CBS News: New Crisis in Iraq

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On now for the East Coasters

Will be talking about the problems w/ the Shiites and the new Government

Muslim Clerics threaten confrontations if Direct Elections aren't held by July of this year

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1. Now Halliburton

The Pentagon is opening up a criminal investigation into Halliburton

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. No wonder Bremmer is back

and everyone was huddled at the WH today. The shit must be about to hit the fan there?




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3402859.stm

Fatwa warning

The strongest challenge yet to the coalition came during Friday prayers in the holy city of Karbala from Sheikh Abdul Mahdi, the local representative of Ayatollah Sistani.

He told followers: "In the next few days, we will see protests, strikes and may be clashes with the occupation troops if they insist on their colonialist scheme and on designing Iraq's policy according to their own interests."

The BBC's Dumeetha Luthra in Basra reports that another Sistani aide said the ayatollah could issue a fatwa, banning co-operation with coalition forces.

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3. The CPA keeps telling the Shiites that they need caucuses.

Like in Iowa? Who knows what kind of scam the CPA is trying to foist on the Iraqis? Someone ought to tell the bremerites that there is no word in arabic for caucus. Does that explain why there is a disconnect? One among many reasons why Sistani, et al, have the bushies thrashing around in their boots.

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4. I hope so.

I can't fuckin' stand buying gas.
I just feel blood running into the tank.

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5. have you talked to a doctor about that?

I would.