Coalition Suspends Operations in Najaf - Sadr can run for Iraqi president

NNN0LHI

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Thu May-27-04 12:13 PM
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Coalition Suspends Operations in Najaf - Sadr can run for Iraqi president

Edited on Thu May-27-04 12:41 PM by NNN0LHI

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=716&e=2&u=/ap/20040527/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

<snip>Asked if al-Sadr might have a political role in the new Iraq, al-Rubaie said: "I do not see any reason that prevents any political movement that uses democratic means and political activities from being part of the Iraqi state and from participating in the building of Iraq."

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LittleApple81

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Thu May-27-04 12:16 PM
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1. Wouldn't that be really, really, really ironic? But I am glad they did

not destroy the city.

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Cocoa

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Thu May-27-04 12:17 PM
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2. Sadr can run, but the U.S. will back Sistani

the neocons have been singing Sistani's praises for months.

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NNN0LHI

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Thu May-27-04 12:29 PM
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3. This is a far cry from this report from a month ago

http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/world/story/1335754p-8519382c.html

<snip>The U.S. military has vowed to capture or kill the cleric, whose militia launched an uprising across the south in early April. Al-Sadr, who is accused of involvement in the killing of a rival cleric, is in his office near the Imam Ali Shrine, making any move to capture him risky.

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The_Casual_Observer

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Thu May-27-04 12:34 PM
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4. US military are in full retreat . The government fed media can

try to put a happy face on this, however, the US has never been able to maintain control of this or the other cities that have revolted. It is just a matter of time before we are expelled wholesale from that place.

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NNN0LHI

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Thu May-27-04 12:50 PM
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5. Even the freepers are having a tough time spinning this one n/t

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damnraddem

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Thu May-27-04 01:56 PM
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9. That's why the people are revolting, 'cause Dubya, ...

you're pretty revolting yourself.

With thanks to A.S.

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daleo

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Thu May-27-04 12:52 PM
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6. Kill him, capture him, make him president

It all amounts to the same thing, really.

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ConcernedCanuk

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Thu May-27-04 01:11 PM
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7. Sooo - Rummy shakes the hand of al-Sadr -

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and twenty years later ??

you got it

:nuke:

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damnraddem

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Thu May-27-04 01:54 PM
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8. Cut and run, cut and run!

If they can do it in Najaf, they can do it in all of Iraq.

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Loonman

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Thu May-27-04 01:58 PM
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10. ????

What in the Wide World of Sports is going on?

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NNN0LHI

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Thu May-27-04 06:33 PM
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11. As someone once said...

...may you like in interesting times.

Don

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