The Republican Taliban organizing in Iraq?

[FreedomAngel82]

Link: http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/07/future-of-iraq.html

Snip: <The Future of Iraq -- July 9, 2005 -

Per the NYT:

The once libertine oil port of Basra, 350 miles south of the capital
and far from the insurgency raging in much of Iraq, is steadily
being transformed into There
is perhaps no better indication of the possible flash points in a
Shiite-dominated Iraq, because the political parties that hold sway
here also wield significant influence in the central government in
Baghdad and are backed by the country's top clerics.

Efforts to impose strict Shiite religious rule across Iraq would
almost certainly spur resistance from Sunni Arabs and the more
secular Kurds. But here in Basra, the changes have accelerated since
the January elections, which enabled religious parties to put more
radical politicians into office.

Small parties with names like God's Vengeance and Master of Martyrs
have emerged. They work under the umbrella of more established
Shiite groups, but many Iraqis suspect them of being agents of the
Iranian government. One of the leading parties was formed in Iran by
an Iraqi cleric living in exile during the reign of Saddam Hussein.

The growing ties with Iran are evident. Posters of Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 Iranian revolution, are
plastered along streets and even at the provincial government
center.

One store is bombed for selling musical instruments and women are
harrassed if they dare to walk outside in clothes deemed "improper."


Is this what our soldiers are dying for? >

[Fritz67]

1. Mission Accomplished

:sarcasm: