

Posted by: davec at May 01, 2007 02:17 PM (63hdl)

18 Well is the scum dead or not?

Posted by: allahakchew at May 01, 2007 05:01 PM (BrndJ)

I don't think he is dead but nobody is sure yet.

Posted by: George Ramos at May 01, 2007 05:42 PM (TmLg9)

20 Allahdickchew is the only scum arround here.

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April 29, 2007

Hitchens Defends Iraq

An exercise in making the opponents of the Iraq war look subretarded:

PART TWO BELOW THE FOLD --> more...

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1 Hitch is always good on Iraq--but boy does he stink on religion.

Posted by: Richard Romano at April 29, 2007 11:57 AM (iD1fP)

2 My thoughts exactly. I don't know his personal background but often there is an untold story for a complete lack of faith. What a convert he would be. Anyway, good reporting Good Lt.

Posted by: Sharm at April 29, 2007 12:19 PM (xVW97)

3 i cannot support the war on iraq as a conservative the way this has played out. these filthy subhuman arabs attacked us and killed countless precious Americans on 9/11.

our soldiers should be going door to door and slaughtering the arab beasts in every country of the middle east. filthy arab children should be cut open and hung on pikes for all the world to see.

trust me, there will be no end to terrorism until the last arab draws breath no more.

I pray to Jesus nightly for his almighty vengeance to wipe out the arabs the world over.

Posted by: Chris Duncan at April 29, 2007 12:49 PM (Nhfns)

4 Chris..Jesus first admonishes do unto others, not do unto others before they do it unto you...revenge is mine, sayeth the Lord.Second, most Arabs over here are Christian!!Third, killing the Children is not Biblical
at all...not sure what God you're praying to, but I know why you're not being answered by mine.

Posted by: RITA at April 29, 2007 01:54 PM (ytRzi)

5 I would expect that there would be more Republicans named simply because there have been more Republicans in positions of power during the time that Palfrey conducted her business in Washington.
During the last 6 years there has been few Democrats working in the Executive branch, and the Democrats were the minority party in Congress (her business ended by 2005). Outing a Clinton era individual as having been a client is not nearly so news worthy as someone in a top position of the current administration.
And of course the BIG issue is hypocrisy. The Republican base is/was; the moral majority/christian coalition/social conservatives. They are certain to be less forgiving of adultery/prostitution than the Democratic base will be when/if allegations are made against Democrats.
Not that it matter much to Democrats but their top canidates, Obama,Clinton,Edwards, all seem to have had only one marriage.

Posted by: John Ryan at April 29, 2007 02:12 PM (TcoRJ)

6 Clinton

That was actually a sham and a lie, not a marriage. You must have been asleep from 1993-1999. Nice try, though.

Posted by: Good Lt at April 29, 2007 05:55 PM (yMbfY)

7 "Clinton" Prostitutes both of them. Obama would like to be a prostitute, if anyone was paying in his prefered currency, and Edwards can screw Americans while making them think he really does love them. I despise the bunch. I feel bad for thier families.
USA, all the way!

Posted by: Michael Weaver at April 29, 2007 08:54 PM (2OHpj)

8 Meanwhile Hitchens is ravaging the anti-war arguements with precision, as one would expect

USA, all the way!

Posted by: Michael Weaver at April 29, 2007 08:55 PM (2OHpj)

9 I would have no problem with killing any Arab, Persian or American who picks up the bloody sheild and sword of Islam Jihad. But they are all cowards and sneaky, covert cowards at that that hide among the innocent and the frightened [everywhere]. So, unless [until] the international community and the American community tires of being bled and slaughtered, we will kill very few of them, imprison some (to be released again) and change not one of their minds.

It is going to be a long, long, long war. We may lose the war that is raging within the United States before we can defeat Islam. The invasion of the U.S.A. is fast apace, with thousands entering legally and illegally each month. They say there are 12 million illegals here now, some say the figure is closer to 20 million and will soon double with the present birth rate and infiltration rate they enjoy.

What we will do about that is not clear, but many are saying if the state and the Nation won't do anything, the American public will. That will be a sad and terrible time.

Hitchens believes in no god, no higher power, but this does not stop him from knowing the power that Islam has over the billion plus worldwide.

In fact it may help him see it much clearer than most. But he makes little difference, as most Americans will never see or hear his words.

Papa Ray
West Texas
USA

Posted by: Papa Ray at April 29, 2007 09:20 PM (gQ03B)

10 For those of us with an attention span longer than a gnat ,this is nothing new.
The idea that Hitchens would have to recapitulate for 5 minutes the reasons why IOF was undertaken is a disgrace. The before and after quotes from the Democrats have been shoved down the memory hole.
I have to be ashamed for them all, for they clearly have none. If their fates were not tied to mine, I would be laughing at them for their shortsighted ignorance.
I never believed in 2001 that I would witness the shame that the Democrats would heap upon my proud nation.
I despise them for they are the poison pill of a great land and people. They could have easily gone another way and supported, with constructive criticism, OIF. But they chose the exact opposite way of treachery and surrender.
We will pay a price for all of their perfidy.
Our enemies are as intractable in their desire for our destruction as the Democrats are of the destruction of George W. Bush.

Posted by: CozMark at April 29, 2007 09:22 PM (L9o51)

11 Chris, you're using a different moniker today--you're a sick, twisted lowlife--you have not a scintilla of Jesus in you.

We pursue murderers, i.e., terrorists, but we stand shoulder to shoulder with Muslims who desire peace (the brave Iraqi troops have fought admirably).

Posted by: Richard Romano at April 30, 2007 01:47 AM (iD1fP)

12 Hitchens will of course continue to defend his previous statements ... nothing startling there or particularly insightful about this most recent example.

However, compare this to a previous Hitchens writing:

"For years we in the West have been looking for a new Evil Empire
to fill the gap left when Russia - a genuine threat - retired from the
job and deprived us of an enemy. What were all those spies to do? How
could we justify those missiles and bombs? What should we be scared of
now?

At one stage we were reduced to pretending that Panama's
General Noriega was a menace to our way of life. Then it was Slobodan
Milosevic. Finally, we inflated the piffling Saddam Hussein into a
looming Hitler.

Now the same experts think they have found
something to be afraid of in Iran. It is tempting to believe them. This
is the land of the glowering ayatollahs, the book-burning mobs, the
fatwas of death and the black chador. And Iran has just become even
more frightening because in its secret vaults Islamic scientists are
fumbling with atoms and testing long-range rockets."

Yep, Hitchens ... not Christopher, but his more reality-based brother Peter.

Posted by: B at April 30, 2007 01:07 PM (Zlbra)

13 Hitchens will of course continue to defend his previous statements

Hitchens is repeating historical facts (and ideological consistency) to his erstwhile comrades on the left. He's not defending himself.

His "statements" on Iraq need no defense because they are the factually and historically accurate.

The antiwar left is the one that needs to defend its unilateral exoneration of psychopathic Islamic tyrants, murderers and terrorists simply because they have an irrational personal hatred of BOOSH.\

Which will never happen, since the left has neither the intellectual nor moral capacity for introspection.

Posted by: Good Lt at April 30, 2007 02:02 PM (yMbfY)

14 Good Lt ,

Which will never happen, since the left has neither the intellectual nor moral capacity for introspection.

Truer words have never been spoken...............

http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=16834

Posted by: doriangrey at April 30, 2007 03:36 PM (XvkRd)

15 The antiwar left is the one that needs to defend its unilateral
exoneration of psychopathic Islamic tyrants, murderers and terrorists
simply because they have an irrational personal hatred of BOOSH.\

Which will never happen, since the left has neither the intellectual nor moral capacity for introspection.

Hmmm. Somehow I get the feeling you've rarely been accused of broad UNDER-generalizations, Lt.

