Report: Sadr Booby Trapped Imam Ali Mosque, Threatens to Blow it up with 2,000 Milita Inside (Debka)

DEBKAfile ^ | 8/12/04 | Diane Shalem

[gopwinsin04]

Military sources report Najef standoff nearing climax.

US Marine/Iraqi National Guard cordons thrown up around Shiite City-one external, the second enclosing the Old City where fighting rages around Imam Ali Mosque.

Reports Sadr had booby trapped shrine and threatens to blow it up with 2,000 militiamen inside if US-Iraqi forces storm in.

US F-16 jets level Old City House thought occupied by Sadr.

US Generals seek fast end to showdown before general conflagration sparks.

[gopwinsin04]

The religion of peace in effect!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Where is that detonator?

[TommyDale]

Do it!!

[Bahbah]

"US F-16 jets level Old City House thought occupied by Sadr."

Please let him have been in it.

[ProudVet77]

Use an EMP weapon to make it detonate! No fingerprints.

[Piquaboy]

I double double dare him. What a tragedy that would be.

[Mikey_1962]

Oh that Sadr... what an imp! A real joker that one!

[ConservativeMajority]

And the question is what?

[wideawake]

Since this is DEBKA, I'm going to wait until it's confirmed by a reliable source.

[NonValueAdded]

Reports Sadr had booby trapped shrine and threatens to blow it up with 2,000 militiamen inside if US-Iraqi forces storm in. Cool! What's the downside?

[gopwinsin04]

Works for me!

[ml/nj]

What could be better?

ML/NJ

[ken5050]

YOU get to write the environmental impact statement...

[steplock]

Sounds good to me!

I would simply drop one of those very high falling blocks of cement on top - then another - then another - then another - then another - then another .....

until instead of a mosque there, there would be a nice solid concrete parking lot with 1000 bodies (or should I say MUSH) entombed underneath.

[Former Proud Canadian]

This guy has a good plan, doesn't he? I'm glad he's on the other side.

[crusty codger]

Reports Sadr had booby trapped shrine and threatens to blow it up with 2,000 militiamen inside if US-Iraqi forces storm in.

You know it's going to be Bush's fault if this guy blows himself up.

[Piquaboy]

Drop a thousand pounder from on high and then say he blew himself up.

[Onelifetogive]

This reminds me of the scene in Blazing Saddles.....

Stand back, or I'll blow the Ni&%$^s head off....(or something to that effect)

[aruanan]

Reports Sadr had booby trapped shrine and threatens to blow it up with 2,000 militiamen inside if US-Iraqi forces storm in.

Any way we could just make him believe the US/Iraqi forces are storming in?

[Tacis]

Don't we have an advantage dealing with the primative Muslims? Isn't everything "Allah's will?" Thus, don't we get off the hook for everything by simply shrugging and saying, "It wasn't us, it was God's will."