U.S. Troops Clash With Militants in Mosul; Shiite, Sunni Clerics Shot Dead

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBVE3F2U8E.html

<snip>Two Sunni clerics were found shot dead after being kidnapped by men Sunday from different mosques in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Shaab by men wearing Iraqi army uniforms, a senior police official said on condition of anonymity.

[Ganja Ninja]

1. Negroponte's death squads at work? n/t

[malaise]

3. I have been wondering

about all these bodies suddenly showing up. Shades of Central America

[leveymg]

2. The Salvador Option meets Divide and Rule

See, the British do have something to teach us about governing Iraq. Keep the "wogs" at each other's throats.

Kinda wonder something. Is Roberto D'Aubiussan now a US contractor in Iraq?

:evilfrown: B-) :bounce:

[psychopomp]

4. one possibility, sure

btw who is Roberto D'Aubiussan?

[leveymg]

6. Head of the Salvadoran ARENA Party. Killed Archbishop Romero

and thousands of other people in the dirtiest of the "dirty wars" in Latin America during the 'eighties. Prototype for the sort of death squad leader we're re-creating in Iraq.

Friend and trusted ally of Bush Sr.

[plasticsundance]

5. As discussed on this forum yesterday ...

The Iraqis know the gig is up. The lies from Chimpy-the-Idiot-King and his many imps only serve to placate the American public between broadcasts of American Idol.

In Sadr's own words:

"The occupier is trying to make up a sectarian war between the Sunnis and Shiites," al-Sadr said. "It is not acceptable to direct the allegations of ugly acts committed by the occupier against the Shiites, to the Sunnis, we also condemn and denounce all the “terrorist” acts."

Muqtada Al-Sadr orders the U.S. to leave Iraq

"We reject these terror operations, whether they are carried out by the occupiers or others," Sadr said.


"The occupiers are trying to sow division among the Iraqi people, but there are no Sunnis and Shiites. Iraqis are one.


"All Sunnis cannot be held responsible for the terrorist deeds of the occupiers and Nawaseb," he said, referring to Sunni hardliners inspired by the Wahhabi creed dominant in neighbouring Saudi Arabia.

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=13507">Sadr urges restraint amid sectarian violence

[psychopomp]

7. Very interesting

al-Sadr is saying all the right things...