Posted by: B at April 30, 2007 11:04 PM (YTpW6)

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April 25, 2007

A Day in Kirkuk

Totten continues the voyage in Kirkuk. Lasswell's companion post is also very inciteful. I envy these guys, I really do.

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April 24, 2007

Rep. Hensarling on Pelosi

Via the RSC Blog:

Tonight, ABC News reported that Speaker Nancy Pelosi will skip a classified briefing tomorrow by General David Petraeus.
Speaker Pelosi will now be the second Democrat leader in Congress this week to insult American servicemen and their mission. The reckless words and actions that we have seen and heard from Democrat leaders are inexcusable and reveal a blatant disregard for the men and women who wear our nationâ€™s uniform.
I hope that after a night of rest and reflection, the Speaker reconsiders this decision and shows General Petraeus, the men and women serving in our armed forces, and their families the respect that they deserve.

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1 You just want to suck her dick.

Posted by: Fagnar Loves Vinnie at April 25, 2007 12:26 AM (b0FZu)

2 She is attempting to give herself plausible deniability. If she never hears any good news, she can say she 'hasn't heard any good news' ! I used to play that game as a kid. It's sort of like using a "sorry officer, I didn't know it was illegal" type of arguement. I wonder how well it will work!? USA, all the way!

Posted by: Michael Weaver at April 25, 2007 12:40 AM (2OHpj)

3 You want to talk disrespect? Bush ran drooling to the convocation at VT because somebody told the scumbag it would be good for his sleezy image.

Has he once been to a funeral of a soldier? Noooooooo. He's probably catch fire if he did.

Posted by: John at April 25, 2007 12:53 AM (S3Rzh)

4 John sucks Murtha's dick.

Posted by: Fagnar Loves Vinnie at April 25, 2007 01:20 AM (b0FZu)

5 I don't think it is disrespectful at all. I think it is about time that someone stand up and say we are tired of wasting billions and billions of $$$$ on a war that is completely and utterly a worthless cause. Just because I don't support the war doesn't make me anti-American. It makes me a realist. You can NEVER get anywhere taking 1 step forward and 2 steps back. Bush has bent this country over and prison raped every US citizen since he has been in office. Have you ever thought about how much better off this country would be if Bush had taken that same amount of money and tried to feed it back into our OWN country on things such as healthcare, education, etc. etc????

Posted by: Brandon at April 25, 2007 08:00 AM (y0VoH)

6 That you associate being fucked up the ass with anybody in the country supporting something that you don't tells us more than we want to know about you. But if we can forgo a couple of tanks to educate you I might actually be for something so desperately needed.

Posted by: Randman at April 25, 2007 10:12 AM (Sal3J)

7 Man, the freaks come out at night around this place.

Especially the ones obsessed with dicks.

Posted by: Ragnar Danneskjold, Arrogant Prick at April 25, 2007 10:14 AM (9ewhT)

8 The submission of the military to civilian govt is crucial to our democracy, and is jeopardized when that govt refuses to even show up to accept that submission. That is the only point of having most of those morons meeting with generals in the first place after all - it's not because someone like Pelosi would ever use the info provided by a general to make an intelligent or informed decision; it's simply to keep generals in the habit of reporting regularly to civvy leaders.

It's not much to ask - just frickin show up, fill a seat for a couple hours. Feel free to stare out the window, drool, or draw cartoons in the margins of your briefing - whatever, just be there, if for no other reason than to remind the military that ultimately it reports to civilians. That's all I ask.

Anyone in govt who would do what Pelosi did, or support someone who did it, should not be in office. It is that simple. This is an automatic responsibility of anyone elected to the office, and Pelosi's actions are an explicit abdication of same.

Needless to say this has given me renewed determination to make the polls.

Posted by: Scott at April 25, 2007 10:35 AM (FAHM2)

9 Taliban Nancy just wants to make sure that Harry surrender monkey Reid isnt the only one getting face time in the media by committing treason.................

http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=16834

Posted by: doriangrey at April 25, 2007 11:11 AM (XvkRd)

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The Decision to Stay in Iraq Boils Down to One Thing

I have been a little curious lately about the Iraq war stance democrats and liberals have taken lately. Basically, they are going to force the President to use his veto power and then keep sending the President funding bills that include pork barrel spending or a timetable for withdrawal. Trust me, folks, a timetable for withdrawal in Iraq is like sending al Qaida an invitation to make the next pre-9/11 Afghanistan. Only this time the resistance will be weaker and the death toll will be much higher during the takeover. I am sure most people that would argue with me on that fact are going to say that I am merely using Conservative talking points. That is not the case here; it is the truth.

I am very perturbed by the fact that the current anti-Operation Iraqi Freedom battle cry is that the United States does not need to be in Iraq and, more recently, that the military has failed in Iraq or that the military can no longer sustain this operation. I find the latter statement to be a complete falsehood. The US Armed Forces contained the reach of the Soviets for many years only giving up ground where it did not make sense to fight or because of actions like this current Congress is trying to take (de-funding the war). Did the US military need to go in to Bosnia and help stop genocide? The short answer is, no. The long answer is yes, because, those people were deprived of their liberty. The Iraqi people for years were deprived of their liberty. We liberated Kuwait when Saddam Hussein deprived Kuwaitis of their liberty. A by-product of liberating Iraq from Saddam Hussein is violence from terrorists. This violence must be stopped, contained, or destroyed before a withdrawal from Iraq can be considered.

I completely understand that the reason the US gave to the world was that Saddam Hussein was a madman with weapons of mass destruction. We definitely had 50% of that justification for war pegged. However, the hoards of WMDs have not turned up, yet. There have been batches of this and that chemical or biological agent found but the intelligence failure pre-OIF is now a widely accepted conclusion. However, WMDs are not the reason we are still in Iraq today.

Nevertheless, there are essentially two sides to this debate; those that want us out of Iraq and those that want us to stay in Iraq. Those that want us out have a myriad of reasons which I am sure most of us have heard. Being in the military, I have been told face-to-face every "reason" to pull out of Iraq. Those reasons vary from pacifistic-type reasons to down right hatred of anything that President Bush proposes. Some people have decent justifications for withdrawal but no one has truly stepped out of the crowd and given me a justifiable reason.

To be honest, I have one reason to stay in Iraq. It is something that I have found that the vast majority of Conservatives believe in and the exact opposite is something I have noticed from those on the left. That reason is simple; hope. Yes, hope. It is a simple fact that the US military came in and overthrew Saddam Hussein. However, the underlying want, what most people who share my opinion are yearning for boils down to hope.

My short term hope is that my comrades who have fallen in Iraq did not die in vain. My long term hope is that Iraq can be a prosperous, free nation in the Middle East. My distant hope is for an Iraq that becomes a model for other nations in that region. A CEOs hope might be for an emerging market in cell phones, construction, and other various kinds of infrastructure that could be gleaned from Operation Iraqi Freedom. An Iraqi mother hopes for a neighborhood safe enough to let her child roam free in and a nation strong enough to provide many opportunities to her child. An Iraqi father hopes that his family will not be threatened by the terrorists that roam his streets currently and that US-led coalition forces are struggling so hard to remove from that father's streets.

Why is it time to pull out of Iraq? The real answer is that now is definitely not the time to abandon the Iraqi people and our mission in Iraq. There is so much to hope for and it is so incredibly close. The successes in the demolition of terrorist networks in Iraq can not be measured by someone who does not see reports of that on a daily basis. When you mirror those successes against the US casualty reports it pains you but you can still see success. I can not definitively measure those successes for I am not reading such reports on a daily basis (weekly would be more like it). Hope breeds success and success breeds will and will breeds hope. What I am seeing today is a lack of hope for the future from those that want the United States out of Iraq. It pains me to see people give up all hope.

Originally Written for Conservative Thinking

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1 Off subject: But a kid has been accused because he brought a ham sandwich to school. Some monkey Somalis said that when the sandwich got within 18 ft of them they felt that allah was going to send them to hell. Academic meatheads take which side? You guessed it. School admistrators must be force to take anti-testosterone pills every morning. What cowards. And again why the hell are these muslim monkeys in our country. OUTLAND ISLAM.

Posted by: greyrooster at April 24, 2007 06:44 AM (Ri8KN)

2 Another one word reason that we get and the Democrats don't, to complete the mission, honor. Who will ever trust us again? How will we justify creating another entire generation of Vets suffering like the VN guys did?

Posted by: TBinSTL at April 24, 2007 07:22 AM (MSiPb)

3 There is something all these arguments seem to lack: How does the most powerful nation on this planet (USA) come to a point where it cannot control what was once just a third rate nation (Iraq), especially after engaging this country for over three years?

I think this question should be at the top of the list. As to what Chris Short suggests is our "honor" I would ask him to direct his attention to those who we Americans elected to serve within our government. As he suggests, our troops are in fact being undermined: Would you suspect our future youth to "volunteer" to join our military given this mess?

Why has our government chosen to fight a war in this manner? Why have so many Americans chosen to step back from supporting this war in Iraq? Why do so many Americans look to the Muslim peoples and see a bunch of beheading, spiritual clowns bent on destroying our way of life to replace it with one of super rigidity and male dominated control?

How did so many emasculated men come to political power in our government? Example: Harry Reid and Barak Obama.

Further: The reluctant warrior: where is Colin Powell? Here is one man who this world of nations know when he says he intends to fight to win, he means it. We know why he is beneath the radar: when given the information on WMDs he went forward and got his face smeared with the crap he was fed...so he left that team and went home. Do you know of anybody in our country who other nations would really listen to? Balls...Brains...Leadership...see anybody out there who really has all this and has some history in showing such use where we, as Americans could and would support such a person?

Rules of Engagement. Here is where we lost this war, and here is where we continue to shoot ourselves in the back. Who are these assholes who created these defeatist ROEs? Out attention belongs in finding them. If for no other reason, 3000 plus dead American citizens, 3000 plus dead American soldiers, 5000 plus injured American soldiers...should I go on? I wanted to win, but every chance seems to have a hidden counterpart within our government that diverts such energies away from a victory toward a defeat. Why is all I ask?

Posted by: RJ at April 24, 2007 07:44 AM (yyxO/)

4 "I completely understand that the reason the US gave to the world was
that Saddam Hussein was a madman with weapons of mass destruction. We
definitely had 50% of that justification for war pegged. However, the
hoards of WMDs have not turned up, yet. There have been batches of this
and that chemical or biological agent found but the intelligence
failure pre-OIF is now a widely accepted conclusion."

It's like this: Iraq and Syria are two drug dealers on the block, whose buildings directly abut one another with an internal door connecting them. Undercover police and local witnesses have observed people staggering out of both in apparently drugged states, users have been apprehended and confessed, and corpses have been found in the dumpsters of their back lots who autopsies show to have died from massive drug overdoses.

The police request permission from the DA to raid both. The DA decides Syria is off limits, and gives the green light for Iraq only after announcing the raid several weeks in advance via press conference.

The raid goes down, lots of drug paraphernalia is recovered - but no drugs.

Cue in Greek tragedy play wherein everyone in the press and state senate wail, stamp, gnash their teeth and otherwise disparage the police for ever thinking they would find drugs in dealer Iraq's house, and even sarcastically ask "So where are the drugs you jackbooted thugs?? Did they just disappear???"

This is the disingenuous farce that happened in 2003, and the thing that blows my mind is that everyone is still playing along.

Posted by: Scott at April 24, 2007 07:45 AM (FAHM2)

5 Scott, there are a bunch of US military personnel who can no longer "play along" and if you were to be a family member of one of these soldiers you might have a "harder take" on those who belongs to your group "everyone is still playing along." I suggest we have a Congress loaded with Passive Aggressive Narcissists, who appear at the front doors with lawyer diplomas. They believe they are wise. I suggest they are mere fools, and cowards.

Posted by: RJ at April 24, 2007 08:03 AM (yyxO/)

6 Hope's a funny thing, isn't it? You have so much that you're prepared to let the hopes of the people of Iraq wither and die in order that your hopes be fulfilled.

Let's talk about the people of Iraq, shall we? The most recent poll (D3) shows much less optimism about the future than 2004 or 2005: 32% of Iraqis polled
expected that in a year's time things would be somewhat worse or much
worse (compared to 12% in 2005 and 6% in 2004); 35% expected that in a year's time things
would be much or somewhat better, compared to 64% in 2005 and 71% in
2004.

So basically your strategy of holding on in there seems to be crushing the hopes of the Iraqi people. At the end of your touching plea, you say that it "pains" you to see people give up all hope. I'm sorry that you feel so much pain, but you'd probably feel a lot worse if you actually had to live there and watch your country going down the toilet every single day.

The real question is, whose hopes are more important - your hope that "my comrades who have fallen in Iraq did not die in vain", or the hopes of the Iraqi families you claim to care oh-so-much about?

Posted by: merkur at April 24, 2007 08:17 AM (vgIQh)

7 By this rationale I should have had "hope" Cho would come to his senses and not go after all those students. Freud would say that hope may drive one to "magical thinking" if not properly balanced with reality. Further, if the Iraqi people were so smart, and weren't we told they were the smartest in the Middle East, they would have known long ago that American hope is not "eternal," right?

Posted by: RJ at April 24, 2007 08:31 AM (yyxO/)

8 "..hope is that my comrades who have fallen in Iraq did not die in vain..."

Chris, I assure you the sacrifice of your comrades is known to God and to those of us who have suffered directly or indirectly at the hands of Islamo-fascists; and is therefore never in vain.

"...My long term hope is that Iraq can be a prosperous, free nation in the Middle East.."

This is precisely what the Mullahcracy of Iran and the thugocracy of Syrian can not tolerate. A free country right at their doorsteps?! Are you kidding?! This exactly why they don't spare any effort to stoke the fire of terrorism in Iraq knowing full well that ordinary Iraqi's pay the heaviest price. Put another way, I believe for each terrorist attack in Iraq the coalition (including free Iraqi's of course) should attack a few military installations and/or terrorist training camps in Syria and Iran. Believe me, I don't say this lightly, I'm Iranian myself.

Posted by: Garduneh Mehr at April 24, 2007 08:51 AM (j97MF)

9 So basically your strategy of holding on in there seems to be crushing the hopes of the Iraqi people.

Wow! Is that the only variable. Thanks for the simple view.

if you actually had to live there and watch your country going down the toilet every single day.

Yes yes...it was utopia on earth before. Just forget the torture chambers (places where they did not put underwear on your head but instead put you feet first in wood chippers). Forget the children's prison or the entire cities wiped out by nerve gas. Forget that most of the country was without electricity, fresh water or good schools and hospitals. Forget that Saddam spent the wealth of the nation on palaces and weapons. It was just perfect before.

Posted by: Randman at April 24, 2007 08:58 AM (Sal3J)

10 Trackbacked by The Thunder Run - <a href="Web">Web'>http://thunderrun.blogspot.com/2007/04/web-reconnaissance-for-04242007.html">Web Reconnaissance for 04/24/2007</a>
A short recon of whatâ€™s out there that might draw your attention.

Posted by: David M at April 24, 2007 09:06 AM (kNjJk)

11 Don't get angry with me, Randman. I'm simply reporting the views of the Iraqi people, as interpreted in opinion polls carried out in Iraq. It clearly wasn't a utopia before, and clearly the people of Iraq (with some exceptions) are glad that Saddam's regime is over.

This only makes it all the more tragic that year-on-year, US policy has progressively alienated those people, to the point where 50% of them now believe that things are worse than they were immediately before the war (Q7 of the same poll).

And no, the "let's hang in there" policy isn't the only variable, except in the column to which I was responding. If you were hoping for a more nuanced view, I suggest you go to a blog where the only factor isn't a fantasyland approach to international politics.

Posted by: merkur at April 24, 2007 10:20 AM (xs87s)

12 The bottome line is that the Dems can say and do whatever they want to now to get us out of Iraq. After that happens they will pin the failure (ie withdrawal) on the Republicans AND they will get away with it.

Just like they are getting away with every meme that started in 2001-War for Oil, Bush Lied, Selected not Elected etc., ad infinitum.

All of those quotes from Dems supporting Operations Desert Fox'Iraqi Freedom and UN Weapons Inspections are down the memory hole as far as the MSM is concerned.

Posted by: CozMark at April 24, 2007 10:31 AM (8Wwo1)

13 Their ability to bludgeon people into believing their lies cannot be underestimated. It is a fact of life in this country. However many of us out here that refuse to buy their line, there are tenfold more who do.

Posted by: CozMark at April 24, 2007 10:37 AM (8Wwo1)

14 And, a key way that they accomplish this is through opinion leaders. Opinion leaders are people that others refer to when they want to know about something. For instance, if someone wants to know what stereo system to buy, they go to an audiophile friend. It works the same for political opinions.

Posted by: CozMark at April 24, 2007 10:44 AM (8Wwo1)

15 merkur,

Or better yet how about you pull your head out of your ass and quit pretending that America is making the situation over there worse. If you had one single clue about what is happening in Iraq you would probably drown yourself for being such a complete fool.

What is happening in Iraq is that a cult of death is attempting force its sick and perverted religion on a country that doesnâ€™t want it. The fanatical extremist Muslims from all over the Middle East have converged on Iraq in an attempt to prevent the Iraqi people from governing themselves without Iraq becoming another Islamic theocracy.

The people of Iraq do not want to become a Islamic theocracy, they want to be a representative democracy, but the governments of other middle eastern nations which are either totalitarian regimes or Islamic theocracies cannot tolerate a threat like that because it would spell their own demises.

Hence the involvement of Iran, Syria and a host of other fundamentalists from nations like Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=16834

Posted by: doriangrey at April 24, 2007 10:44 AM (XvkRd)

16 RJ-

Sorry for the sweeping use of "everyone"; my <i>gut</i> tells me others feel the same way about the WMD charade, but it's been 3 years now and in all that time the most likely answer to the WMD question hasn't really been put out there, at least not in any strong or persistent manner and so instead it remains the elephant in the room that remains studiously unacknowledged.

I know it can't all be due to MSM blackout; the Swiftboaters were able to beat that racket albeit with a lot of difficulty, and so I know that it can be done.

But instead the whole issue is allowed, on the big stage at least, to rest purely on the intentionally short sighted and simplistic question of "did we find WMD in Iraq?"

Why is that? This one nonsequitur has been allowed to seriously hinder the efforts in Iraq by diverting attention from the actual issues and giving the left a talking point, however idiotic.

Posted by: Scott at April 24, 2007 11:21 AM (FAHM2)

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Scott, let me try to answer this for you. By example: You and I go to a car lot looking to buy a car. The salesman points out to us the features of a car that caught our attention. As we talk about it, this salesman notes one feature that has our attention: big engine. He then goes on to highlite this feature, sublimating all the others. My point; this is what happened to the WMD feature. We were given a host of reasons to go into Iraq, one of them being the WMD suspicion. That hit a nerve with our society and the media, yes the media, ran with it due to the natural fact it brought viewers to every station that boosted up its volume on WMD potentials. Ergo, the big elephant that still is in the room is there because most forgot how this "sales job" was played. Our government allowed the WMD sales pitch to go forward while they worked on other isssues, not realizing the trap if none we openly found. Of course, this does not, in my opinion, forgive our government's choices since then in fighting this war...with both hands tied behind our backs. I hold the Congress and the Administration responsible for this fiasco. I am going to vote for new blood next time around.

Posted by: RJ at April 24, 2007 11:37 AM (yyxO/)

18
"Or better yet how about you pull your head out of your ass and quit pretending that America is making the situation over there worse. If you had one single clue about what is happening in Iraq you would probably drown yourself for being such a complete fool."

There's nothing better than abuse to win your argument, but you should probably direct your abuse at the Iraqis.

Back to that opinion poll - when asked "do you think the presence of US forces in Iraq is making security in our country better, worse, or having no effect on the security situation?" a whole 69% of them replied Worse. When asked which countries were playing a positive or negative role in Iraq, 77% of them replied that the US was playing a negative role.

Now I realise that opinion polls are not 100% accurate, but according to your logic all those Iraqis - you know, the ones that actually live in Iraq? - clearly don't have a clue what's happening in Iraq, and they should probably drown themselves for being such complete fools.

Your understanding of what Iraqis actually want is as limited as your compassion for them. The good news is that they don't want US forces to leave - only 35% believe we should leave now. However that seems to be based on their lack of trust in their own government, military and police, rather than on any particular love of being occupied.

"What is happening in Iraq is that a cult of death is attempting force its sick and perverted religion on a country that doesnâ€™t want it. The fanatical extremist Muslims from all over the Middle East have converged on Iraq in an attempt to prevent the Iraqi people from governing themselves without Iraq becoming another Islamic theocracy."

You'll find no argument from me there. Unfortunately those extremists have generally arrived since the invasion of Iraq, and the coalition has substantially failed to prevent them from entering or operating within the country. In addition a significant proportion of the insurgents are not Islamic militants but local Iraqis operating in a security vacuum.

"The people of Iraq do not want to become a Islamic theocracy, they want to be a representative democracy, but the governments of other middle eastern nations which are either totalitarian regimes or Islamic theocracies cannot tolerate a threat like that because it would spell their own demises."

You're absolutely right - the majority of Iraqis do want a democracy. Presumably that's why the US government supports an Iraqi Council of Representatives in which the largest party is the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI). SCIRI was originally based in Tehran, retains clear links with the government there and is alleged to receive funds, weapons and other resources from within the Iranian government; it also has an explicit agenda that says government should be under the control of Islamic scholars, which might sound familiar to you.

So if that bothers you so much, then I suggest you hurl abuse at the administration that not only took us into Iraq, but failed singularly to secure it and now tolerates the very things that you despise so much. The real kicker for you must be that SCIRI was voted into power by - guess who? - the people of Iraq, in their democratic elections.

Good luck with reconciling your first attempts at political analysis with the real world, dorian.

Posted by: merkur at April 24, 2007 12:07 PM (xs87s)

19 Everybody's attention is on Iraq BUT meanwhile a Moslem is an elected official in Minnisota, a Moslem is now our ambassador to the UN we are shipping JDAMs to Saudi and M-16's to the Palistinians. the airborne Imams are suing everybody that turned them in for their antics are able to keep the suit in court till the citizens die trying to defend from the suits and the taxi drivers are deciding who rides and who doesn't according to Sharia law.
The words of Mahmoud amadhijinad rings across the land, "Look at yourselves, look at A merica you have legislated your selves so that you cannot defend yourselves"
Wake up folks, America will be Islamic and our laws and our elected Officials both Democrats and republicans will help them and prevent the un willing from stopping it.
After all the ones in power now will still be in power even should they have to become Islamified.
Win the war in Iraq and lose the war for freedom back home.
The questions we all must ask ourselves now is,
1. should I die for not submitting?
2. should I pay the Jizyah tax?
3. should I submit to Islam since my government is not going to stop Islam from taking over.

