Posted on 06/07/2007 8:18:07 PM PDT by april15Bendovr
Ping
Gunfight at the Allah Akbar Corral.
Has this been shown on CNN/US?
BAGHDAD, June 7 -- Lt. Gen. David Petraeus says the new U.S. approach is resulting in "breathtaking" improvements in security in some areas of Iraq. But the commander of U.S. forces told CNN in an interview al-Qaida remains "well-entrenched" in some parts of Baghdad.
Petraeus said Anbar, a Sunni province west of the capital, has been "transformed." Tribes there are joining the coalition in opposing al-Qaida and violence has decreased, he added. The coalition approach focuses on trying to "determine who are the reconcilables and to separate them from the extremists," he said. However, Petreaus admits there is tough work ahead in Diyala north of Baghdad.
He says al-Qaida is still capable of using neighborhoods to build and detonate car bombs and the general confirmed sectarian killings rose again in May after decreasing between January and April.
Petreaus visited the CNN bureau in Baghdad without advance notice. He had visited Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and they decided to "talk a walk" in a safe area. The minister suggested the two of them "knock on CNN's door," CNN reported.
I have not seen any kind of reports like this on CNN. I know Michael Ware did a similar story that I also found on Liveleak.
This is gonna get Harry Reid all upset.
Democrats are once again are going to have historical egg on their face.
Quick, send Pelosi to Iraq to convince the Sunni insurgents NOT to fall for that cheap American trick! Democrat seats are counting on her!
I’ve changed the words around in this Roger Waters song to be more reflective of the times.
The Tide Is Turning
I used to think the world was flat
Rarely threw my hat into the crowd
I felt I had used up my quota of yearning
Used to look in on the children at night
In the glow of their Donald Duck light
And frighten myself with the thought of my little ones burning
But oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning
Al Qaeda posting on Internet sites
Exclusive shots on the web of terrorist frights
Just imagine what these Muslim children must be learning
Whose Religion is the most righteous, whose is the best
Who holds the aces, the Middle East or the West
This is the crap Muslim children are learning
But oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Now the websites confused
Cos on Saturday night
The traffic was full of compassion and light
And confused liberals with silicon hearts warmed
To the sight of a billion candles burning
Oo, oo, oo, the tide is turning
Oo, oo, oo, the tide is turning
The tide is turning
Im not saying that the battle is won
But on Saturday night all those kids in the sun
Wrested technologys sword from the hand of the
War Lords
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
The tide is turning.
Roger Waters song The Tide Is Turning was kind of the theme song used for the Live Aid concert.
"Tribes there are joining the coalition in opposing al-Qaida and violence has decreased, he added."
Good news for Iraq and America is bad news for liberals and the Buchananite Ron Paul crowd.
The way I see it one down two to go.
It’s good, but Sadr needs to be put on a slab ASAP.
Agreed.
that video was shown on our TV 'news' ENTIRE! Even our multiculty/left/wing SBS did not edit nor slant the report. Quite extraordinary...
CBS: Baathist insurgents fighting together with US troops
CBS reports Baathist insurgents and Sunni nationalists are fighting al-Qaeda together with US forces
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bdc_1181357307
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