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World Scene: Human Rights Group Criticizes Terrorists
The Washington Times ^ | October 3, 2005 | unattributed

Posted on 10/3/2005, 11:48:39 PM by No Longer Free State

BAGHDAD -- Insurgent groups in Iraq are committing war crimes by targeting civilians in mass killings, abductions and beheadings, a human rights group said today. Human Rights Watch, which often has criticized abuses by U.S. forces in Iraq, turned attention in its latest report to terrorist groups such as al Qaeda in Iraq and Ansar al-Sunnah. Human Rights Watch also said the disregard for the lives of civilians in the mostly Muslim country was backfiring in terms of popular support for the insurgency elsewhere in the Arab world.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq; terrorists
Short but significant blurb in the Washington Times. Last sentence is the most important of all because it's what some of us have been saying for a long time, but now it's coming from a non-military, non-coalition source.

I wonder if HRW actually called them terrorists in their report.

Oh, and with respect to war crimes -- "DUH!!!"

1 posted on 10/3/2005, 11:48:42 PM by No Longer Free State
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To: No Longer Free State

HRW better watch their backs. Muslims take any criticisms of their actions as blasphemous and "un-Islamic". It wouldn't surprise me at all if they declared jihad on HRW buildings & personnel.


2 posted on 10/3/2005, 11:52:29 PM by kromike
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To: No Longer Free State

Insurgent groups in Iraq are committing war crimes by targeting civilians in mass killings, abductions and beheadings, a human rights group said today.



Well, that group will be getting kicked the hell out of the hate America, love a terrorist, take a punk to lunch pinko commie useless motherf*&kers crowd as soon as word gets out they called one right.


3 posted on 10/3/2005, 11:53:54 PM by trubluolyguy (I am conservative. That is NOT the same thing as Republican. Don't place party over principle.)
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To: No Longer Free State

"the disregard for the lives of civilians in the mostly Muslim country was backfiring in terms of popular support for the insurgency elsewhere in the Arab world."


They almost sound disappointed but truth is truth so I'll take it.


4 posted on 10/3/2005, 11:58:55 PM by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: No Longer Free State
Human Rights Watch also said the disregard for the lives of civilians in the mostly Muslim country was backfiring in terms of popular support for the insurgency elsewhere in the Arab world.

That's why they are upset. - Tom

5 posted on 10/3/2005, 11:58:59 PM by Capt. Tom (Don't confuse the Bushies with the dumb Republicans - Capt. Tom)
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To: No Longer Free State

An little late aren't you?


6 posted on 10/4/2005, 12:00:13 AM by TexanToTheCore (Rock the pews, Baby)
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I couldn't care less, if all these weasels
got their asses captured and tortured to death,
They have got absolutely *NO* credibility, or
trustworthiness left in my eyes. They've betrayed
everyhing they said they stand for.


7 posted on 10/4/2005, 12:27:06 AM by NickatNite2003
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