Posted by: Barry at April 24, 2007 12:17 PM (cl1Cf)

20 RJ
our schools teach anti military meme and we take it, teach anti christian Meme and we take it. Islam can and is taught in our higher colleges in order that our next generation will have a good impression of the winners religion.
now certain souls are stripping medals from the heroes Tillman and Lynch and even the Global war on terror medals have had their war renamed making them a medal for which a war did not exist.
No, I would not advise any kids this day to serve and fight because they will only be used to fight a holding action before we become DAR Al Islam.
They will be in the words of Mcain and kerry Wasted.

Posted by: Barry at April 24, 2007 12:27 PM (cl1Cf)

21 Gee there seems to be a lot of that "defeatist" talk going on now. People thought the same way about communism and look what a flop that one took. We were told in the sixties that the VC were heading for Hawaii !!
Last year in Europe there were about 500 incidents of terrorism occuring in 11 countries. Only one of those was connected to Islamists.
http://www.blink.org.uk/pdescription.asp?key=14646&grp=30&cat=138

Posted by: John Ryan at April 24, 2007 01:43 PM (TcoRJ)

22 Surprise, surprise,surprise, the demacrats promised a dove and brought a vulture instead

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April 23, 2007

There is no al Qaeda - Iraq Connection

Above: U.S. soldier holds up the flag of The Islamic State of Iraq found in a Sunni village in Diyala province. The Islamic State of Iraq is an al Qaeda front group masquerading as a "shadow government". The above photo was posted at an internet forum by a jihadi as evidence of al Qaeda's future victory in Iraq.

Not exactly sure how that works....since it is an American soldier displaying a captured flag....which means something like "we pwned you al Qaeda bitches!"

Just remember this when the Democrats demand immediate withdrawal from Iraq. WaPo:

Al-Qaeda in Iraq, operating under the banner of an umbrella group called the Islamic State of Iraq, has managed to drive out Shiites from many cities and villages in Diyala. Shiites in Baqubah, who once made up about 45 percent of the population, now account for about 20 percent, said Sutherland. In March, gunmen laid siege to the Shiite village of Towakel, northeast of Muqdadiyah, burning dozens of homes, slaughtering livestock and leaving a smoldering ghost town in their wake. On wall after wall they scrawled graffiti proclaiming the village the domain of the Islamic State of Iraq.
"They just stormed in one night and started on the southwest side and started burning their way all the way up this one road," said Von Plinsky. The Shiite villagers "had defenses built up . . . but they just got overpowered. They got decimated."

The bad news is that Iraq is absolutely crawling with al Qaeda types. The good news is that we are finally confronting them. The really bad news? The Democrats don't seem to care.

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April 16, 2007

Mahdi Army Announces Surge To Repel Infidel Occupiers

Mookie calls up the reserves:

BAGHDAD - Cabinet ministers loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will withdraw from the Iraqi government later Monday, the head of his parliamentary bloc said.

On a serious note, I'm getting the feeling that Mookie is finally going to be treated like the Iranian terrorist stooge that he always has been.

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1 But wait, they can't pull out of the government, I thought they RAN the government. The MSM has been telling me forever that the Sadrists put Maliki in charge, and Maliki would be nothing without them. Right? So the government collapsed? New elections? Mass chaos? Dog and cats living together? Anything? Anyone? Bueller? Well, I guess the Sadrists were only a small part of the Shia government and they will NOT be missed.

Posted by: BohicaTwentyTwo at April 16, 2007 07:13 AM (oC8nQ)

2 What is this? Our American leadership is finally putting down those politically correct binoculars and using ones from who: Machiavelli? Saw retired General Zinni on tv this weekend...now the cracks are coming forth over those idiots who put this Iraqi war into action. Also told my kid to get ready for some really big (and not too well hidden) tax rate hikes. The shit is about to hit our fans, and it's not even summer yet! Mookie should have been killed years ago, when his fat figure was easily available for some target shooting. What's this going to cost us: Hell, what has keeping him alive these last 3 years cost us in American lives, monies, etc.? Win this war quickly, or let these manly men fight it out amongst themselves.

Posted by: RJ at April 16, 2007 07:53 AM (yyxO/)

That guy is really begging for a killing. Christ, just get it over with. All he is doing is showing the world what a great brainwasher and thug he is. Kill him for shit sake.

Posted by: Jack's Smirking Revenge at April 16, 2007 09:01 AM (2p893)

4 Jack's Smirking Revenge,

Yes he is begging for a good killing and our boys probably would have given it to him long ago except that we have so many brain dead liberal lefties who think wars should be fought with cream pies so that nobody gets hurt.

http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=16834

Posted by: doriangrey at April 16, 2007 10:29 AM (XvkRd)

5 Al Sadr is a popular leader, representing about 12% or 3,000,000 Iraqis. I am not too sure if killing him would be a way to bring about political reconcilliation in Iraq. It might be the best strategy in Dungeons and Dragons or some first person shooter game but in the real world it might just make things worse.

Posted by: John Ryan at April 16, 2007 11:18 AM (TcoRJ)

6 John Ryan,

The only thing you are sure of is that hiding under your bed makes you feel safe.

http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=16834

Posted by: doriangrey at April 16, 2007 01:55 PM (XvkRd)

7 John Ryan,

Oh and thanks for the review, nice to know that not only are you a communist swine but totally tone deaf and intellectually dishonest as well. Oh and yes IP tracking tools are quit amazing.

http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=16834

Posted by: doriangrey at April 16, 2007 05:05 PM (XvkRd)

8 John Ryan is worse than all of the above.

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April 13, 2007

Iraqi Lawmakers Defiant After Bombing

Though the headline of this AP story was written to give al Qaeda publicity, the real story is both the revision of the death toll downward from eight to one, and the defiant tone set by Iraqi representatives, some of whom are still bandaged from the blast:

Al-Qaida-linked group claims Iraq blast
BAGHDAD - An insurgent umbrella group that includes al-Qaida in Iraq claimed Friday one of its "knights" carried out the parliament suicide bombing in Baghdad's Green Zone, and the U.S. military revised the death toll sharply downward to one dead...
"The more they (terrorists) act, the more solid we become. When they take from us one martyr, we will offer more martyrs," Vice President Adil Abdul-Mahdi said. "The more they target our unity, the stronger our unity becomes."

While the Iraqi lawmakers were the immediate victims, the real targets were the Western journalists cowering in the Green Zone.

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April 12, 2007

Video: Dog IED + Robots!

American robot vs. jihadi dog IED. It's the perfect metaphor.

The video shows one of our robots actually detonating it. Not a moment too soon, as it appears the dog IED was part of an ambush.

So, the mujahidin in Iraq are now hiding IEDs in the bodies of dead dogs? I'm outraged! What next, beheading hostages!?!?

Exit question: I thought that Muslims weren't permitted to touch dogs, which are harem (unclean)? Hence, you have a few Muslim cab drivers in Minnesota refusing to drive the blind with their seeing eye dogs for fear that the mere presence of the harem animal makes the entire vehicle unclean. So, hypothetically, if an insurgent were to accidentally blow himself up while implanting the IED in the dog, what would happen to that particular shahid? Is his uncleanliness forgiven because of his pure intent, or does Allah pro-rate sin forgiveness on a per dead infidel basis?

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Nonexistent al Qaeda in Iraq Kills 8 in Green Zone

The nonexistent terrorists of al Qaeda in Iraq are likely behind today's bombing of Iraq's parliament today. I heard McCain talking about this earlier. He was dead on right that these types of attacks are meant to demoralize American resolve on staying in Iraq. Somebody make that guy Commander in Chief.

The press, of course, is reacting exactly how al Qaeda expects them to react. I'm not sure whether it's funny or not that al Qaeda knows the Western press better than they know themselves.

