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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:40 PM
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Meanwhile: Iraq civil war fears grow
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article309956.ece

Iraq civil war fears grow as sectarian violence spreads

By Kim Sengupta
Published: 03 September 2005

Sectarian fighting among Shia and Sunnis spread across Iraq amid renewed warnings that the country is sliding into civil war.

Tensions over the country's new constitution - approved by the Shia and Kurds but rejected by Sunnis - as well as continuing anger surrounding the stampede death of almost 1,000 Shia pilgrims spilt into violence.

After months of attacks on Shia targets by Sunni insurgents designed to start, the government claimed, an internecine religious conflict, the first signs came of a Shia backlash.

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LisaL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:43 PM
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1. Why not? One thing is clear, Bush destroys everything he touches.
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:43 PM
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2. Bush is fucking up all over
Folks across the pond are outraged over Iraq and stunned by Bush's inability to take care of Americans

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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-05-05 12:31 PM
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5. "miserable failure"
...still

(and that is being extremely charitable for a souless war criminal)

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onecent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:52 PM
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3. We could have a civil war right here in America.
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:58 PM
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4. It might start next week
I heard that a lot of gas stations in the southeast are going to be completely out of gas starting next week.
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