Safe, Safe Iraq
"20 bullet-riddled bodies were found, most in Baghdad, apparent victims of so-called sectarian death squads that are believed to be run by Shiite militias. The number was low compared to the average of 50 bodies per day that were turning up before the security crackdown."
"Two top Sunni officials — lawmaker Omar Abdul-Sattar and Omar al-Jubouri, an aide to Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi — escaped an assassination attempt when a roadside bomb struck their convoy as it passed through one of Baghdad's most restive neighborhoods — the latest in a series of attacks by suspected Sunni insurgents against fellow Sunnis who have joined the political process."
via: SFgate
Can we please stop calling this a Civil War and call it what it is, a religious war. Who's toes are we afraid of stepping on?
John McCain takes a stroll through one of those 'safe' neighborhoods accompanied By 100 Soldiers, 3 Blackhawks, 2 Apache Gunships." Safe, indeed (click on the 'safe' link to watch McCain make the claim that anyone can walk through the street safely).
"Two top Sunni officials — lawmaker Omar Abdul-Sattar and Omar al-Jubouri, an aide to Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi — escaped an assassination attempt when a roadside bomb struck their convoy as it passed through one of Baghdad's most restive neighborhoods — the latest in a series of attacks by suspected Sunni insurgents against fellow Sunnis who have joined the political process."
via: SFgate
Can we please stop calling this a Civil War and call it what it is, a religious war. Who's toes are we afraid of stepping on?
John McCain takes a stroll through one of those 'safe' neighborhoods accompanied By 100 Soldiers, 3 Blackhawks, 2 Apache Gunships." Safe, indeed (click on the 'safe' link to watch McCain make the claim that anyone can walk through the street safely).
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