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Dude, Where's My Civil War?
The New York Post ^ | March 5, 2006 -- BAGHDAD | Ralph Peters

Posted on 03/05/2006 5:17:03 AM PST by freeperfromnj

I'M trying. I've been trying all week. The other day, I drove another 30 miles or so on the streets and alleys of Baghdad. I'm looking for the civil war that The New York Times declared. And I just can't find it.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: civilwar; iraq; liberalmedia; mediabias; nytlies; oif; ralphpeters
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To: LibLieSlayer; Recovering Ex-hippie

Thanks. :-)


41 posted on 03/05/2006 7:13:18 AM PST by Allegra (Please pray for peace in Iraq.)
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To: freeperfromnj

Ah. Some good news.

Thanks for posting this.


42 posted on 03/05/2006 7:42:40 AM PST by CowboyJay (Rough Riders! Tancredo '08)
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To: buck61
Man, I just love FR.

Me, too. We get
1) the "newest" news and
2) the most commentary and hard data about the "newest" news.

I haven't found this type of offering anywhere else.

43 posted on 03/05/2006 7:44:55 AM PST by syriacus (Hillary says: Millions to China's state-run shippers; not one RED cent to the UAE shippers)
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To: freeperfromnj

Dying MSM bump


44 posted on 03/05/2006 7:59:46 AM PST by pissant
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To: motormouth

Important article PING


45 posted on 03/05/2006 8:01:18 AM PST by pissant
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To: Allegra

Keep up the good work Allegra.


47 posted on 03/05/2006 8:07:31 AM PST by pissant
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To: Allegra

Well, you won't believe it from me. Maybe you'll believe it from another source.

I believe you, Leggy. I also worry about you, so PLEASE take care!


48 posted on 03/05/2006 8:09:42 AM PST by LatinaGOP
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To: freeperfromnj

great great post. thank you


49 posted on 03/05/2006 8:11:32 AM PST by beebuster2000
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To: freeperfromnj

bttt for later


50 posted on 03/05/2006 8:17:33 AM PST by Go Gordon (I don't know what your problem is, but I bet its hard to pronounce)
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To: GBoettner

I spent a big chunk of my life with MSM people. A lot of the abuse you see stems from their belief that their audience is dumb, uneducated, uninterested, and has a short attention span. These beliefs do not motivate a high standard.


51 posted on 03/05/2006 8:17:59 AM PST by ClaireSolt (.)
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To: LatinaGOP
Hey! I didn't know you were a FReeper!

GREAT to see you here. Stop by more often, OK?

I spend a lot of time here refuting media lies. And some on here insist on believing CNN and telling me I don't know what I'm talking about.

They amuse me. LOL

52 posted on 03/05/2006 8:28:36 AM PST by Allegra (Please pray for peace in Iraq.)
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To: freeperfromnj
outed. Again.
53 posted on 03/05/2006 8:33:18 AM PST by pabianice (contact ebay??)
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To: ovrtaxt

"This bombing was the test, and Iraq passes. It's only a matter of time now, America has succeeded."

There is a certain critical point where Iraqis will just get fed up to their eyeballs with the murderous Zarqawi gang and start turning them in en masse. I think we are pretty close to that tipping point.


54 posted on 03/05/2006 8:33:20 AM PST by FastCoyote
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To: All

Support Craigslist. It is singlehandedly destroying the print media in big cities like NYC.


55 posted on 03/05/2006 8:37:25 AM PST by Owen
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To: FastCoyote
There is a certain critical point where Iraqis will just get fed up to their eyeballs with the murderous Zarqawi gang and start turning them in en masse. I think we are pretty close to that tipping point.

They're pretty much there.

Sadr has to be taken out. HAS to be. And they know it, FINALLY.

Now they're questioning their choice for Prime Minister (Jaafari) because of his ties to Sadr. Very encouraging that they're doing this.

It's a brand new democracy and they're experiencing growing pains after years of darkness. But, despite what they media says, they're getting it.

I've been saying it for two years and I'll say it again.

Iraq's going to work. We just have to be patient and let them work through it.

56 posted on 03/05/2006 9:05:08 AM PST by Allegra (Please pray for peace in Iraq.)
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To: Allegra
Iraq's going to work. We just have to be patient and let them work through it.

BUMP

57 posted on 03/05/2006 9:10:29 AM PST by freeperfromnj
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To: Allegra
Sadr has to be taken out. HAS to be. And they know it, FINALLY.

Did I miss something? Why do you say they know it, finally?

58 posted on 03/05/2006 9:20:32 AM PST by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))
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To: bnelson44
Because the government hasn't really reacted to Sadr in the past. Nor has the military.

Now the government is addressing the problems caused by al-Sadr and his Mahdi militia. They've publicly announced a clampdown on the militias and are expressing concerns about Jaafari's ties to al- Sadr. Right out in the open.

They have FINALLY realized that he needs to be dealt with, margainalized or removed as one of the steps to achieve peace.

59 posted on 03/05/2006 10:03:29 AM PST by Allegra (Please pray for peace in Iraq.)
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To: Allegra

I did hear where they said that people with guns in the street would be arrested. But I have not heard anything since then. Are people actually being arrested if they walk around (or drive around) with guns?


60 posted on 03/05/2006 10:06:50 AM PST by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))
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