U.S. raids Baghdad slum; 26 Iraqis die (PM Maliki condemns raid into area barred from entry)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/30/07 | Hamid Ahmed - ap

[NormsRevenge]

Methinks Maliki and his government have been deemed to be leaky re: recent clandestine raids and thus the move by troops without his folks being advised of the operation.

[SolidWood]

Carry out the raids without any interference. Do the job.
Maliki STFU.

[zerosix]

Maliki being Shiite has declared various "Shiite areas" off limits for forces to even enter much less track and chase terrorists down.

That we are even agreeing not to take out Mookie al Sadr and his merry band of killers is even a much bigger mistake, IMHO.

[Red_Devil 232]

Maliki needs to be found in the rubble in the aftermath of one of our raids!

[Azzurri]

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki condemned the raids and demanded an explanation for the assault into a district where he has barred U.S. operations in the past.

In other words, a terrorist safe haven. I'm a little surprised to learn that US operations were barred from operating anywhere. Hopefully, this is a new aggressive trend.

[MNJohnnie]

Gee isn’t it intresting that the All Propaganda reporting on both Iraq and Afganistan start out today with claims of wanton civilian attacks by Coalition forces

Let see. Both from AP, the same orgnaization that has a number of local stringers it hired sitting in Iraq prisons caught read handed aiding the Insurgents.

Could it be that maybe AP needs to do some house cleaning since it is pretty obviously being used as a propaganda outlet by our foes?

[RightWhale]

a district where he has barred U.S. operations

About as effective with that as with managing the rest of his country.

[TennTuxedo]

War is hell. Its time for the U.S. to take off the "kid gloves" and stop allowing others to tell our forces where they can do their jobs and where they can't do their jobs.

Looks as if Maliki is two-faced and is doesn't want peace.

[CyberAnt]

I think you’re very correct.

Maliki has not been a very good ally. I don’t know why he’s protecting Sadr .. but I can guess.

[Safetgiver]

demanded an explanation for the assault into a district where he has barred U.S. operations in the past.... because the assholes were there. Get a grip, Mr. Leaky. Embrace the suck.

[Beckwith]

Terrorists are all civilians.

Stupid report.

[Jabba the Nutt]

AP, what is this, pure Mookie propaganda?

[bnelson44]

Who wrote this article a Sadrist?

[bnelson44]

ping

[SevenMinusOne]

Terrorists are all civilians. Stupid report.

You got it - It is clear the latest angle the MSM are going to take is to start hyping that virtually all we kill on the battlefield are "Civs".

The MSM is pathetic, disgusting and intellectually empty.

As for Maliki, hopefully he isn't being quoted correctly, or is simply saying this for domestic spin (though even that is becoming BS to swallow at a point)....or he does simply need to STFU....and should be told so in no uncertain terms if that be the case.

[bnelson44]

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki condemned the raids and demanded an explanation for the assault into a district where he has barred U.S. operations in the past.

Well, this ain't the past. The US forces are under new management.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

"Anyone who breaches the military command orders will face investigation."

So al-Maliki is going to investigate Petraeus since Petraeus didn't ask al-Maliki first? Too funny!

[Minutemen]

(PM Maliki condemns raid into area barred from entry)

SURE! (because Al queda's hideout is there)

[Cowboy Bob]

But Iraqi officials said all the dead were civilians.

Who are these "Iraqi officials?" They should be taken out and shot.

[bnelson44]

Last year, al-Maliki banned military operations in Sadr City without his approval after complaints from his Shiite political allies. But he later agreed that no area of the capital was off-limits, after President Bush ordered reinforcements to Iraq as part of the Baghdad security operation.