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2005-08-25 Iraq-Jordan

Tater says "cool it" (until the US leaves)

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Posted by Jackal 2005-08-25 09:08|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 did anyone else see the pic of al sadr on MSN? some one needs too really tell him about an amazing invention called the toothbrush or is that against Islam.

Posted by Thraing Hupoluper1864 2005-08-25 09:34|| 2005-08-25 09:34|| Front Page Top

#2 also sounds like the tater tots are getting whooped by the locals

Posted by Thraing Hupoluper1864 2005-08-25 09:35|| 2005-08-25 09:35|| Front Page Top

#3 #1. Sadr is being an infidel for not following the teachings of the Prophet who said, "Make a regular practice of mishwak for verily it is the purification for the mouth and a means of the pleasure for the lord." The natural miswak toothbrush is made of the roots of the miswak -- AKA the toothbrush tree.

Posted by GK 2005-08-25 10:17|| 2005-08-25 10:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Bravely sir Tater runs away!

Posted by mmurray821 2005-08-25 10:43|| 2005-08-25 10:43|| Front Page Top

#5 I suspect that Iran ordered tater to make a power grab among the Shiites, hoping to disrupt a federalist constitution, which has got them very worried. Unfortunately for tater, his tots no longer have their edge against the now far more powerful and prepared SCIRI and Badr organizations, who won't stand for his antics and have quick backup from the Iraqi police and the US, if necessary. They gave him a royal thumping, and now the police are on a lookout for his followers. This means the only thing he can do is plead for "peace" from his opponents, and order his MPs to stall as much as possible in parliament, while he tries to save his own nasty ass. It remains to be seen what his Iranian handlers will do about his failure.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-08-25 10:48|| 2005-08-25 10:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Man, and I thought Montgomery County politix were murky...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-08-25 11:31|| 2005-08-25 11:31|| Front Page Top

#7 So Sadr is fighting against Badr ?
Does the Mad Hatter know about this ?

Posted by wxjames">wxjames 2005-08-25 11:46|| 2005-08-25 11:46|| Front Page Top

#8 What is sad is that Prez and the Prime Minister haven't been able to organize a squad to rough Tater up a bit or permanently shut him down.

Posted by mhw 2005-08-25 12:15|| 2005-08-25 12:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Shoulda bumped the guy off while it was relatively easy to do and the price to pay relatively low.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-08-25 12:43|| 2005-08-25 12:43|| Front Page Top

#10 Yeah, BAR, where's Pat Robertson when you need him.

Posted by GK 2005-08-25 14:07|| 2005-08-25 14:07|| Front Page Top

#11 my vague impression is that this is now a three side battle for dominance over the Shiites, among Sadr, SCIRI, and Jaafari and the other Shiites. Note Sadr is gung ho against a Shiite autonomy region. SCIRI is gung ho for it. Jaafari and his Dawa party seem cool to it. Kinda makes sense. SCIRI is more extreme than Dawa, and can dominate a southern zone, while Dawa is better positioned to take a role in a Shiite dominated national Iraqi govt. It would also make sense that Sadr is more motivated to fight SCIRI than Dawa. Although friendly to the Sunnis, Sadr is religiously extreme. SCIRI is thus more his rival for votes and influence than the more moderate Dawa.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-08-25 14:15|| 2005-08-25 14:15|| Front Page Top

#12 Tater should have been a toated tot a long time ago.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-08-25 16:22|| 2005-08-25 16:22|| Front Page Top

#13 Hard to understand why his teeth would be bad - I thought he flossed daily (with Iranian MM pubic hair.)

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2005-08-25 18:35|| 2005-08-25 18:35|| Front Page Top

#14 Frozen taters? Bahhhhaaaa

Posted by Captain America 2005-08-25 20:39|| 2005-08-25 20:39|| Front Page Top

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