No, I don't want a piece of propaganda pie, thank you.
"General ties Iraq’s stalemate to attacks; US urges leaders to end deadlock" by Brian Murphy, Associated Press | September 30, 2010
BAGHDAD — The top US commander for Baghdad warned yesterday that Iraq’s prolonged political crisis has encouraged militants to step up attacks and left civilians so frustrated they could be holding back crucial tips on suspected insurgent cells.
The assessment by Brigadier General Rob Baker is the most direct link by American military brass between Iraq’s nearly seven-month impasse on forming a government and a recent spike in violence that has included rocket strikes blamed on Shi’ite militias and targeted killings by suspected Sunni hit squads against security officials and government workers.
Baker’s comments also boost US pressure on Iraqi leaders to finally pull together after March elections, which were narrowly won by a Sunni-backed coalition but without enough Parliament seats to push aside the Shi’ite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki — who seeks to hold on to power.
Vice President Joe Biden called the Sunni bloc leader, Ayad Allawi, on Tuesday to urge a compromise that would satisfy all Iraq’s rival groups. A day earlier, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that Washington needs to take a more active role in breaking the deadlock.
Baker said he believes Sunni insurgents interpret the political vacuum as a prime chance to undermine the credibility of Iraq’s leadership and security forces and accelerate the discontent among Iraqis hoping for a resolution.
“What they will do is try to accelerate that by intimidating the citizens by attacks and by trying to discredit that organization that is trying to protect the citizens, which is the security forces,’’ he told reporters. “So that is one reason we’ve seen an uptick in the attacks against security forces.’’
He also said Shi’ite militias, some with suspected ties to Iran or loose links to various Iraqi political factions, have recently boosted attacks on US forces and rocket barrages on Baghdad’s protected Green Zone.
Why would they when we are supposed to be leaving?
He attributed it to internal Shi’ite rivalries for “bragging rights’’ to say that US forces are departing Iraq under fire. About 50,000 US soldiers remain in Iraq and full withdrawal is planned by the end of next year.
“There’s an intra-Shi’ite struggle for power . . . and that manifests itself in violence,’’ Baker said.
The US military said many of the recent rocket attacks have come from the Shi’ite stronghold of Sadr City.
Notice they came after he endorsed Maliki?
Who is firing those rockets, cui bono?
Yesterday, at least two rockets aimed for the Green Zone came from predominantly Shi’ite areas in Baghdad, the US military said....
Sunni insurgents also are blamed for a string of targeted slayings since bombings on Sept. 19 that killed more than 30 people in Baghdad. An Al Qaeda umbrella group later claimed responsibility.
Oh, yeah?
So which "Al-CIA-Duh" would that be, huh?
The made-up "Al-CIA-Duh?"
Or the "Al-CIA-Duh" CREATION for the COURTROOM!?
Related:
Prop 101: Al-CIA-Duh and the OSI
Prop 101: Al-CIA-Duh's Greatest Hits
Prop 101: The "Terrorism" Business
New York Times Admits War on Terror is U.S. Creation
Oh, AmeriKa's MSM KNOWS ALL ABOUT and yet STILL PUSHES the CHARADE, huh?
On Sunday, gunmen using noise-suppressed weapons killed three top officials, including two senior police commanders and an employee of Iraq’s Committee on Anti-Corruption.
A HALLMARK of MOSSAD is those silencers!
And WHY would "CIA-Duh" want to KILL CORRUPTION INVESTIGATORS, huh?
CUI BONO?
It's like BURNING DOCUMENTS at the BANK rather than ROBBING THEM!
Baker said it’s part of Al Qaeda in Iraq’s efforts to “reestablish themselves’’ in Baghdad and gateways, such as their former stronghold of Fallujah to the west.
CIA activated how many cells?
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