There are growing suspicions in Iraq that the official story of the battle outside Najaf between a messianic Iraqi cult and the Iraqi security forces supported by the US, in which 263 people were killed and 210 wounded, is a fabrication. The heavy casualties may be evidence of an unpremeditated massacre.

A picture is beginning to emerge of a clash between an Iraqi Shia tribe on a pilgrimage to Najaf and an Iraqi army checkpoint that led the US to intervene with devastating effect. The involvement of Ahmed al-Hassani (also known as Abu Kamar), who believed himself to be the coming Mahdi, or Messiah, appears to have been accidental.

The story emerging on independent Iraqi websites and in Arabic newspapers is entirely different from the government's account of the battle with the so-called "Soldiers of Heaven", planning a raid on Najaf to kill Shia religious leaders.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...cle2201103.ece


It seems that the recently touted victory over a "cult" in Iraq may have been a massacre started by the the Iraqis and then pulling the US into it thusly giving us even less credence amongst Iraqis. IF this is true what will it mean for the success of Bush's Surge? What will it mean for the region if we stay and we helped perpetrate a massacre? Finally, is this just another reason why we need to get the hell out of dodge?

I think it is obvious what is going on over there Mr. liberal. I'm just counting the days until our nation is nukified in a single morning/afternoon/evening/night....how bout you?

Haha, that makes me laugh. The more Muslims that die = better.

Agreed..try telling that to our gov't though.

Nuked by whom? The Iraqis? There were no nukes for them to use that I am aware of mayhap you know where some can be found in Iraq.....

As to waiting for it....Nope I refuse to live in fear especially the outright fraud that we were suddenly in more danger post 9/11 then we were before. Of course that has changed since Bush decided to go into Iraq and give them a rallying cry and a training ground but danger even though escatlated (thanks to BUsh and the do nuttin GOP congress) was and always will be around....all in all nuttin new to worry about.

...things have happened.

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See you misquoted me...did not say Iraq would nuke us. You need to more fully review my post. Thankx

Ah the cry of the racist color me unsurprised.....

Let me guess all muslims are terrorists in your book?

Pathetic

Go back and read again my freind....I asked by whom?

What that we should escalate this into an all out holy war? That is so moronic that I must ask...are you related to Bush?