The battle the US wants to provoke

[gate of the sun]

interesting read from the guardian today.

snip: On Sunday, Iraqi soldiers, trained and controlled by coalition forces, opened fire on a demonstration here. As the protesters returned to their homes in the poor neighbourhood of Sadr City, the US army followed with tanks, helicopters and planes, firing at random on homes, shops, streets, even ambulances. According to local hospitals, 47 people were killed and many more injured. In Najaf, the day was also bloody: 20 demonstrators dead, more than 150 injured.

....Make no mistake: this is not the "civil war" that Washington has been predicting will break out between Sunnis, Shias and Kurds. Rather, it is a war provoked by the US occupation authority and waged by its forces against the growing number of Shia who support Moqtada al-Sadr.

I'm so angry, here's the link:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1186566,00.html

[LittleApple81]

1. It makes perfect sense to me. Life is not important compared to

re-election.
Their criminality knows no bounds.

[rfkrocks]

2. Everytime I look at Bremer I think-he is in control of Iraq?

What is his experience for this job? He just seems so out of place and continually confused-putting Iraq in turmoil can't be the plan-I feel the Bush Kingship is incompetent beyond belief but is it that stupid-isn't Iraq in turmoil likely to be a real al queda base like afghan. was when it went through turmoil?

[jimshoes]

3. I'd frankly like to know

if Al-Quaeda is present at all in Iraq. I don't hear Al-Q taking credit for anything happening over there just now.

[rfkrocks]

4. Good point

I thought one AL queda tape was released from Iraq today so i think there is some influence (ironically there wasn't one before Bushco's invasion)-but the overwhelming majority of fighters are Iraqis simply looking to kick us out from occupying their country