Reply #7: "....Mass graves in former al Qaeda strongholds ..."

[ohio2007]

Dozens of corpses found in Iraq mass grave
Baghdad grave in former al-Qaida stronghold is third found this month
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Official: Iran 'showing more restraint'
The wave of sectarian slaughter has receded somewhat in recent months as more and more Sunnis have turned against al-Qaida and other extremist groups and as Shiite militias have toned down their operations, perhaps fearing a backlash in the Shiite community.


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“This is the act of gangs, because all of Muntadhar’s reports are moderate and unbiased,” the editor told The Associated Press by telephone. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of fears for his own safety
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21848178/

I think if you read between the lines the people of Iraq need to wake up and take control of their own destiny. Thugs and bandits ran sections of Iraq even during Saddams reign.There were places that Saddam avoided like the plague also.
Iraqi's have to relize they are stronger then the thugs/bandits soon or they will forever be lost sheep cowering in the dark.