[antimedia] antimedia: After listening to the President speak....

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Posted by antimedia:
After listening to the President speak....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1168483065.shtml


   ....I turned to Iraq the Model and discovered that the new plan is
   apparently [1]already underway.

     The sounds of furious battles filled Baghdad's skies for the past
     two days. In the largest battle Haifa street and its surroundings
     were the field in which all sorts of guns were used.
     Actually yesterday was the first time in months that I hear the
     familiar characteristic sound of the 30 mm cannon that is usually
     mounted on A-10's and Apache helicopters. This particular weapon is
     an indication of the seriousness of the battles even though was
     fired only a few times. Anyway, military aircrafts are still
     roaming the skies above us occasionally at low altitudes and making
     significant sounds.
     The battles left more than 50 militants killed and more than a
     dozen captured, seven of whom are Syrians and this supports what we
     reported in our last post that eyewitnesses said. Meanwhile there
     have been more clashes in Al-Aamil district in western Baghdad
     yesterday and we learned that all roads and bridges leading to that
     area are now closed, with helicopters hovering above.

   As usual the rumors are flying. Some are saying that the Peshmurga are
   attacking in Baghdad, but the government insists that the troops are
   Kurds who are members of the Iraqi Army.
   Al Qaeda in Iraq is casting this as a last ditch effort to eliminate
   the Sunnis in Iraq and, laughably, is claiming that Iran is behind it.
   Time will tell if the Iraqi government can remain firm with regard to
   militias, but the new rules of engagement should at least make it
   easier for our troops to kil the enemy.

References

   1. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2007/01/did-operation-actually-begin.html