Comments on: Good news: U.S. using Mahdi Army to guard Shiite shrine in Baghdad

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Baghdad report: Reporters’ errors heard ’round the world

Fri, 11 May 2007 13:11:59 +0000

[...] You may remember this post back on May 7. It’s about an AP story that characterizes the US military as condoning militia activity, specifically security operations by elements of the Mahdi Army, to protect a Shia shrine in Baghdad. Here’s part of how the story read as originally published: In Kazimiyah, a densely packed neighborhood of wooden shops and cheap hotels for Shiite pilgrims, the Americans and their Iraqi partners have opted for militia help to protect the shimmering, blue-domed shrine. [...]

By: tormod

tormod — Tue, 08 May 2007 18:53:12 +0000

A Sunni prime minister? When the current president and speaker of parliament are also Sunnis? Not anytime soon, pal.

If the dhimmicr@ps get their way and circumstances are right, the circus could be three-ring. Or partition. The need for Milblogs is greater than ever.

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Tue, 08 May 2007 05:16:49 +0000

Yeah, but eyes and ears on ‘em at all times, they can’t be fully trusted. Such is their culture, fight WITH you on Monday, fight AGAINST you on Tuesday.

By: Defector01

Defector01 — Tue, 08 May 2007 01:55:48 +0000

Might as well let the Shiites protect their shrine

By: sonnyspats1

sonnyspats1 — Tue, 08 May 2007 01:51:59 +0000

Could it be that easy? It seems Petreaus is using the old boys town methods of Pat O’Brien, Give a guy respect and a little trust and WHAM civil war!

By: Typewriter King

Typewriter King — Tue, 08 May 2007 00:52:53 +0000

Essentially, Sadr now controls the lever to make that happen: all his men need to do is look the other way if they see an attack coming.

I smell a Shiite Shrine Truth Movement on the rise. :)
“Mookie knew!”

By: NEMETI IN SYRACUSE

NEMETI IN SYRACUSE — Tue, 08 May 2007 00:49:18 +0000

Spin this story any way you want but until we get a bullet into this fat bastards head or gut we will be spinning our wheels. This gap-toothed potbelly has more power in the tribes than Zarkahwi!