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To: LindyBill who wrote (103763)	3/9/2005 3:57:33 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793771

IRAQ: Saudis Dominate al Qaeda Terrorists strategypage.com March 8, 2005: The wild west atmosphere in Sunni Arab areas hides the fact that a lot more of the violence is Sunni against Sunni. This is because an increasing number of Sunni Arabs are supporting the central government and getting attacked by terrorists because of it. Most of the conflict is more confrontational than combat. Groups of armed men will stare at each other, without any shots being fired. It's really basic gang warfare, with groups of armed civilians claiming streets and neighborhoods, making it clear that turf would be defended by force. With more Iraqi police available, the American troops can more easily get to know the pro-government Iraqi groups, and coordinate operations against the terrorists. Some of the terrorists are foreigners. But only about ten percent of the terrorists killed are al Qaeda, the rest are pro-Saddam or pro-Sunni Arab domination. Based on information posted on al Qaeda web sites (praising individual "martyrs" who died in Iraq), some 60 percent of the al Qaeda terrorists in Iraq are from Saudi Arabia. Another ten percent are from Syria, seven percent from Kuwait, about 15 percent from many other Moslem nations, and eight percent from Iraq. Over twenty al Qaeda members are being killed a month in Iraq, and many more captured. Those captives admit that their "emir" (leader) is Abu Musab al Zarqawi, but add that Iraqi Sunni Arabs are supplying a lot of technical assistance, equipment and cash. Recent al Qaeda captives have been unhappy with the direction the "war" is taking, because of the large number of Iraqis who are getting killed, and the growing hostility, by Iraqis, against al Qaeda. While Iraqi Sunni Arabs see the fighting as one of survival for Sunni Arab Iraqis, al Qaeda is on a Mission from God to drive infidels (non-Moslems) from the region. These two goals are colliding in a messy fashion.

To: LindyBill who wrote (103763)	3/9/2005 4:33:37 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793771

McCain: Bolton the Right Man for Corrupt U.N. Tuesday, March 8, 2005 9:18 a.m. EST newsmax.com Sen. John McCain praised Under Secretary of State John Bolton Tuesday morning, saying the Bush administration's controversial nominee to be United Nations ambassador is just the right man to clean house at the corrupt world body. "I think John Bolton might be just what the U.N. needs," said McCain, who often sides with Democrats on controversial issues, in comments to "Imus in the Morning" co-host Charles McCord. McCain then ticked off a list of scandals that have engulfed the world body, noting, "We've got the Oil-for-Food scandal, we've got misconduct in the Congo by the peacekeepers, we've got a whole lot of problems within the United Nations." The Arizona Republican said Bolton was "a tough guy - I think he'll do a good job." "I think that all of us agree that the United Nations needs reforming, and I hope that he'll work in that direction," he added. McCain's praise stood in sharp contrast with the comments of his good friend and colleague, Sen. John Kerry, who blasted the selection on Monday, saying, "Quite simply, Mr. Bolton's nomination carries with it baggage we cannot afford." Sen. Joe Biden said the Bush U.N. pick gave him "great pause," while Sen. Chris Dodd complained that Bolton's "antipathy to the U.N. will prevent him from effectively discharging his duties as our ambassador." But McCain said Bolton's nomination "reminds me a little bit of Ronald Reagan appointing one of my heroes, Jeanne Kirkpatrick, as ambassador to the United Nations back in the 1980s." Noting that her nomination was roundly criticized at the time, he reminded: "She turned out to be one of the absolute finest ambassadors that we've ever had."