Criminals Have Infiltrated Al Mehdi Army, Says Iraq

ECH1969

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Tue Oct-17-06 10:11 AM
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Criminals Have Infiltrated Al Mehdi Army, Says Iraq

Hundreds of criminal gang members have joined the Al Mehdi army, following Moqtada Al Sadr's Al Sadr Movement, said a report by the Ministry of National Security.

Some of these criminal gang members have taken cover in Al Sadr city in Baghdad, where they hide from the prying eyes of police forces and carry out their illegal operations, said the same report.

The report also said that some of these gang members have been elevated to leading positions in the Al Mehdi army, where they have become decision makers. This has contributed greatly to the increase in crime in Baghdad.

The Al Mehdi army dossier remains one of the most complicated security issues facing Al Maliki's government. The main fear in government quarters is that Al Sadr has lost his control over the Al Mehdi army, which has fallen into the hands of criminals.

http://www.aina.org/news/2006101794527.htm

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MADem

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Tue Oct-17-06 10:38 AM
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1. Why, how SHOCKING...."who could have EVER thought..." NT

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saigon68

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Tue Oct-17-06 11:00 AM
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6. Criminals have invaded their country too.

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MADem

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Tue Oct-17-06 11:26 AM
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7. Well, I was wondering if Condi and Rummi were running Sadr's

recruiting offices....it rather seems that way.

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maxsolomon

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Tue Oct-17-06 10:44 AM
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2. no way!

i'm shocked, SHOCKED i tell you. the black clad militia is no longer taking orders from their simpleton imam?

nice work, bush, you narcissist.

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subterranean

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Tue Oct-17-06 10:45 AM
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3. Criminals in the Al Mehdi army? Say it ain't so!

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acmavm

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Tue Oct-17-06 10:47 AM
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4. That excuse will work about a good as any other I guess. Hey,

it might even be true.

At this point it just doesn't matter. The place is just so screwed up there's no way to fix it. We just need to get out and let them fight 'til the last guy is standing. Then let him run the place. Because nothing we do, or try, or say will ever work with the families and friends of the people we slaughtered. We did slaughter them. We are responsible. No matter who ended their lives, we are ultimately responsible. And they will hate us forever.

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rodeodance

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Tue Oct-17-06 10:58 AM
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5. Is this the new talking point (old news for many)

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