[antimedia] antimedia: What's going on in Iraq?....

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What's going on in Iraq?....
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   ....[1]Victory. Yes, that's right. [2]Victory.

     In late February and early March 2007, the London dailies Al-Hayat
     and Al-QudsAl-'Arabi reported on an escalation of the conflict in
     western Iraq between the local population and the Al-Qaeda in Iraq
     organization. Fierce battles were reported in Al-Amariyah and
     Al-Falluja between Al-Qaeda and the local Al-Anbar tribes,
     resulting in the death of dozens of Al-Qaeda fighters and in the
     weakening of Al-Qaeda in these areas.
     Thus, for example, Al-Quds Al-'Arabi reported: "For the past five
     months or so, fierce battles have been raging in the cities of
     Al-Anbar province between tribal [forces] and Al-Qaeda in Iraq,
     with dozens of fatalities on both sides... [According to the
     tribes,] Al-Qaeda accuses anyone who tries to help the police force
     to maintain security and stability of being an agent of the
     occupationâ¦"
     "On February 25, 2007, a truck-bomb exploded near a mosque in
     Al-Habbaniyah... killing over 50 people - most of them civilians -
     and wounding over 100... The local inhabitants said that the imam
     of the mosque... had criticized Al-Qaeda in his Friday sermon the
     day before the bombing... About two weeks earlier, a car bomb
     exploded in a market in the village of Al-Bu Alwan, killing 10
     people and injuring 12... A leader of the Al-Bu 'Isa tribe said
     that his tribe has formed armed militias [in the region] between
     Al-Ramadi and Al-Falluja that keep strangers from entering the area
     out of fear that they may be suicide bombers." [1]
     Al-Hayat reported: "A leader of the Zuba' tribe, a lecturer at
     Al-Anbar University, said: 'Al-Qaeda's popularity began to wane as
     it increased its attacks on civilians, soldiers, and policemen, on
     Shi'ites and also on Sunnis who oppose Al-Qaeda's methods. In the
     second half of 2006, [people] began to take action against
     Al-Qaeda... The nationalist factions, like... Kata'ib Thawrat
     Al-'Ishrin and Al-Jaysh Al-Islami in Iraq, refused to join the
     so-called [Al-Qaeda-based] 'Islamic State in Iraq'... As a
     consequence, their men and commanders became targets for abduction
     and killing [by Al-Qaeda], which led to a wide-scale conflict in
     the region."

   Readers of my blog know that this has been developing for quite some
   time. Like crops that are planted in early spring, harvest time comes
   much later in the year. It's harvest time now in Iraq, and Al Qaeda is
   being systematically driven out by the Iraqis.
   Unlike the insane western liberals, Iraqis know exactly [3]what the
   evil is that Al Qaeda represents. (If you're gonna read that one,
   please sit down. It's not pretty.) They've seen it first hand. They
   also know that the only solution is to kill the terrorists until they
   are either all dead or they leave.
   When Iraqis in Fallujah are [4]killing Al Qaeda terrorists in large
   numbers, can victory be far behind? When the Sunni leaders in Anbar
   [5]have had enough, can victory be far behind? When violence in Sadr
   City is [6]down over 75% and Al Sadr himself [7]has fled the country,
   can victory be far behind? When [8]the last of Sadaam's henchmen has
   been hanged and no one is left to resurrect the regime, can victory be
   far behind? When [9]the BBC reports, [10]repeatedly, that the Sunnis
   are [11]driving Al Qaeda out of Anbar province, can victory be far
   behind?
   When [12]pro-America demonstrators outnumber the communist-led, funded
   and supported [13]vandals and thugs, can victory be far behind?

References

   1. http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/3535
   2. http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=IA33607
   3. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N20365208.htm
   4. http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=963525
   5. http://www.nypost.com/seven/03202007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/why_its_working_____opedcolumnists_gordon_cucullu.htm
   6. http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10686&Itemid=21
   7. http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10686&Itemid=21
   8. http://www.esinislam.com/Iraqi_News/Z_Former_Iraqi_vice-president_Taha_Yassin_Ramadan_hanged.htm
   9. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6465847.stm
  10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6477949.stm
  11. http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/3521
  12. http://gatheringofeagles.org/?p=225
  13. http://gatheringofeagles.org/?p=216