US forces detain top Sunni leader in Iraq

[Judi Lynn]

US forces detain top Sunni leader in Iraq
8 minutes ago

TIKRIT (Reuters) - U.S. troops arrested a top Sunni Arab religious leader in the northern town of Tikrit on Saturday, said a senior provincial government official.

Abdullah Hussein, the deputy governor of Salahaddin province, said U.S. forces raided the home of Sheikh Jamal Abdel Karim al-Dabaan in the early morning and detained him and his two sons.

"Most of the provincial government institutions, including the provisional council, have suspended work to protest the arrest. Employees will not return to their offices until American forces release him," Hussein told Reuters.

"We don't know the reason behind this arrest but it is unjustified."

Hussein said U.S. helicopters took part in the raid.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060624/wl_nm/iraq_arrest_dc

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. how many more of these headline grabbing "captures"

are we gonna be subject to before November? The "liberal media" seems to be creaming itself over these "captures"..

[saigon68]

6. A PUPPET getting "Out of hand" ??

Needs a stern talking to, about following orders by,

KINDASLEEZY RICE

[HuffleClaw]

2. another 'thought criminal' ?

way to win the 'hearts and minds' bushco.!

[leftchick]

3. this is not encouraging...

<snip>

The U.S. military said it was looking into the incident.

[leftchick]

4. He was apparently released after a little protest

Sunni groups demonstrate to demand the release of Jamal al-Din Abdul Karim al-Dabban, after they claimed U.S. troops had detained top Sunni religious leader in Tikrit, Iraq Saturday, June 24, 2006. The influential Sunni Association of Muslim Scholars said Jamal al-Din Abdul Karim al-Dabban was taken into custody along with three of his sons at about 5 a.m. in Tikrit, former leader Saddam Hussein's hometown, and the cleric, who is a mufti, or a religious authority for Iraq's Sunni Arab minority, was released about seven hours later after protests, Tikrit's Gov. Hamad Humoud al-Qaisi said. Right banner in Arabic reads: 'Fear Allah, release Sheikh al-Dabban immediately'. (AP Photo/Bassim Daham)

[AlamoDemoc]

7. He was released after little protest, eh? that's nice

[acmavm]

5. The US military is over there flopping and floundering around like

a fish out of water. Don't know what to do, but have to do something. And it is invariably the wrong action to take.

Generally when a person or a group or a nation is in a situation where they can't win for losing, they get the hell out. But then what would that make bush**? The Loser War pResident? Can't have that.

And then there's that oil. They gotta have that.