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In an unprecedented move....
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   ....Sunnis and Sadrists in Iraq [1]have signed a joint agreement to
   fight Al Qaeda in Iraq and have demanded that the Iraqi government put
   the interests of the nation first in their considerations.

     A delegation of Sahwa al-Anbar, (Anbar Awakening) the tribal
     alliance in the restive Sunni province of Al Anbar, has made an
     unprecedented visit to Sadr City, the Baghdad stronghold of radical
     Shiite imam Moqtada al-Sadr, according to pan Arab daily al-Sharq
     al-Awsat. "We have taken this step to place national interest ahead
     of any differences" said the head of the US-endorsed Sunni alliance
     Hamid al-Hayas. "This is an effort to bring closer together the
     Sunni and Shiite Iraqi points of view. We want to deliver a message
     to all the political groups to put aside their differences and act
     for the common good" he said.
     The whereabouts of Moqtada al-Sadr remain undisclosed, but he was
     represented in the meeting by three MPs from the 30-strong bloc in
     Parliament loyal to him and prominent individuals from the Sadr
     City area.
     At the end of the meeting the two sides signs a joint document in
     which they vowed to fight the terrorism of al-Qaeda. The group has
     become increasingly isolated within the Sunni insurgency because of
     its indiscriminate targeting of civilians.

   Al Qaeda in Iraq has overplayed its hand. The indiscriminate slaughter
   of men, women and children has alienated the Iraqis, who thought that
   Al Qaeda would help them expel the infidels. Instead they have brought
   untold misery on the civilian population, because many of the
   adherents of Al Qaeda could care less about Islam. They are pure
   thugs, asocial criminals who enjoy torturing and slaughtering without
   regard to who the victims are.
   Will the American media cover this? If they do not, what does that say
   about them? (Hat tip to [2]AJ.)
   Tags: [3]Iraq [4]Al Qaeda [5]agreement [6]Sunni [7]Shiite

References

   1. http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.417462806&par=0
   2. http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/3904
   3. http://technorati.com/tag/Iraq
   4. http://technorati.com/tag/Al%20Qaeda
   5. http://technorati.com/tag/agreement
   6. http://technorati.com/tag/Sunni
   7. http://technorati.com/tag/Shiite