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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 09:00 PM
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Introducing the US backed Sunni Militia



An Iraqi Sunni "volunteer", former insur
An Iraqi Sunni 'volunteer', former insurgents who have joined forces with US and Iraqi troops against Al-Qaeda in Iraq, holds a knife to the neck of an Iraqi man detained by his fighters for links to Al-Qaeda and threatens to cut his throat, in the Hawra Haajab village on the southern outskirts of Baghdad, 06 September 2007. The former insurgent fighters supported by US troops succeeded in pushing Al-Qaeda fighters out of the village for the first time in nearly three years following a day long battle that saw more than 30 suspected Al-Qaeda operatives detained and at least four fighters killed, US military sources said. AFP PHOTO/DAVID FURST (Photo credit should read DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images)







An Iraqi youth weeps in fear after being
An Iraqi youth weeps in fear after being detained by Sunni 'volunteer', former insurgents who have joined forces with US and Iraqi troops against Al-Qaeda in Iraq, and held by US soldiers from the 1-40 Cavalry Squadron for suspected links to Al-Qaeda, in the Hawra Haajab village on the southern outskirts of Baghdad, 06 September 2007. The former insurgent fighters supported by US troops succeeded in pushing Al-Qaeda fighters out of the village for the first time in nearly three years following a day long battle that saw more than 30 suspected Al-Qaeda operatives detained and at least four fighters killed, US military sources said. AFP PHOTO/DAVID FURST (Photo credit should read DAVID FURST/AFP/Getty Images)




Republican Leaders Hold Press Conference On Iraq
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 6: U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) (2R) speaks as (L-R) Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Whip Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) look on during a news conference on Iraq on Capitol Hill September 6, 2007 in Washington, DC. Lieberman joined Republican lawmakers who support the war in Iraq to hold a news conference with war veterans and Gold Star mothers and wives to call on staying the course in Iraq. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)



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Hydra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 09:14 PM
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1. Wow, we don't need a draft
we can get these idiots to massacre the Iraqis for us!
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 09:20 PM
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2. the picture with the US soldier watching is chilling
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Hydra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-07-07 09:30 PM
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3. All of it is insane
But our soldiers have been raping and murdering civs this entire occupation. Apparently, they need some locals to help out now. :puke:
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-10-07 02:06 PM
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4. kick - relevant to today's hearings
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