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POLITICS-US: Pull-out Demand Signals Final Bush Defeat in Iraq Posted by Editors on July 10, 2008 – 9:00 pm The unexpected Iraqi resistance to the U.S. demands reflected the underlying influence of Iran on the al-Maliki government as well as Sadr’s recognition that he could achieve his goal of liberating Iraq from U.S.

Though you’d never know it from the NY Times’ front page or the lead story on NBC, it’s fact that Muqtada al-Sadr’s regime is crumbling. Here’s the political situation in Iraq: Already Mr. Sadr’s partisans and members of his Mahdi Army militia believe that ISCI and its affiliate party, the Badr

A NY Times reporter proves that we still do not understand Iraq Filed under: Iraq & Afghanistan Wars — Tags: badr organization, dexter filkins, mahdi army, muqtada al-sadr, patrick cockburn — Fabius Maximus @ 12:00 pm A new book for the reading pile of folks following the Iraq War: Muqtada:

AMERICANS of Indian,Pakistani,Bangladeshi origin/ONE OF A KIND “I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I

On 21 April 2008, the American Defence Secretary Robert Gates, told the West Point Military Academy’s cadets that they could expect “years of persistent, engaged combat all around the world” for — note well — “there are no exit strategies”.

There is no better journalist in the English-speaking media world (and hasn’t been since 2003) on these issues than Nir Rosen.  No one who knows the region better, interacts with the people (as opposed to hand picked “experts” from the region vetted by the governments) and knows what is going on than this guy.

typical bush administration response... "stop the crackdown...? i got yer crackdown right he-e-e-e-ere, ya wussies...!" Iran called off further Iraq security talks with Washington until U.S. forces stop their crackdown on Shiite militias, but the military brought more air power into the fight Monday and escalated its accusations of Iranian backing for extremists.

American Missile Strike in Sadr City Lands Near Hospital. Why We Are Killing Sadr's People These Days. 05-04-08 2:34 P GMT-08 Our military says, it's the militants fault because they hide among their people. But, wait a minute, we invaded their land. So, of course they are among their people.

Iraq: Broken US Army Cannot Engage Al Sadr Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on May 2, 2008 – 10:03 am - Sad, far-fetched title? It’s the European view. We’re lucky that our press does report news as it come, unvarnished and far less biased than the US MSM.

After a month of fighting, the Mahdi Army has disappeared from the streets of Basra, the largest city in the south. The army and police are everywhere, and people are providing information on where Mahdi Army personnel are hiding out, and the locations of their weapons caches.