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Iraqi Troops Surround Sadr Office in Basra (MSM, who's in control of Basra?)
Voice of America ^
| 4/18/2008
| voa
Posted on 04/18/2008 8:33:20 AM PDT by tobyhill
Iraqi troops have cordoned off the Basra office of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's followers, preventing them from holding Friday prayers.
Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Abdul-Karim Khalaf said the operation is only aimed at recovering offices he said were unfairly occupied by political groups.
Sadr supporters say they have been given 48 hours to leave the premises.
There were no immediate reports of fighting between Iraqi troops and Sadr followers.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: basra; frwn; iraq; iraqiarmy; madhi; sadar; voa
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posted on
04/18/2008 8:33:20 AM PDT
by
tobyhill
To: tobyhill
Shoot him now! Shoot him now!
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posted on
04/18/2008 8:36:28 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(It's a fine line between Guardian Angel and Stalker.)
To: tobyhill
“...the operation is only aimed at recovering offices he said were unfairly occupied by political groups. “
These “offices” are more like weapon storage facilities, I’ll bet.....
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posted on
04/18/2008 8:37:42 AM PDT
by
illiac
(If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
To: illiac
Yep. Maliki wasn't playing around when he sent troops to Basrah. I heard earlier that the US and Iraqi troops are walling off Sadr city and will force compliance through starvation if necessary.
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posted on
04/18/2008 8:41:37 AM PDT
by
tobyhill
(The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
To: tobyhill
Guess Jimmuh C won’t be meeting with the Mookster this time.
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posted on
04/18/2008 8:46:16 AM PDT
by
AU72
To: tobyhill
to bad mookie ain’t inside...
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posted on
04/18/2008 8:49:20 AM PDT
by
camle
(keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
To: tobyhill
A good way to handle it would be to build the walls and then fill them with concrete. Would make a great helo landing pad.....
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posted on
04/18/2008 8:50:30 AM PDT
by
illiac
(If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
To: camle
"to bad mookie ain’t inside..." Exactly.
As you probably know, like all brave jihadist "leaders", mookie is hiding under the skirts of the head goat molesters in Tehran.
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posted on
04/18/2008 9:09:29 AM PDT
by
lormand
(I love the smell of burnt democRATs in the morning)
To: lormand
I read that Mookie was under house arrest
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posted on
04/18/2008 10:09:48 AM PDT
by
Foolsgold
(after all we got Daschel)
To: Foolsgold
.....I read that Mookie was under house arrest.....
Sounds good. Where did you read it?
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posted on
04/18/2008 10:16:11 AM PDT
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . Never say never (there'll be a VP you'll like))
To: Foolsgold
House arrest in Iraq?
I thought he was hiding in Iran. One thing for sure, he isn't dead yet, so there is a major objective waiting to be completed.
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posted on
04/18/2008 10:17:20 AM PDT
by
lormand
(I love the smell of burnt democRATs in the morning)
To: tobyhill; 91B; HiJinx; Spiff; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; clintonh8r; TEXOKIE; windchime; ...
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posted on
04/18/2008 5:09:44 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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