Sitting in his room on the 10th floor of the Marriott Hotel during a one-on-one interview in July, “Sheikh” Sattar Abu Risha fielded my questions about his fight against al Qaeda with a flourish that matched the oversized stones in his ring and cufflinks. “I am the leader of all the Arab Iraqi tribes,” he proclaimed, finishing with a look that… return to article
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Reader Comments (4)Page 1 of 1 pages“The problem with the Americans is that they’re working with the wrong people… This is the American method.”
Shades of Tora Bora.
Posted by Kuya on Oct 16, 2007 at 5:04 AM THERE I S AL OLD WAR BETWEEN SHITES AND SUNNNIS AND NOW A NEW WAR WITH IN THE OLD WAR….CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO TO ME….......IF THIS IS THE CASE OUR PRESENCE IN IRAQ I TREADFULLY PATHETIC WITH LOSS OF SOLDERIS DAILY AND FOR WHAT?????
TO MONITOR A WAR WITHIN AN WAR?????
SHOULD WE FACE AFEW FACTS AND CONSIDER CHENEYS HALLIBURTON COMPANY WHO HAS A CONTRACT FOR THIS WAR IS THE MAIN REASON WE ARE THERE I.E. PIPELINE PARTICPATION THROUGH TURKEY ETC ETC NORTH AND SOUTH.??THE MEDIA IS BLAMING TURKEY KURD FOR OIL INCREASE. REALLY???
WHEN OUR U.S. DOLLAR IS LOWER THAN ALL OTHER CURRENCIES COUNTRIES WHO SELL US ANYTHING WANT MORE U.S. DOLLARS SINCE IT IS LOWERE VALUE WISE THAN THEIR OWN CURRENICES
I READ COFFEE IN FRANCE COST 3.00 AMERICAN NOW WHERE 7 YEARS AGO COFFEE IN FRANCE COST 50 CENT U.S.
CAN SOMEONE CORRECT MY LINES IF WRONG AND FURTHER EXPLAIN WAR WITH A WAR WITH US THERE MONITORING
L.GEORGE POPOFF
POPOFF@COMCAST.NET
Posted by popoff on Oct 17, 2007 at 6:48 AM Duck Donald, the tanks are coming! Run Huey, Dewey, and Louie, the IED’s are coming!
Posted by frank67 on Oct 17, 2007 at 9:01 PM LOVE COMMENTS BY PEOPLEY LIKE FRANK67.
THEY HAVE HARD TIME JUSTIFYING INTELLIGENT THINKING SINCE THEY HAVE PAINTED THEMSELVES INTO A CORNER WITH IN INEPT ADMINISTRATION LEADING THEIR CAUSE…...
70% OF THE COUNTRY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RETIREMENT OF THE G.O.P. IN 2008 FOR AT LEAST20 YEARS MINIMUM….....BACK TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF FDR,TRUMAN,KENNEDY,JOHNSON WITH AFEW EXCEPTIONS IN ALL CASES FOR GOVERNING MAYBE HOWEVER…...
\ OUR CURRENT ADMININSTRATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF DEBT CRAZED SPECIAL INTEREST FANATICS WHO CONNED THE U.S.PUBLIC DISHONESTLY ........67 YOUR HAT ISNT BIG ENOUGH TO STUFF INEPT GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES IN IT…..NEITHER IS YOUR GARAGE…..HOW BIG IS YOUR APARTMENT??HOW DID I KNOW THAT??
LGP
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