Iraq province strikes peace deal

[ECH1969]

IRAQI provincial authorities in the Shiite holy city of Karbala said they had reached a peace deal with a dissident cleric overnight to end three days of clashes with his militiamen.

It said an investigation would be launched into the arrests of more than 200 of Hasani's militiamen and "those who are not guilty will be released".

The governor's office said that in return the cleric had been called on to break links with people "targeting government buildings".

"Nobody is allowed to carry arms openly in the city," it said.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20169116-1702,00.html

[Kagemusha]

1. One could say a "real" govt wouldn't negotiate at all.

You know, like Waco stuff. Just wipe the floor with them and move on.

A government having to negotiate in this situation is a weak one.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. There was never any media reports of these clashes.

[ECH1969]

3. Yes there were

The US cable news nets just didn't talk about them because they were focused on BS.

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.331017912&par=0

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Is it just me, or is that source kind of esoteric?

Anyhow, even that report is after the fact.

[ECH1969]

5. Dude it happened

http://news.bostonherald.com/international/view.bg?articleid=152907

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. I'm wondering how many of these clashes are going on

that remain obscure & ignored by msm.

[ECH1969]

7. Shia on Shia militia violence is almost as big a killer

as Sunni on Shia militia violence. The morgues in Basra and other southern cities are always full of militiamen who are dying everyday.