Notice the adjectives used to describe al Qaeda's attack by Reuters: brazen & bold

Reuters:

A suicide bomber killed eight people in the Iraqi parliament on Thursday, slipping through multiple checkpoints in a brazen strike that challenged a major U.S.-backed security crackdown in Baghdad.
The bold attack by a suicide bomber wearing an explosives vest came despite a two-month-old operation by thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops in the capital regarded as a last chance to stop a slide to full-scale sectarian civil war.

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Al Qaeda smells defeat in the air, and they are moving in for the kill. How will they do this? By blowing up as many innocent people as possible, and the media will play right along by pointing the finger at us. Congrats, media. You are going to get your big 'ol American loss in Iraq that our grandchildren will be paying in spades for in years to come. Instant gratification rarely pays off in the long run. Fucking idiots.

Posted by: Jack's Smirking Revenge at April 12, 2007 11:52 AM (mak/j)

2 That's right. Blame the media. It certainly has nothing to do with the way the war was waged.

Their job is to report what happens. So sorry that this means reporting on the incompetence of El Presidente, and his merry band of ignorant slobs.

You guys lost this war because you handed it over to corporations who robbed you and the Iraqis blind. You lost it, because you disbanded the entire Iraqi civil service, including the army, thus throwing the nation into chaos. You lost it because you tortured Iraqis while claiming that you were saving from torture. You lost it for so many reasons, it isn't even funny, BUT you did not lose it because the media was reporting the fact that you were losing.

So far, this has been the deadliest month for the U.S.-led coalition forces â€”
on an average daily basis â€” of the four-year occupation of Iraq, with 47 dead American troops so far this month alone.

http://icasualties.org/oif/

Nice work on the surge Bushies. When are you guys signing up? You guys are a bunch of fascist retards who deserve everything Bin Laden is cooking up for you. Luckily, your sorry asses will most likely be saved when the Democrats - idiots that they are - step back into power, and clean up this big pile of shit you've made.

Posted by: John at April 12, 2007 12:49 PM (qiTAx)

Has anyone else realized a parallel between "AQ in Iraq" setting up their own shadow government in Iraq, and the Democratic party setting up theirs in America?

Posted by: newyank at April 12, 2007 01:33 PM (l1tqC)

4 So John, tell me...are you from Ohio?

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at April 12, 2007 01:43 PM (p52Ne)

5 Are you off your fucking meds or something John? Here we go with the liberal "corporations acting corporationy" theories. Christ do you ever get the hint? You are a gimp! Put the red ball back in your mouth and spare us all! The media is playing just as big a role in losing this war as they did in Vietnam. So spare us the "greedy corporation" theories. You are all heart and no brain, just like every liberal I have ever met.

Posted by: Jack's Smirking Revenge at April 12, 2007 01:46 PM (mak/j)

6 It's not a theory. What exactly do you call no-bid contracts? What do you call it when the invaders privatize a nation's resources and industries, allowing foreign corporations to remove 100% of the profits tax free?

You believe that the military, and policy tards should be able to operate without any oversight at all. You support the president unquestioningly, and fail to recognize how you guys have made things far worse. Any good will that America may have enjoyed after 911 is gone. Nobody gives a fuck about what happens to Americans now, because you've proven that you will not operate according to your own values. Everything that trickles out of your president's mouth is a lie... just like his latest "oh... we seemed to have lost all those emails pertaining to the fired attornies" case.

You want to talk no brains... you guys are either a clueless bunch of hicks who've been suckered by the greatest bible salesman who ever lived. Or, you are fascists bent on turning America into an Empire that happily fucks over anybody who doesn't pay you tribute.

But whatever. Continue to ignore reality, even as it comes crashing down upon your tiny heads. America is fading, and it's all your fault. Hopefully people never forget that, and never let you live it down for supporting these creeps.

Posted by: John at April 12, 2007 02:02 PM (qiTAx)

7 John you can try all you want to dissuade us. It is in your playbook and we have the chapter marked. America has a problem and it is you and your kind. Have a nice day/evening/night where ever you are.

Posted by: allahakchew at April 12, 2007 02:14 PM (BrndJ)

8 John, it's halfwit, mentally ill traitors such as yourself who are putting America in danger - all in the name of partisan politics.

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at April 12, 2007 02:15 PM (p52Ne)

9 "John" is coming to us from Canada. That explains a lot.

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at April 12, 2007 02:18 PM (p52Ne)

I love the way you say "you guys" lost this war. Let me tell you something pal, if I was running the show over there, there wouldn't be an insurgency because there wouldn't be any military aged males left to become insurgents nor mosques to recruit them in. No one agrees more than I that this war has been a miscarriage of military leadership. But why is this so John? Hmmm? Because our ever-so-fucking politically correct media won't allow our military to fight an insurgency the way it supposed to be fought: with overwhelming force. Islamic radicals have to be crushed, not slapped on the wrist. Everyone knows they use Islam as a recruiting tool and mosques as recruiting centers as well as bomb-making facilities. But god forbid we attack the mosques, else the media paints our military as un-PC heathen Americans who aren't religiously sensitive to those delicate Muslims. "Our" guys may have lost the war, but its because "your" media won't let them take the white gloves off. You see it your way and I see it mine. I'll just never stop questioning the sanity and intelligence of someone who seems to side with the very people that are trying to kill him. Yeah, thats you John. There is no middle ground here. You and your liberal scumbag friends are playing for the wrong team, in more ways than I can imagine.

Posted by: Jack's Smirking Revenge at April 12, 2007 02:19 PM (mak/j)

11 Look the problem is not that the Left or the Democrats no longer support the war. Over 1/2 of the West Point grads are choosing to leave active duty at their earliest opportunity. This is happening in the midst that Bush say is the most important fight in our history. Apparently they are no longer "patriotic". If West Pointers no longer can offer their support in this war than perhaps this endeavor requires a closer look.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/04/11/west_point_grads_exit_service_at_high_rate/
As for al Queda smelling defeat in the air, Cheney predicted that the insurgency was "in its last throes' on May 31. 2005, almost 2 years ago.
Americans can choose from many news sources. There is a reason why right of center news media has far fewer customers than the left of center news media. It is because that is what most Americans want. We have remotes on our TVs we can change channels very easily.

Posted by: John Ryan at April 12, 2007 02:51 PM (TcoRJ)

12 Its so cute how John has so much more respect for terrorist than the US government. You can almost hear him cheer when he sees a bomb go off. You are a traitorous moron if you think everything will improve if we just leave because we lose in 4 years what we lost in an hour in previous wars. And your even dumber then I thought if you don't think the media is part of the war. The media long ago stopped telling us what goes on and rather tells us what to think about what went on. Go suck some more terrorist dick.

Posted by: Randman at April 12, 2007 03:25 PM (Sal3J)

13 Or, you are fascists bent on turning America into an Empire

You keep using that word "fascist." I do not think it means what you think it means.

Given your references to corporations, I bet you think that Mussolini actually said: "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power."

Here's a clue: That's a FAKE quote. Fascism =/ corporatism.

Here's some better quotes. See if you can wrap your brain around them:

"..the dark night of fascism is always descending in the United States and yet lands only in Europe."
-Tom Wolfe

+

''When someone in a movie says, 'We're going to fight for freedom,'
that's now a dirty word,'' says Snyder. ''Europeans totally feel that
way. If you mention democracy or freedom, you're an imperialist or a fascist. That's crazy to me.''
-Zack Snyder (director of '300')

Posted by: wooga at April 12, 2007 03:33 PM (t9sT5)

14 Jack:

"there wouldn't be an insurgency because there wouldn't be any military
aged males left to become insurgents nor mosques to recruit them in."

This is commonly referred to as "genocide", and it means that you are one of the bad guys.

