July 11, 2004
SO MUCH FOR THE DREHER DOCTRINE:
Iraqi rebels dividing, losing support: Fallujah is now emerging as a symbol of splintering Iraqi resistance. (Dan Murphy, 7/12/04, CS Monitor)
In April, with anger swelling at the US occupation and a Marine-led assault on the Sunni city of Fallujah,thousands of Shiites provided assistance to their Iraqi brothers in the city.Adnan Feisal Muthar filled up his truck with food and drove it to Fallujah to help residents rendered homeless by US bombing. His uncle and two of his sons donated blood for the wounded. "We wanted to help the people there,'' says Mr. Muthar. "They were Iraqis and they were suffering."
But the city west of Baghdad is no longer a sympathetic rallying place for a unified Iraqi resistance. It is now seen as run by intolerant and exclusivist Sunni imams who are seeking to turn it into a haven for Al Qaeda ideologues.
Politicians 1, Militarists 0
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 11, 2004 6:13 PM
That was a walk. Here's an out:
Attack on base near Samarra illustrates rebels' organization:
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20040711-114243-2937r.htm
Here's another out: Strikes on Iraqi oil, electricity seen as inside job:
http://www.washtimes.com/business/20040711-114245-8111r.htm
Third out: Iraq Leader Promises Insurgency Crackdown:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME
Politicians retire as the militants come up to bat.
Score still 0/0.
Posted by: Genecis at July 12, 2004 11:33 AM