Don't Take Our Word For It (MSM blacking-out success in Iraq)

Powerline ^ | 5/21/08 | Hinderaker

[pabianice]

Al Qaeda's most fervent supporters acknowledge that Iraq has turned into a disaster for them. Nibras Kazimi, a visiting scholar at the Hudson Institute, reports on a posting at one of al Qaeda's web sites:

A prolific jihadist sympathizer has posted an ‘explosive’ study on one of the main jihadist websites in which he laments the dire situation that the mujaheddin find themselves in Iraq by citing the steep drop in the number of insurgent operations conducted by the various jihadist groups, most notably Al-Qaeda’s 94 percent decline in operational ability over the last 12 months when only a year and half ago Al-Qaeda accounted for 60 percent of all jihadist activity! The author, writing under the pseudonym ‘Dir’a limen wehhed’ [‘A Shield for the Monotheist’], posted his ‘Brief Study on the Consequences of the Division [Among] the [Jihadist] Groups on the Cause of Jihad in Iraq’ on May 12 and it is being displayed by the administration of the Al-Ekhlaas website—one of Al-Qaeda’s chief media outlets—among its more prominent recent posts. He's considered one of Al-Ekhlaas's "esteemed" writers.

The author tallies up and compares the numbers of operations claimed by each insurgent group under four categories: a year and half ago (November 2006), a year ago (May 2007), six months ago (November 2007) and now (May 2008). He demonstrated that while Al-Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq could claim 334 operations in Nov. 06 and 292 in May 07, their violent output dropped to 25 in Nov. 07 and 16 so far in May 08. Keep in mind that these assessments are based on Al-Qaeda's own numbers.

The author also shows that similar steep drops were exhibited by other jihadist groups.

Someone get the news to the Associated Press, quick!

[goldstategop]

The MSM is saddened, deeply saddened that America hasn't lost in Iraq like it did in Vietnam!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[heywoodubuzzoff]

Why should the MSM cover anything other than the Osama Messiah ‘s coming and the passing of St. Theodore of Kennedy?? Unless of course Brittany is running around with her hoochie uncovered!

[hermgem]

Good news is no news for the LLM (lying liberal media)

[Rudder]

A prolific jihadist sympathizer has posted an ‘explosive’ study on one of the main jihadist websites in which he laments the dire situation that the mujaheddin find themselves in Iraq by citing the steep drop in the number of insurgent operations conducted by the various jihadist groups, most notably Al-Qaeda’s 94 percent decline in operational ability over the last 12 months when only a year and half ago Al-Qaeda accounted for 60 percent of all jihadist activity!

Now that's a sentence. This should win a prize...then be sent home.

[centurion316]

The MSM is saddened, deeply saddened that America hasn't lost in Iraq like it did in Vietnam!

The United States did not lose in Vietnam, the politicians cut and ran; just as they will do if the Democrats win in November.

[Noumenon]

The MSM are traitors to this nation and ultimately, betrayers of Western civilization. They are all unfit to live in a free society.

When someone’s drilling holes in the boat, and they won’t stop when you ask them nicely - what do you do?

[stockstrader]

Good news is just NOT allowed by the MSM.

Good news might keep their Marxist 'messiah', Senator B. (whose middle name must NEVER be spoken Obama) from being elected.

[elhombrelibre]

Strange new silence ping. Or spiking succes stories in the MSM.

[MEGoody]

(MSM blacking-out success in Iraq)

They've been doing that all along.

[stand watie]

the main-SLIME media LIES. nothing new here;time to move on. (gee, i wonder where that line came from = LOL!)

free dixie,sw

[Bubba_Leroy]

The United States did not lose in Vietnam, the politicians cut and ran; just as they will do if the Democrats win in November.

Yep. It's never too late for the democRats to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

[longtermmemmory]

Demcrats live by the international mantra “surrender to the enemy today, surrender to the enemy forever”

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

When someone’s drilling holes in the boat, and they won’t stop when you ask them nicely - what do you do?

Break their fingers off and use them to plug the holes?

Regards,
GtG

[Noumenon]

Well, that’d be a start.

[Marine_Uncle]

Pelosi yet again while interviewed by PBS tonight stated she will continue to work toward having all our troops removed quickly.
She basically went back on what some articles the other day eluded to that she now saw success in Iraq.
Off course the US and Iraqi military shall complete the job of eradicating al Qaeda from Iraqi borders in due time.