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Top Sadrist official arrested in Amarah

By BUSHRA JUHI, Associated Press Writer

2 hours, 50 minutes ago

Iraqi troops on Thursday arrested the top official in Amarah, a Muqtada al-Sadr loyalist, officials said, drawing swift condemnations from followers of the anti-U.S. cleric and raising tensions as a military operation against Shiite militias got ( Read more... )

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As Bush Policy Crumbles, Allies Pick Up the Pieces

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WASHINGTON, May 21 (IPS) - "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
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Word is Iran is now backing Sadr, screw everybody else.

May 21, 2008

Pepe Escobar: Media's depiction of Iraqi troops "regaining" Sadr City as a turning point misses point



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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

From today’s press gaggle:

HELEN THOMAS: Yesterday, according to The New York Times, we dropped a bomb on a home in Sadr City and burned alive a pregnant woman and her children. How long is the siege of Sadr -- how long are we going to keep bombing Iraqis?

DANA PEROXIDE: Well, I’m not aware of that particular report. I ( Read more... )

Scott Horton Interviews Gareth Porter

May 4th, 2008

Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist, discusses the war party’s many excuses to justify attacking Iran, how Cheney has been delayed in the attack by Sadr’s ability to strike at Americans in Iraq in response, Cheney’s successful gambit of trapping Rice and Gates into ( Read more... )

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The DC Madam was murdered - Alex Jones infowars

Alex discusses the death of Deborah Jeane Palfrey on the day of her death. Best wishes to her family, friends, and other loved ones. Rest in Peace Ms. Palfrey March 18, 1956 -- May 1, 2008

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