Come To Peaceful Anbar!

[Fenian_Bastard]

Is Fredo going to mention this guy in tonight's infomercial?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070913/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq


Of course, it could just be the equivalent of a mob hit. From TIME:


Sheikh Sattar, whose tribe is notorious for highway banditry, is also building a personal militia, loyal not to the Iraqi government but only to him. Other tribes — even those who want no truck with terrorists — complain they are being forced to kowtow to him. Those who refuse risk being branded as friends of al-Qaeda and tossed in jail, or worse. In Baghdad, government delight at the Anbar Front's impact on al-Qaeda is tempered by concern that the Marines have unwittingly turned Sheikh Sattar into a warlord who will turn the province into his personal fiefdom.

 

[I love puppies!]

I just read a post on theatlantic.com when I saw this thread.

"This is a tragic loss," Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Iraq, said of Abu Risha's death. "It's a terrible loss for Anbar province and all of Iraq. It shows how significant his importance was and it shows al-Qaeda in Iraq remains a very dangerous and barbaric enemy."

The blog post goes on to mention that Petraeus doesn't know that it was Al-Queda. It could have been a number of other people who hated the guy. But that didn't stop Petraeus from furthering the "Al-Queda is the real enemy" Bush talking points.

http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/09/honorable_men.php

 

[friend of the friendless]

Sirs, Madames,

He wasn't killed by al Queda or any other interested party. He committed suicide. When he shook Dubya's hand.

YHS, etc