‘Sadr Uprising’ Gains Support Of Sunni Iraqis

[Robbien]

Iraqi Sunnis showed Monday, April5 , great support toward the uprising of followers of Shiite young leader Moqtada Sadr against the U.S.-led occupation forces.

The enthusiasm triggered clashes in the Sunni Al-Aazamya neighborhood of Baghdad between Sunni young men – mostly teenagers – and occupation forces, according to Al-Jazeera.

Standing in front of his house in Al-Shula neighborhood in western Baghdad, Ammar Ahmed,37 , told IslamOnline.net Monday, “I totally support their (Sadr followers) confrontations with the invading occupiers. God Willing, we will join them. If Iraq’s Sunnis and Shiites join forces, occupiers will be taught a tough lesson”.

Al-Shula witnessed fierce clashes between Sadr armed militia – known as Mahdi Army – and U.S. forces, leaving casualties of soldiers and military vehicles among the latter. An old man – Sunni – expressed his surprise at what Sadr supporters did, saying, “I never imagined what the Shiites did, especially Sadr followers. They dealt the Americans a heavy casualty toll”.

http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=20040405170749926

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Now if we could just piss off enough young Kurds.

The mission will truly be a success.

[Jacobin]

4. Patience, it will be done in good time

I'm sure they are about to piss on the Kurds too

[KC21304]

10. Could it possibly be another trifecta for Bush ?

[0007]

14. Just a matter of time before Wahhabi, the Kurdish, the Bat'this

joint the Sunni and the Shi’ite. Perhaps this may be the answer to avoid the civil war, anyway the civil war may have to wait.

[wryter2000]

2. Well, Bush got two things right

He was a uniter. And they are dancing in the street.

[qanda]

3. Wow! I never thought Bush* would ever come through...

with his promise to be the great uniter. You think he'll use this footage for his campaign commercials? :shrug:

[phrenzy]

5. Let Me The First To Say

"I'm a uniter, not a divider"

[bobthedrummer]

6. Once again we have proof of how George W. Bush is a "uniter"

:grr::puke::grr::puke::argh:

[IndianaGreen]

7. And so it goes!

Paul Bremer's incompetence triggered this crisis. Bremer's reaction to the riots he triggered is to go after Imman al-Sadr, turning him into a hero and martyr for all Iraqi Muslims.

[xultar]

8. Well we have a TRUE coalition now. Too Bad they hate us.

:shrug:

[Walt Starr]

9. Bush is a Uniter, not a Divider!

He sure as hell united people who have historically been at each other's throats into a coalition against our illegal occupation of their country!

[NNN0LHI]

11. I would fight right along side with freepers if our country were invaded...

...by another country. Thats a fact.

Don

[w13rd0]

12. I'd be too afraid of friendly fire...

...in a foxhole with a freeper.

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. Fighting with someone to defend your country

is one thing, sharing a foxhole is another matter entirely.

[cliss]

15. On the way home from work, some commander said

on the radio, "anyone who interferes with the people who are there, we will kill", or something to that effect. The military person was referring to the muslim cleric who has been inciting violence against the occupation forces.

I thought to myself: here it comes. The kid gloves have come off. They are now revealing themselves as the unrestrained aggressors. Up till now, they've softened their actions with the veneer of 'democracy' or 'this is what the Iraqis Really want'.

After a year of struggling and trying to keep the lid on ever-increasing frustration and rage in Iraq, however, they have shed the theatrics.

[War Pigs]

16. Are you sure? The Frown said we'd be greeted as liberators. These

ingrates had better get with the program! God's chosen leader has a campaign to run, no time for this foolishness.:spank: