House, Senate both pass surrender legislation

[red states rule]

US Raids Capture AQI Terrorists, Iranian Weapons
A day after the Pentagon announced the capture of al-Qaeda mastermind Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, US forces in Iraq captured a number of AQI terrorists in a series of raids. They also found and detonated a truck bomb and discovered a cache of Iranian arms south of Baghdad:

U.S. forces detained 17 suspected insurgents in raids targeting al-Qaida in Iraq on Saturday, the military said, a day after the Pentagon announced the capture of one of the terror network's most senior and experienced operatives.
Elsewhere, U.S. fighter jets destroyed a truck bomb discovered in Anbar province, and an American raid south of Baghdad netted insurgent weapons apparently imported from neighboring Iran, the military said Saturday. ...

The U.S. military in Baghdad said Saturday's raids targeting suspected al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents netted four people in Mosul; six near Karmah, 50 miles west of Baghdad; two near the Syrian border; two in the Iraqi capital; and three near Balad, 50 miles north of Baghdad. The statement linked some to al-Qaida in Iraq, including one who allegedly served as an intelligence officer. ...

In Mahmoudiya, about 20 miles south of Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi forces detained eight suspected insurgents and confiscated three caches of weapons during a raid on an apartment complex on April 22, including mortars, rockets and ammunition. The weapons appeared to be new and "were stamped with recent dates and Iranian markings," the military said.


In other news, the Danish military will send almost 500 troops to Basra to bolster the British contingent. It seems that ever since Britain and Denmark announced their intention to withdraw, the security situation has deteriorated. Troops from both countries now come under fire from the Shi'ite militias vying for power.

This is what happens when abandoning an area with a weak security apparatus in place. Now that the Brits and Danes have given the people of Basra a drop-dead date for their withdrawal, they have set in motion a fight for power that will only amplify as the withdrawal date approaches. Instead of throwing in with the central government, the flight of the Coalition has convinced Iraqis in that area that they have to find the strongest warlord for protection.

We can expect this across the country if the US withdraws precipitately from Iraq. A pullout will embolden the violent and frighten the law-abiding, and the end result will be a completely failed state. Regardless of whether one supported the invasion or not, it is obviously not in the American interest to leave behind a collapsed Iraq where the boldest and most vicious terrorists rise to power in fiefdoms small and large.

http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/009815.php

 

[maineman]

can you read? your own link makes no connection between Iran and Al Qaeda.

do you still stand by your assertion that shiite persian Iran is helping sunni arab Al Qaeda? yes or no?

 

[red states rule]

can you read? your own link makes no connection between Iran and Al Qaeda.

do you still stand by your assertion that shiite persian Iran is helping sunni arab Al Qaeda? yes or no?

Libs see no threat from little Adolph Ahmadinejad. He is being smeared by the Bush administration

Iran is helping the terrorists by providing weapons that are killing our troops

 

[Care4all]

Iran is helping the terrorists by providing weapons that are killing our troops

i think you are incorrect on this redstate.

iran is not helping terrorists kill our troops from all that i have read....they are providing weapons to the shiites, the brothers and sisters of those in the ruling government, with weapons to fight the Sunni with, and indirectly to use against alqaeda!

this does not mean that ahmadinejad is not a scarey sob!

care

 

[red states rule]

i think you are incorrect on this redstate.

iran is not helping terrorists kill our troops from all that i have read....they are providing weapons to the shiites, the brothers and sisters of those in the ruling government, with weapons to fight the Sunni with, and indirectly to use against alqaeda!

this does not mean that ahmadinejad is not a scarey sob!

care

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/2/9/114136.shtml

 

[maineman]

Libs see no threat from little Adolph Ahmadinejad. He is being smeared by the Bush administration

Iran is helping the terrorists by providing weapons that are killing our troops

are you still standing by your assertion that Iran (a country of persian shiites) is helping Al Qaeda (an organization of sunni arabs) in their fight against the shiites of Iraq?

 

[Superlative]

are you still standing by your assertion that Iran (a country of persian shiites) is helping Al Qaeda (an organization of sunni arabs) in their fight against the shiites of Iraq?

