Insurgent group wants to negotiate peace with US?

[Swede]

On CNN the Islamic Army of Iraq on video.

[wholetruth00]

1. We can't negotiate with a "group" when we can't negotiate with governments

We don't negotiate with duly elected political parties like Hamas, and we won't negotiate with N.Korea, Cuba, or any other actual national government we don't like so how can we possibly negotiate with an insurgency?

[Swede]

3. This is chaos and no one can stop it.

This group is only one group.

[NoPasaran]

4. Of course, in the end we will

Unless we have our hearts set on suffering total defeat.

[acmavm]

2. Just before the election? What a coinky-dink. Shows what a great

bunch of thugs we got running things over there in Iraq. Got the 'enemy' on their knees.

[NNN0LHI]

5. There are currently 23 freelance militias in Baghdad alone

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HJ05Ak02.html

<snip>How many freelance militias are there in Baghdad?

The answer is "23" according to a "senior {US} military official" in Baghdad - so write Richard A Oppel Jr and Hosham Hussein in the New York Times; but according to US National Public Radio, the answer is "at least 23". Antonio Castaneda of the Associated Press says there are 23 "known" militias. However you figure it, that's a staggering number of militias, mainly Shi'ite, but some Sunni, for one large city.