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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (299119)	8/9/2006 5:14:36 PM
From: steve harris	Respond to of 1573695

I think CNN has the Syrian Ambassador on their payroll as many times as he appears on their "news"...

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (299119)	8/9/2006 9:50:38 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573695

re: 60 Minutes is going to broadcast an interview of the Iranian president: cbsnews.com I'll leave it to the leftists on this thread to "nuance" themselves away from him ... or not. ;-) You fascists would love Pravda style censorship, wouldn't you? What are you afraid of? That Joe Sixpack is going to turn into an Islamofascist? LOL. Give it a break. Most of us love to hear what the idiots say... it reconfirms our belief in our own system.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (299119)	8/10/2006 1:54:09 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1573695

Iraqi PM attacks heavyhanded US tactics Michael Howard in Irbil Tuesday August 8, 2006 The Guardian Iraq's prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, has angrily charged American forces with undermining national reconciliation after a US-led raid in the eastern Baghdad stronghold of the radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr reportedly caused the death of three people, including a woman and a child. The forthright criticism of US tactics comes just days after the launch of a much-publicised American-Iraqi crackdown, supported by Mr Maliki, on sectarian Sunni-Shia violence in the capital. But in a statement on government television late last night, Mr Maliki said he was "very angered and pained" by the latest operation, which involved air and ground forces in the volatile Sadr City area early yesterday morning. "Reconciliation cannot go hand in hand with operations that violate the rights of citizens this way," Mr Maliki said. The US military said the raid, which also involved Iraqi forces, had targeted "individuals involved in punishment and torture cell activities" and was part of its latest offensive to try to stem the rampant sectarian violence in Baghdad and avert a broader civil war. The military said three people had been arrested but made no mention of fatalities. Terrified residents reported a fierce firefight that lasted more than two hours. "This operation used weapons that are unreasonable to detain someone, like using planes," said Mr Maliki. He apologised for the operation and vowed "this won't happen again." The prime minister today sent an envoy to Sadr City to offer cash payments to families of the dead and wounded. At the end of June, Mr Maliki unveiled a blueprint for national reconciliation. But neither that, nor a succession of security offensives, have halted the bloodshed in the capital. Today four roadside bombs in Baghdad killed at least 19 people. The deadliest blast killed at least 10 and wounded 69 others in a central Baghdad market. Other bombs targeted police and a busy bus station. Two Iraqi journalists were reportedly killed in separate incidents in Baghdad. The impoverished Sadr City district provides many of the footsoldiers for Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi army militia, which is widely suspected of conducting sectarian attacks against Sunnis. Mr Maliki has vowed to restore security to the capital and rein in the activities of militias but his task is complicated by the knowledge that some groups are linked to some of his main political allies. For example, since the Mahdi army staged two failed uprisings against coalition troops in 2004, supporters of the anti-western cleric have entered the political mainstream, forming a powerful bloc within Mr Maliki's ruling Shia alliance. In a bid to break up the death squads in Baghdad, US and Iraqi forces have staged a number of recent raids in Sadr City, but commanders have been at pains to point out that the security crackdown is not aimed at particular groups. With anger among Iraqi Shia already riding high following the Lebanon crisis - the largest pro-Hizbullah demonstration in the Middle East took place in Sadr City at the weekend - Mr Maliki knows he can ill afford to further alienate Sadr and his supporters. Naser al-Saedi, a pro-Sadr member of parliament, welcomed Mr Maliki's comments. "We have an agreement with the Iraqi government not to attack Sadr City in the night," he told the Guardian. "It's the safest area in the capital. But Iraq is an occupied country and the Americans are interfering with everything. These attacks will feed the sectarian tension and that's what the Americans want." Abdul Jabbar, a professor of political science at Baghdad University, said: "The prime minister is in a tricky position. He is under pressures from the Sadrists in his own alliance and at the same time from the Americans." But he added: "This speech is not important because many politicians have said the same and more, and nothing ever changes." guardian.co.uk