Once again, Sadrists are active, despite war supporters spin that Sadr was dead and his organisation dismantled. Facts, however, are things that are "flexible" to Republicans. The only ones that matter are those that support your "team". It almost sounds like people who are brainwashed, doesn't it?
Of course, this doesn't involve Al-Qaeda, so it doesn't "count" in Bush's considerations. The Decider has made it clear that Al-Qaeda is the big problem, not sectarian forces like the Sadrists. Just like car bombings not counting as "violence", this is yet another case of picking which facts you choose to recognise. Yes, if one excludes all evidence to the contrary of Bush's delusional view of Iraq, then things certainly are getting better. Similarly, all evidence that contradicted the Administration's case for invasion was quashed and rejected. Story from Xinhua
Of course, this doesn't involve Al-Qaeda, so it doesn't "count" in Bush's considerations. The Decider has made it clear that Al-Qaeda is the big problem, not sectarian forces like the Sadrists. Just like car bombings not counting as "violence", this is yet another case of picking which facts you choose to recognise. Yes, if one excludes all evidence to the contrary of Bush's delusional view of Iraq, then things certainly are getting better. Similarly, all evidence that contradicted the Administration's case for invasion was quashed and rejected. Story from Xinhua
Three people killed in riot in southern Iraq
At least three people were killed and four others injured in clashes erupted between militiamen and Iraqi police in the southern city of Samawa on Thursday, a local police source said.
"Iraqi police fought militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric of Muqtada al-Sadr early in the morning in the southern parts of Samawa, some 280 km south of Baghdad," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Explosions and gunfire resonated throughout the city during the day and resulted in the killing of three people, including a policeman, and wounding four people, the source said, citing first police reports.
Tensions rose overnight in the city, as many of Sadr's Mahdi army militiamen, carrying machineguns and rocket propelled grenade launchers, spread in the streets around his office in the city, the source added.
Early in the morning, local authorities imposed curfew on the city, as police forces took positions in the main streets and intersections of the city, he said.
The city has long been a scene of violence between local members of Mahdi army militia, which tried to seize the city and the police forces.
Source: Xinhua
No comments:
Post a Comment