Randman:

No. I don't cheer. It sucks, but I'll say this about it... it reaffirms my belief that America has blown it. I don't think Iraq should be left to it's own devices... I think that Bush should step up like a man, admit he fucked up beyond belief, and beg the UN to help. The Iraqis might actually be willing to work with an international force who would serve to police the area, and help get the different groups talking. I won't be holding my breath on this one though.

Wooga:

Fascism: A system of government marked
by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent
socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror
and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and
racism.

Hmmm lets see, Bush has done more to expand the power of the president than any before him. The economy has pretty much been handed over to lobbiests who pay the gov big money to keep it that way, and this admin just loves distorting the truth regarding threats to Americans... to the point of launching premptive wars.

Oh yeah, and lets not forget the belligerent nationalism and racism, which you guys do a great job of illustrating.

Posted by: John at April 12, 2007 04:12 PM (qiTAx)

15 and beg the UN to help
what a fucking muppet. You only call the U.N if you want a genocide monitored, or there is some kids to be raped.

Posted by: davec at April 12, 2007 04:14 PM (9DUEl)

16 Bush has done more to expand the power of the president than any before him. The economy has pretty much been handed over to lobbiests

Thanks for admitting that you are dead wrong on fascism. Fascism requires state control over corporations, not the other way around. As you point out, America appears to be heading down a direction where corporations control the government. That may be bad, but it is NOT fascism.

I know it must hurt as bad as getting sand in your vagina, but fascism is an inherently statist system, just like socialism, communism, and Islamism.

Incidentally, your claim that Bush has done more than any other president is hogwash, and reveals your youth and educational limits. As far as the role of the executive branch as against the other two, Nixon was certainly further than Bush II, and FDR as well. As far as expanding the role of the federal gov't (and here I mean expanding in the sense of legal authority, not monetary expenditures), there are many others who grew the fed much more over their predecessors (percentage wise) than Bush II. Finally, as far as absolute authority (as opposed to a percentage comparison with predecessors) of the federal government over the states, you've got Lincoln and Clinton as pretty freaking huge standards to live up to.

The fact is, you just don't like the particular excesses and abuses done by Bush II. As a state resident, landowner, car owner, and gun owner, I see Clinton's abuses as far more expansive. Hell, even Clinton signed the DOMA, which is worse than anything Bush II has done to thwart gay marriage...

Posted by: wooga at April 12, 2007 05:05 PM (t9sT5)

17 You support the president unquestioningly

John, you actually believe this? There is not one poster here who fits that description. Perhaps if the DNC had put up a real candidate, instead of extending a great big middle finger to all vets like Kerry or promising to destroy our economy like Gore, they could have defeated a bumbling big-gov't half-wit like Bush.

Really, what to make of a party which nominates folks like Carter, Mondale, and Dukakis?

Posted by: wooga at April 12, 2007 05:12 PM (t9sT5)

18 I'm comfy with that idea John. Besides, wouldn't genocide mean killing everyone, including military aged males? I think selective elimination is a better phrase you tosser.

Posted by: Jack's Smirking Revenge at April 12, 2007 05:28 PM (ou0cx)

19 Wooga,

Do you really think modern-day fascists are going to be easy to spot? That maybe they'll just start goose-stepping around, so that you can just scream "Look out! Fascists!"

I think maybe they're going to be a little more savy.

As I pointed out, and you ignored, Bush has been slowly consolidating power. He's wiped his ass with your constitution by blowing away habeas corpus, violating countless laws, and recently he signed a directive that gives him control over the rules and policies that the gov develops to protect public health, safety, the environment, civil rights and privacy. All of this is on the record, so don't give me any bullshit about not knowing what I'm talking about.

But whatever eh? Why let something like facts get in the way of what you believe, which incidentally is what fascists do. They follow without question. Maybe Bush isn't as tough on those immigrants you hate so much, but you've basically given him a blank cheque to fuck up royally on everything from Iraq to the economy...

And dude... let's be straight on this... the economy is fucked. The American trade deficit is out of control, your deficit and debt are growing every day, and the housing loan market is in full melt down.

Good luck with that. As I say... lucky for you, the smart(er) people will soon clean up this mess.

And Jack... I'm sorry... you're right... selective killing it is! I'm guessing though that in killing roughly a quarter of the 26 million people living in Iraq, you might go down in history with the likes of Hitler and Stalin. Nice work buddy!

Posted by: John at April 12, 2007 06:56 PM (qiTAx)

20 "the economy is fucked. The American trade deficit is out of control, your deficit and debt are growing every day, and the housing loan market is in full melt down" John you are funny, lets talk in 5 years and see if your prophecy comes true.

Posted by: DAT at April 12, 2007 07:12 PM (zrFFo)

21 Why let something like facts get in the way of what you believe, which
incidentally is what fascists do. They follow without question.

John,
What is your basis for assuming fascists do that? "fascist" is a word with a definition. It doesn't mean "people I don't like." It has a real, historical, political meaning. The Italians, for example, believed in facts. In fact, they believed in them a little bit too mercilessly, which is why 'fascism' has earned a negative connotation. The nazis, however, were more interested in the "meta-narrative," and were big fans of "fake but accurate" propaganda. Just like your friends.

You obviously have no idea what the word 'fascist' means. You are embarrassing yourself and the Canadian school system.

Bush has been slowly consolidating power. He's wiped his ass with your
constitution by blowing away habeas corpus, violating countless laws,

Lincoln did far worse. Look, I'm sorry that you never received an education about how the US federal government works. Each branch has distinct powers. The federal judiciary began to expand in the 1930s, and in turn it decided to assist the legislative branch in overpowering the executive. The 'strict constructionists' on the bench are trying to reduce legislative power, which invariably gives the executive more power.

But that all is kind of beside the point, because the fundamental issue is "how much power does the federal government have?" If the executive has 99% control over the federal gov't, but the federal gov't has only limited enumerated powers, than President Bush is absolutely no threat to me. In contrast, if the three branches are exactly equal, but the federal gov't has 'living constitution' level powers, I start to stock up on ammo.

and recently he signed a directive that gives him control over the
rules and policies that the gov develops to protect public health,
safety, the environment, civil rights and privacy.

What? You are telling me that Bush is signing executive orders? What the hell? That's just crazy talk! Why, Clinton would never have signed Executive Order 12898 on 'environmental justice', or Order 12968 on 'classified information', or 12866 to exert federal power over 'health, safety and environmental protections'.....
[/snark]

Seriously John, are you under 20? Because you seem to have a glaring hole in your historical perspective. Clinton is the one who grew the federal gov't (I worked on a book on good old #12898, btw). Now Bush is simply shifting that Clinton-power around within the three branches, and giving most of it to the executive. Bush's actions are not threatening the public anymore than Clinton, since the public still gets harassed by federal agents. The difference between Clinton and Bush II in this regard is simply which branch of gov't pays the salaries for the jack booted thugs.

Of course, I want a president who will repeal Clinton's abuses of power, not play with them like Bush is apt to do. But I guess it's impossible for you to comprehend that I might criticize Bush for this.

Posted by: wooga at April 12, 2007 07:59 PM (t9sT5)

22 One more thing John.

Do you really want to start ragging on the US economy? Seriously, Canada has always been America's retarded economic cousin. Look at practically any economic indicator.

That's not even considering the enormous amount we spend on our military so you can subsidize your incompetent medical system.

Posted by: wooga at April 12, 2007 08:02 PM (t9sT5)

23 Hey... wait a second! So what you're saying is that despite what the evidence may indicate, America is not horribly off the rails, the war is going well, and current foreign policy hasn't made the world a more dangerous place?

And not only that, but even though I'm very comfortable, content, and happy with the quality of Canadian medicare, and though our economy is humming along in a nice sustainable manner, in fact things are horrible?

