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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Are war criminals carrying press passes?

Truth About Iraqis

If they help to propagate a war, heck yes. One fact many of those who visit this blog do not know is that 35 of the 55 "deck of cards" were Shia. Most of the Iraq military was Shia. Many of these Shia fought and died for Iraq. Not for Sistani, may god curse his bones, not for Ali, not for Sadr and not for Mohammed. They fought for Iraq. They died for Iraq. They returned home in coffins, without eyes, and ears and burned and maimed. Those that were captured and interned in Iran were tortured by the Badr Brigade. Many Shia who refused to side with Iran were executed. Why is it these reports are never made in AP, AFP, Reuters, CNN, MSNBC? Why? Why did they not interview Abu Abdullah, my neighbor in Baghdad, who was twice wounded on the battlefront. TWICE! He insisted on returning after taking shrapnel in his left thigh. And the second time, he lost a kidney. He was always walking with a cane. Soft-spoken man who was decorated far more times than I remember. He was revered by all in the neighborhood as the war hero among us. AND HE WAS SHIA....

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