January 18, 2008
Shadowy Cult?
How "shadowy" is this cult when the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmagonnameetallah, is a member of it?
BAGHDAD - Violence left nearly 50 people dead in two major southern cities Friday when members of a shadowy, messianic cult attacked police and fellow Shiite worshippers — a year after a similar plot was foiled during Shiite Islam's most important holiday.
And has any reporter ever bothered to learn what the "mahdi" in "Mahdi Army" means?
Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr warned he may not extend a six-month cease-fire by his Mahdi Army militia, because security agencies are packed with "criminal gangs," his spokesman said in reference to Shiites from rival groups. The group's cease-fire, due to expire next month, has been a major factor in the reduction in violence.
Two observations. One, the Iranians aren't all that happy with the good news in Iraq recently. Two, the media is overjoyed that there's some bad news coming from Iraq recently.
By Vinnie, Proud Sonofabitch at 07:32 PM |
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