Now I see! Well, I'm certainly glad I came here to be enlightened. Thank you Wooga!

Posted by: John at April 12, 2007 10:56 PM (S3Rzh)

24 So what you're saying is that despite what the evidence may indicate,
America is not horribly off the rails, the war is going well, and
current foreign policy hasn't made the world a more dangerous place?

Good job not addressing any of my points, and attempting to shift the topic to avoid the embarassment of admitting you were wrong on fascism. Turning to your latest round of idiocy...

What evidence is there that America is "off the rails"? Is the war going well? Compared to what? Compared to the 80s, the war is going along swimmingly. Compared to Gulf War I, it sucks. Does that mean we should give up?

And no, current foreign policy has not made the world a more dangerous place. The world had been getting more dangerous because of the rise of Islamism. The US just happens to be the one stirring up the hornet nest. The hornets are getting madder, but at least they don't have nuclear weapons yet. But you know what? I don't care how dangerous the world is. I care about how dangerous America is.

And not only that, but even though I'm very comfortable, content, and
happy with the quality of Canadian medicare, and though our economy is
humming along in a nice sustainable manner, in fact things are horrible?

Uh, dumbass. I said Canda's economy is worse than the USA's. I did not say either one is in the toilet, YOU did. In reality, Canada's economy is okay, and the USA's is booming.

Posted by: wooga at April 12, 2007 11:19 PM (2YapR)

25 What?! I said "thank you for enlightening me." I now understand that everything I believe is wrong, despite what my lying eyes tell me. Bush is awesome!

I also understand that in order to be a fascist, you have to be Italian, and wear shiny boots, and that simply doing things like irrationally supporting an administration that invades other countries under the lie of protecting one's nation from threats that don't exist among other things, just doesn't cut it.

I'm the stupid one. America is clearly going to win, unless the media, or the liberals, and maybe the gays in conjunction with the terrorists manage to screw things up.

USA all the way!

Posted by: John at April 13, 2007 12:01 AM (S3Rzh)

26 You said it John,

I'm the stupid one. America is clearly going to win, unless the media, or the liberals, and maybe the gays in conjunction with the terrorists manage to screw things up.

And you couldnt have been more correct. Funny part is that you were trying to be sarcastic and instead you were speaking the truth more than perhaps any other time in your pathetic life.

http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=16834

Posted by: doriangrey at April 13, 2007 10:56 AM (XvkRd)

27 Only thing that could enlighten John the fucked up Canuck is a bigger dildo.

Posted by: greyrooster at April 15, 2007 08:45 AM (2J0r9)

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April 10, 2007

Fierce Fighting in Baghdad

Omar, blogging from Baghdad, reports that heavy clashes have broken out. Helicopters and F-18s part of the fight. He also says that Muqtada al Sadr's 'million man march' had a far smaller turnout than expected:

Speaking of the Sadrists' pitiful demonstrations. His aides were hoping to gather a million marchers for yesterday but all they could manage were less than ten thousands, that's even when they bussed people from Baghdad and Basra.
The Arabic-speaking al-Alam Iranian channel claims the number was "hundreds of thousands" but that's just al-Alam, other channels and the footage we saw all put the number between 5 and 10 thousand.
I had personally been to a demonstration of 10 thousands once and what I saw yesterday was definitely smaller.

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1 "...Arabic-speaking al-Alam Iranian channel..."

Is there still anyone who doesn't believe the terrorist attacks in Iraq are for the most part a proxy war being conducted by the IRGC (Mullahcracy's ideological terrorist army)?

Posted by: Garduneh Mehr at April 10, 2007 10:12 AM (j97MF)

2 Garduneh Mehr,

If anyone does then they are stupider then the rock most liberals use for a brain.

http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=16834

Posted by: doriangrey at April 10, 2007 10:35 AM (XvkRd)

3 Rusty are there any links to other estimates of "less than ten thousands" ?
Google showed only one source saying 5-10 thousand. I am always a litlle skeptical of single source news stories.

Posted by: John Ryan at April 10, 2007 12:13 PM (TcoRJ)

4 John Ryan,

While I am sure that there are I cannot for the life of me understand why Rusty would piss on you if you were on fire let alone provide you with links to anything.

http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=16834

Posted by: doriangrey at April 10, 2007 12:41 PM (XvkRd)

5 Funny how ABC News covered this pitiful demonstration as a 'consensus of the Iraqi people' and had a special report on it with special 'close up' shots (to make the crowd seem larger).

Yet a few years ago, wasn't there a demonstration across Iraq with numbers in the 100K - 1M 'real' people against terrorism and violence (not necessarily for the us...) which ABC News (and just about every other MSM media) totally ignored?

Posted by: CrazyFool at April 10, 2007 01:51 PM (sxki2)

6 John Ryan, Are you coming around? I can see you have doubts and need to follow your intuition.

Posted by: allahakchew at April 10, 2007 02:28 PM (BrndJ)

7 allahakchew,

Ha ha funny one, we all know that John Ryan has been suduced by the dark side... come back he will not....

http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=16834

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April 09, 2007

Good News from Iraq: April 8

Good News Iraq Weekly Report 8 April-
Lieutenant Jarred Fishman, USAFR

1) Baghdad curfew eased as surge scores successes
1B) US nabs top al-Qaeda militant
2) First Iraqi Water Bottling Company Opens in Sulamaniyah
3) US and Iraqi forces battles Al Mahdi militia in Iraqi city
4) Senior Iraqi Cleric Dismisses Talk of Civil War
5) Anbar Salvation Council continues to fight Al Qaeda
6) New units of Iraqi Army Move into Baghdad from Kurdistan
7) Iraqi Sunni Conference Held in Amman Calls for stopping Bloodshed
8) John McCain, "The War You Are Not Reading About"
9) ABC News Video Report of Progress in Baghdad
10) Meet Iraq's Most Important Man
11) Signs of Progress under General Petraeus
12) Rep. Mike Pence reports on progress in Iraq
13) US air strike destroys explosives factory
14) Spartan Chassis' expertise helps keep soldiers safe
15) Iraq Report: Kirkuk, DeBathification and around Iraq
16) General Petraeus Goes to Market
17) ANBAR DISPATCH: Iraq's Real 'Civil War'
18) Iraqi Police Graduates Key to the Future
19) Iraq extends new security drive
20) Latest in Baghdad: More heavy Armor on the Streets
21) AIR STRIKE DESTROYS EXPLOSIVES FACTORIES IN ARAB JABOUR
22) New Iraqi Army Divisions being created- Fourth Rail blog
23) General Caldwell talks with Bloggers: â€œProgress being madeâ€
24) U.S. Airmen Help Iraqi Air Force Fly
25) US, Iraqi forces sweep into Shiite city south of Baghdad before dawn more...

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April 06, 2007

Fallen UK Soldier Was Friend of Prince William

Yesterday was a bitter-sweet day for the British people.
While 15 of their soldiers were released from Iran, to the relief of the entire nation, four others were killed, along with their Kuwaiti interpreter, in Basra, Iraq. A fifth soldier was seriously wounded.

Sky News reports that one of the two female soldiers killed in the ambush, Lieutenant Jo Dyer, was a friend of Prince William:

Our sympathies to the friends and families of these soldiers.

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Another WMD Attack in Iraq

A chlorine bomb has killed at least 27 people in Ramadi today, and wounding many more. I can understand, even if I don't agree with, the sentiment that we should leave Iraq because it's none of our business if these people don't deserve our help. What I don't understand is the sentiment, which is widespread in Europe and the hard Left in America, that we should leave because we are the bad guys.

Geneva Convention violations: naked human pyramids (condemned and prosecuted) vs. the use of WMD (celebrated in proaganda videos). I'll let you decide who the bad guys are.

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