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A ray of sunshine has burst through....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1161742891.shtml


   ....Alaa's gloomy outlook on Iraq. Today he [1]writes about the Anbar
   Awakening and Salvation Council, a group of Sunni tribes in Anbar
   province who have had their fill of the terrorists. (The terrorists
   haven't read Dale Carnegie, apparently.)

     For instance, here are some of the things that were declared haram
     (forbidden), not to mention the usual prohibitions of Islam that
     everybody knows:
     - It is haram for men(let alone women) to wear shorts and even
     jeans, indeed the captain of the Iraqi tennis team was murdered in
     Baghdad for just this sin as he was leaving his house wearing one
     (to play tennis).
     - It is haram for women to drive. Many women were murdered for this
     particular sin.
     - It is haram to listen to music.
     - Haircuts and hairdressing is haram and barbers and barber shops
     have been favorite targets.
     All that is very well but wait for this:
     - âTurshiâ(pickled vegetables) is haram. I am told by some of my
     Ramadi acquaintances that jars of âTurshiâ are secretly passed
     around much in the same way that drugs are traded elsewhere.
     - Sammoun (bread that is baked in what is considered western style)
     is haram, and hence the many attacks on bakeries guilty of this
     practice.
     - Last but not least, spoons forks and any such cutlery are haram
     !!!! The pious Islamic way is to eat with oneâs bare hands.
     The list can go on and on, with increasing absurdity. It gets to a
     point when it is clear that they want any excuse to murder people.

   So, realizing that the way of the terrorists was an endless, dreary,
   deadly existence, Sunnis have begun to awaken from their stupor and
   decide that perhaps a united, democratic Iraq isn't such a bad idea
   after all.

     The fact that this "Anbar Salvation Council" that has proved its
     commitment against the terrorists is composed of the most Sunni of
     Sunnies, has the important effect of counteracting the sectarian
     tensions. And indeed already, strong expressions of support from
     the South and from Shiaa quarters have been expressed. The
     importance of this development should not be lost in the midst of
     the general âmessâ (as expressed lately by President Bush). It is,
     in fact an opportunity to clean up this most strategic province and
     achieve an important milestone in this struggle. However, it is
     right that this movement should be carefully controlled and
     integrated within the framework of the Law and the Government. The
     locals have quite superior knowledge and intelligence of the nature
     and identity of the various terrorist groups, and have proved on
     several occasions their effectiveness against such groups. It is
     after all their homes and families that they are fighting for and
     they are not going to go elsewhere once they are in full control of
     their towns and villages. This is a genuine uprising of ordinary
     decent citizens who are thoroughly sick and tired of the scourge of
     this Sodo-Ladinist-Criminal gangs of zombies and vampires who do
     not represent any real ideology or civilization but are the putrid
     decomposing and stinking remains of a way of life that has died
     long time ago.
     This is an urgent appeal to come to the aid of the risen decent
     tribes of the Anbar and to put this matter at the top list of
     priorities. You want some decent Sunnis to uphold, and redress the
     balance in the new political system? Well, here you have the right
     candidates. Help to boost, empower, organize and enable the "Anbar
     Awakening and Salvation Council" to launch the offensive and clean
     up their province and restore Law and Order. Do not allow the enemy
     to regroup and launch their counter offensive which is expected any
     moment now. Help the valiant Dulaim people accomplish what has
     eluded the U.S. and Government forces for more than than three
     years. It is in the Anbar that the problem has started and it is in
     the Anbar that it may end.

   Look for big changes in Iraq in the near future -- startling changes
   that will have the "experts" scratching their heads and trying to
   figure out what happened.

References

   1. http://messopotamian.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_messopotamian_archive.html#116167599962635736