[drellberg]

“Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ... claimed that a week-old operation against Shiite militias has been a “success” despite a cease-fire that did not disarm the gunmen and left him politically battered. ... Militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, meanwhile, thanked his fighters for “defending your people, your land and your honor.”

Could these idiot reporters be any more partisan or clueless?

[Tallguy]

Pinging... I predicted yesterday Maliki would stop short.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994459/posts?page=13#13

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

No bias with the AP....none.... /s

[lonestar67]

Al Sadr, Iran, and the Mahdi army have been humiliated.

So now, the propaganda media steps in to try to restore the powerful image of these defeated groups.

They lost, Iraq won.

Propaganda will not change that. Hundreds of Mahdi militia men died. And this can happen again as many times as they care to bring it to the streets. Eventually, they will accept the rule of law or be detained or killed.

[Allegra]

I was just outside (cool, breezy night here) and my goodness; I do declare, I believe some Sadrists are being handed a good butt-kicking. I can hear the gunfire and the shouting. I think the Iraqis are doing this one and it sounds pretty good.

Anybody inclined to send up a prayer for the good guys in the fight that is going on right now this is a good time.

[TigersEye]

bttt

[Steve0113]

This thread illustrates how badly the media is misrepresenting what’s going on in Iraq, particularly the recent events in Baghdad. It’s infuriating.