He is standing by any assertion that is beamed into his brain from his overlords.

as per usual He will respond with their words not his own.

 

[maineman]

every time he seems to venture out on his own for a sentence or two, he immediately puts his foot in his mouth and then NEVER bothers to come back and admit his mistake. Obviously, to RSR, any admission of error is a sign of weakness and, therefore, unacceptable. His sense of ethics and honor is underdeveloped, to put it nicely.

 

[Superlative]

every time he seems to venture out on his own for a sentence or two, he immediately puts his foot in his mouth and then NEVER bothers to come back and admit his mistake. His sense of ethics and honor is underdeveloped, to put it nicely.

In the eyes of his overlords, if you admit to being wrong, you are weak.

Being stubborn and ignorant is a much better alternative, much more readily accepted and praised by the Republigods.

They will always back him up without fail.

Unless your Alberto Gonzales.

Oh wait Bush backed him right after he said he had memory loss 40 some odd times.

Them Republicans love their deniability.

 

[red states rule]

Sec. Gates: Proof Iran Is Helping Terrorists in Iraq

Serial numbers and markings on explosives used in Iraq provide "pretty good" evidence that Iran is providing either weapons or technology for militants there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted Friday.

Offering some of the first public details of evidence the military has collected, Gates said, "I think there's some serial numbers, there may be some markings on some of the projectile fragments that we found," that point to Iran.

At the same time, however, he said he was somewhat surprised that recent raids by coalition and Iraqi forces in Iraq swept up some Iranians.

Just last week, Gates said that U.S. military officers in Baghdad were planning to brief reporters on what is known about Iranian involvement in Iraq but that he and other senior administration officials had intervened to delay the briefing in order to assure that the information provided was accurate.

Speaking to reporters at a defense ministers conference here, Gates said Friday, "I don't think there was surprise that the Iranians were actually involved, I think there was surprise we actually picked up some."

He and other U.S. officials have said for some time that Iranians, and possibly the government of Iran, have been providing weapons technology, and possibly some explosives to Iraqi insurgents.

The improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been a leading killer of U.S. forces in Iraq, where more than 3,000 servicemen and women have died in the nearly four-year-old war.

Gates, who is attending his first NATO defense ministers meeting, said Iran is "very much involved in providing either the technology or the weapons themselves for these explosively formed projectiles. Now they don't represent a big percentage of the IED attacks but they're extremely lethal."

Gates said the raids combined with the movement of an additional U.S. aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf have created a stir, but said the Bush administration has no intention of attacking Iran.

Meanwhile, the defense secretary has been getting a lukewarm response here to his plea for allies to send more troops and aid for a spring offensive in Afghanistan.

Gates said the U.S. made no additional commitments for more troops of its own. He recently extended the tour of a brigade in Afghanistan, where the U.S. has 27,000 troops - the most since the war began in 2001.

U.S. and NATO military leaders in recent months have repeatedly called on alliance members to send reinforcements and lift restrictions on where their troops can serve. On Thursday, Gates secured smaller offers from some nations, but he met resistance from key allies.

France and Germany are questioning the wisdom of sending more soldiers, while Spain, Italy and Turkey have also been wary of providing more troops.

"When the Russians were in Afghanistan, they had 100,000 soldiers there and they did not win," German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung told reporters.

The meeting in southern Spain did produce some offers, however.

Lithuania, which already has 130 troops in Afghanistan, offered to send an unspecified number of special forces, helping to fill a key shortfall.

Germany says it will provide six Tornado reconnaissance jets but not significantly augment its 3,000 troops in the north. The Italian government said it would send a much-needed transport plane and some unmanned surveillance aircraft, but it is struggling to secure parliamentary backing for the finances needed to maintain a contingent of 1,950.

Spain also said it would send four unmanned planes and more instructors to help the Afghan army.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/2/9/114136.shtml

 

[maineman]

RSR: Are all the insurgents in Iraq members of Al Qaeda, yes or no?

 

[red states rule]

RSR: Are all the insurgents in Iraq members of Al Qaeda, yes or no?

