In my previous blog, below, March 26:
www.karlmarxwasright2.blogspot.com/2008/03/mopping-up-begins-in-earnest-in-iraq.html
I indicated some of the reasons why Sadr's blatant, Islamic, Iranian sponsored Nazi style militia and regime must disappear, along, possibly, with Maliki, also, possibly, to be replaced by a Chalabi/Allawi regime, again, something that was supposed to have happened in the first place. On this note, the following, while still "spinning" the narrative, "Sadr Under Fire," nonetheless, touches the essence of what I've said, above, in my previous blog:
www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/29136
To flesh out the above story alittle more comprehensively, an unsanitized version from our inveterate, English language, Iraqi reporter in exile, concerning the realities of the Nazi Sadr militia and the Iranian/Shiite divisions represented "The Hell That is Iraq":
http://www.uruknet.info/?p=42494
In the meantime, adding to the military, political and economic equations, militant labor and political opposition events continue unabated in Turkey, threatening the best laid plans of mice and men. Another mass protest and labor walkout is scheduled early April in Turkey:
www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/turkey/8566709.asp?gid=231&sz=18947
I highlight this only, because, again, the same folks, here, who support our Nazi freedom fighter, Sadr, can't find Turkey's opposition at all. Nor can they find looming, upcoming strikes in Germany, Greece, France or anywhere else for that matter. But, they can find the little, Mussolini type, Sadr.
And, responding to the sort of militant opposition to Turkey's Fascist AKP agenda, it appears the Western, American backed Kurdish PKK has threatened to escalate its military attacks against Turkey and, as in the case of Tibet and elsewhere on the globe, enhance Turkey's Kurdish seperatist movement, which means further regional destabilization and conflagration, requiring ever greater military intervention.
In addition, the Arab Summit to be held tomorrow in Syria was boycotted by almost all the major players in the Gulf/American/Western/NATO associated coalition. This is reported almost everywhere and I simply chose one link at random, "Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia Snub Arab League":
www.voanews.com/english/2008-03-26-voa56.cfm
The reasons given deal with Lebanon, Hezbollah and Iran, which is inseparably linked to everything happening everywhere else, including, of course, Iraq.
Now, there's lots and lots of material available everywhere on the internet regarding what's happening in the fight between Sadr and the other Iraq/American forces and lots of speculation about who is winning, who is not, who is up, who is down, who is fighting whom, etc. A reminder. "One can win the battle but lose the war." I'm NOT going to speculate on military strategy something about which I know absolutely nothing. I don't even know what a Kalashnikov rifle looks like compared to any other. But, I do know that military tactics, strategy and ultimate objectives are not necessarily obvious, transparent and straightforward ones.
For example, the following. One of the prime mouthpieces (often called the Moonie publication because it is/was initially backed by South Korea's "Reverand" Moon) for the reactionary, Nazi, militarist, Republican policies in the US, had two articles, first, "McCain Cites Break With Bush Foreign Policies." Ignoring the obvious narrative spin in the following, the important point is that it reaffirms my previous blogs and the continuity and bipartisanship regarding America's 2006 policy shift/coup from Cheney/Bush's initial unilateralism regarding Iraq policy back to trilateralism/internationalism:
www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080327/NATION/371688511/0/RSS_FP
Following, accordingly, from all of the above, " "Basra's Cautionary Tale," a reprint, also, from the Washington Times:
www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=14703
The cautionary tale is that the current fighting in Iraq regarding Sadr, the tactics employed and what purposes it ultimately serves depends on ALL of the above factors considered and more.
In addition, nobody has mentioned Russia. Yet, Russia is deeply involved in Iran, and, of course, it's neighbor. As far as I know, Russia/Putin has said absolutely nothing against the current fighting in Iraq and registered no protests. Why not? Well, I doubt Putin is any fan of the Sadr or Ahmadimidget club. In addition, Lukoil, represented by Putin, himself, is lobbying for oil contracts in the former Iraq:
www.kommersant.com/p871431/Qurna-2_LUKOIL
And, Russia has already cancelled Iraq's former debts. And, in the unofficial center of deal making, the Gulf, in Dubai, where it really matters, "Russian Delegation Meets Dubai World Officials...":
www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20080327111421
So, I think I can honestly say, from all of the above, the little, Mussolini reminiscent Fuhrer, the Butcher of Baghdad, will have an end commensurate with his role. And, so will everyone else associated with him. But, of course, that is hardly the end of the story.
