US delight as Iraqi rebels turn their guns on al-Qa'eda

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 7/4/05 | Oliver Poole

[Allegra]

I'm a Navy brat. :-)

So am I. I wonder if we were ever at the same locations?

Are you that kid who used to shoot a water pistol from the school hallway at me while I was sitting in the classroom? ;-)

[prairiebreeze]

An important distinction to be sure. This one just went out to the email list.

[cll]

Marry me!

[afnamvet]

Al Qaeda and the insurgency fighting each other. Glorious news. Hope it spreads.

[afnamvet]

Stay safe and alert over there.

[Allegra]

Marry me!

OK. Come on over! ;-)

[Allegra]

Stay safe and alert over there.

Thanks. Will do. They've been a tad noisy outside the walls today. They like to do that on American holidays.

I'm going on my 17th month here.

Thank you for your service to our great country.

[Valin]

Tribal leaders in Husaybah are attacking followers of Abu Musab Zarqawi, the Jordanian-born terrorist

Lets you and him fight!

[cll]

Seriously, you are a brave lady. I recently retired from the Army so unless they un-retire me...

Question: Is there a tourism industry to speak of over there? Any hopes for building one?

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the ping!

One can only hope that this is true and is happening all over Iraq and around it.

[Allegra]

Question: Is there a tourism industry to speak of over there? Any hopes for building one?

Well, right now, there's not much of a tourist industry. Too many errrr....fireworks. But there IS a lot to see here, especially for ancient history freaks like me. One of the most frustrating things about being here is knowing there is stuff that's 6,000 years old here and I can't go see it.

But keep an eye on the future, becase there is so much potential in the architecture, history, people and overall culture that I think this will once again be a burgeoning tourist destination.

Disclaimer: It's the Fourth of July, I'm having beer with my co-workers and just came in here for a few minutes to get into the A/C. Any typos are the result of some holiday merriment.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Happy Fourth and stay safe....as much as you can consistent with your mission....!!

[BOBTHENAILER]

Geat Post mdittmar. This marks the beginning of the end to al Qaeda scum.

[Allegra]

Oh, and I'm sorry. I meant to say {beer disclaimer kicks in here}

Thank you very much for your service to our great country.

We wouldn't be where we are today without people like all of you and I appreciate it immensely.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thus the islamist extremists and the hard left hate us in the name of very different ideologies, yet for the same reason. We, by living in freedom, even by merely existing, stand in the way of their fantasies.

And thusly is their Alliance,....a very Unholy Alliance....see this :

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Unholy Alliance : Radical Islam and the American Left (Hardcover)
by David Horowitz

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Vastly Illuminating, September 25, 2004

  

I had long wondered why people on the Left had the propensity to speak more positively about people who would slit their throats than they do about their own country, which affords them more freedom and opportunity than anywhere else. David Horowitz has answered that question thoroughly and convincingly in his Unholy Alliance. Where I felt bewildered and confused, I now feel crystal clear. Unholy Alliance is such a great book.

It begins with the leftist movements at the beginning of the 20th Century, and works its way up to the present day, exploring the anti-American attitude of these movements in detail. Horowitz shows that the enemies of the US back then are largely the same group today, operating under the same misperceptions, making the same mistakes, and pursuing the same impossible utopia.

Individual chapters are included on the Patriot Act (I was persuaded that it is a GOOD thing); the democratic flip-flop on Iraq once G.W. Bush implemented what they agreed with Clinton needed to be done; the driving components of the current anti-war movement; as well as chapters on individual personalities who are major spokespeople of the Left. Horowitz covers a lot of ground, and he covers it concisely and clearly. Unholy Alliance is richly informative without ever being boring or plodding.

This book is so illuminating that I simply cannot do justice to it here. I love people who reason so clearly that they help me get my own reasoning clear. Horowitz is just that type of person! In the terrain of mindless clichés (no-blood-for-oil, etc.), he is a breath of real fresh air.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

An interview with David Horowitz regarding the Leftists and his book:

Unholy Alliance Part I

[righttackle44]

"Now, if the Iraqis are starting to figure this out, do you think the American Left--who believe the "insurgents" are as patriotic as our founding fathers--ever will?"

No, they never will. Because they are as sick and as crazy as the terrorists and insurgents in Iraq.

Exhibit number one: Teddy Kennedy.
Exhibit number two: John Kerry.
Exhibit number three: Harry Reid
Exhibit number four: Nancy Pelosi
Exhibit number five: Barbara Boxer
Exhibit number six: Jesse Jackson
Exhibit Number seven: most members of homosexual and lesbian organizations
Exhibit number eight: most members of cross-dressing organizations

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See un holy alliance threads: