MaxedOutMama
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
The Rebels In Iraq Have Rebelled
According to the Marines, the homegrown Iraqi rebels have been battling at least some of the foreign groups. Winds of Change has a good post up, and now even the NY Times has noticed:
Oh, but wait. I almost forgot that the entire US press believes that our military men and women shoot reporters on sight, on purpose.
Marines patrolling this desert region near the Syrian border have for months been seeing a strange new trend in the already complex Iraqi insurgency. Insurgents, they say, have been fighting each other in towns along the Euphrates from Husayba, on the border, to Qaim, farther west. The observations offer a new clue in the hidden world of the insurgency and suggest that there may have been, as American commanders suggest, a split between Islamic militants and local rebels.I guess what made them take it seriously is that the UN officials said the same thing. Maybe they might consider talking to our military commanders, hmm? Imagine the scoops!
A United Nations official who served in Iraq last year and who consulted widely with militant groups said in a telephone interview that there has been a split for some time.
"There is a rift," said the official, who requested anonymity, citing the sensitivity of the talks he had held. "I'm certain that the nationalist Iraqi part of the insurgency is very much fed up with the Jihadists grabbing the headlines and carrying out the sort of violence that they don't want against innocent civilians."
Oh, but wait. I almost forgot that the entire US press believes that our military men and women shoot reporters on sight, on purpose.
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Hmm. If they say there is no honor among thieves, what would they say about the terrorists in the story?
The more nuanced question remains: What happens after one side or the other dominates?
The more nuanced question remains: What happens after one side or the other dominates?
According to some stuff I've read, much of the Sunni leadership is now willing to compromise on the constitutional process. My guess is that the more rural leaders are consolidating their power bases and are prepared to deal. But my guess and $3.00 bucks will get you a gallon of gas, so take that with a grain of salt and a shot glass of whiskey.
The common enemy being the foreigners, right?
I know from reading that the Saudi royals are still paying off some of the rural tribal leaders for support. I wonder if the same tribal system still isn't dominating in large areas of rural Iraq.
I know from reading that the Saudi royals are still paying off some of the rural tribal leaders for support. I wonder if the same tribal system still isn't dominating in large areas of rural Iraq.
Wait a minute, the UN is working with the terrorists. I think that this is the real story here. I knew we couldn't trust the UN.
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