Al Qaeda is there and Iran is sticking their nose in the fight

 

[maineman]

Are you sticking by your assertion that Iran is helping AL Qaeda? yes or no?

answer the fucking question. quit tap dancing.

 

[maineman]

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=3143623

it would seem that Al Qaeda is on Bush's side regarding the latest bill passed by the democrats.

Aren't you neocons glad that you and Zawahiri are on the same page?

 

[red states rule]

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=3143623

it would seem that Al Qaeda is on Bush's side regarding the latest bill passed by the democrats.

Aren't you neocons glad that you and Zawahiri are on the same page?

People in Hell want ice water - does not mean they will get it

Libs are foaming at the mouth over the surrender date

To bad they will not get it

 

[red states rule]

Are you sticking by your assertion that Iran is helping AL Qaeda? yes or no?

answer the fucking question. quit tap dancing.

Keep thinking little Adolf is no problem and he is being used as a scape goat by the evil Bush administration

I damn near pity you

 

[red states rule]

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=3143623

it would seem that Al Qaeda is on Bush's side regarding the latest bill passed by the democrats.

Aren't you neocons glad that you and Zawahiri are on the same page?

It would seem Al Qaeda loves the Dems surrender bill

Your party is giving aid and comfort to the enemy

Makes you swell with pride dosen't it?


Qaeda's Zawahri says Iraq bill shows U.S. defeat

By Firouz Sedarat
13 minutes ago

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri said a U.S. congressional bill calling for a troop withdrawal from Iraq was proof of Washington's defeat, according to a Web video posted on Saturday.

"This bill reflects American failure and frustration," Zawahri said. "But this bill will deprive us of the opportunity to destroy the American forces which we have caught in a historic trap."

A White House spokesman declined to comment on the video, which comes four days after U.S. President George W. Bush vetoed a $124 billion congressional war-spending measure that would have required a troop pullout from Iraq to begin by October 1.

"We ask Allah that they only get out after losing 200,000 to 300,000 killed, so that we give the blood spillers in Washington and Europe an unforgettable lesson to motivate them to review their entire doctrinal and moral system," Zawahri said on the video, posted on Web sites used by Islamists.

Zawahri denied that al Qaeda and other Sunni Muslim insurgents were stirring up sectarian strife in Iraq, blaming instead the Shi'ite-led Baghdad government.

"The ones who have stirred up strife in Iraq are those who today are begging the Americans not to leave," said the white-turbaned Zawahri, sitting next to bookshelves and an assault rifle.

Zawahri mocked Bush for saying that a U.S.-backed security plan for Baghdad was showing signs of success.

"The success is only for his pocket and Halliburton," he said, referring to the company once headed by Vice President Dick Cheney.

Zawahri also called on African-American soldiers to refuse to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying America had only changed the "appearance of the shackles and chains" of their slave forefathers.

Zawahri repeatedly praised Black Muslim leader Malcolm X on the video which included footage of the American militant's speeches, interspersed with documentary scenes of police action against blacks in the 1960s and poor blacks in urban ghettos.

Zawahri's last public comments were on March 11, when he criticized the leadership of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas over its Saudi-brokered deal with the U.S.-backed Palestinian faction Fatah.

In the new video, the Egyptian cleric renewed his criticism of Hamas and other Islamist groups for adopting a more moderate "culture of compromise."

(Additional reporting by Chris Baltimore in Washington)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070506/ts_nm/qaeda_zawahri_dc_3;_ylt=Asi3Vb_c6TuDKjCMd33ZAtEUewgF

 

[maineman]

"But this bill will deprive us of the opportunity to destroy the American forces which we have caught in a historic trap."

seems like he wishes we would stick around to me. Zawahiri and Bush on the same page.

 

[red states rule]

"But this bill will deprive us of the opportunity to destroy the American forces which we have caught in a historic trap."

seems like he wishes we would stick around to me. Zawahiri and Bush on the same page.

Dems are giving aid and comfort - great campaign ad

 

[maineman]

Dems are giving aid and comfort - great campaign ad

like Zawahiri said...he and Bush are in total agreement.