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9 de Junio, 2007
Now Ya Sunni, Now Ya Don't!
Categorized under Hipnotismo , Iraq the Casbah | Tags: hype, Iraq
The American soldiers in Amiriyah have allied themselves with dozens of Sunni militiamen who call themselves the Baghdad Patriots -- a group that American soldiers believe includes insurgents who have attacked them in the past -- in an attempt to drive out al-Qaeda in Iraq. The Americans have granted these gunmen the power of arrest, allowed the Iraqi army to supply them with ammunition, and fought alongside them in chaotic street battles. [...]
They liken the fighters to the minutemen of the American Revolution, painting them as neighbors taking the initiative to protect their families in the vacuum left by a failing Iraqi security force.
"THE BAGHDAD PATRIOTS." Like "the minutemen of the American Revolution," eh? Interesting angle. Bet you didn't know that Karl Rove was in Baghdad, and reading my blog. "call themselves the Baghdad Patriots," indeed. Couldn't we have used a term from Iraqi culture, at least? Made it seem plausible? Oh...but I guess if we did that, then Americans wouldn't be roused by this new perverse alliance in that...Fourth of July sort of way, eh? (And right on time! Are we a nation that understands marketing tie-ins, or what?)
So. American Military-Gov-Media is trying to ally the guerrillas with the Imperialist forces. Too bad the Brits hadn't thought of such a move 230 years ago, eh? Or...is that a good thing? I keep getting confused about these Patriot analogies. I guess that's because I'm not really supposed to think them through. Just grab the barbecue to fry up my brand new sound bytes and entice the neighbors with the stink.
Let me just get this straight, tho: America's military, unprovoked, invaded a non-threatening country and deposed its (Sunni) leader...then cut loose his military forces...who later attacked American soldiers in great numbers...while the American forces were trying to train a new Iraqi Army...who the US is now abandoning...to arm and empower the Sunni militants. Again.
I feel really good about this plan, you know? I think this is the one that's going to do it! This is the one that will uninvade Iraq and bring half a million dead humans back to life. Let's weapon-up those Sunni militants. Feels smart. They probably need to blow off some steam after seeing their man rudely and crudely kangaroo-courted, and then humiliated and hanged in a cell-phone video, anyway. This will give them something constructive to do. Like those Tea Party folks. Maybe next the Sunnis can, I don't know...round up some Indians and declare it their destiny to get their Genocide on.
Makes you want to fire off fireworks, you know? Bake up some Apple Pie.
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Comentarios (7)
Rafael dijo:
The Brits did try it and it didn't work (went so far as to offer freedom to slave sin the colonies if they joined their ranks). And whose to say that once "al-Qaeda in Iraq" is dealt with that these Patriots will in fact not do the patriotic thing and fight the invasion again? The enemy of my enemy is my friend until my enemy is dead....
Palabras por Rafael spat forth on el 9 de Junio, 2007 at 05:59 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez dijo:
great last line. and i agree.
i don't think i knew that about the brits offering freedom to slaves if they joined them. interesante, gracias. i must have missed that day in social studies. this is not hard to believe. either that or it was one of the days i was writing poetry or drawing, instead of taking notes.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez spat forth on el 9 de Junio, 2007 at 06:10 PM
RickB dijo:
The story is bullshit, the fantasy within it is bullshit. Anything to evade the permanent occupation evidence that is piling up daily. Hey maybe you restless murkans who threw out us limey bastards could get it on again and throw out your new elite, the dem and repub faces of the same thing, overseers. Or fireworks and baked goods, either's good -I suppose. Ooh what's that shiny thing, reality teeveee, hey we can text vote, land of the frickin' free pardner. How many Ayerabs we have to kill 'fore Jessica Simpson'll pose in Playboy? Mmmm barbecue.
Palabras por RickB spat forth on el 9 de Junio, 2007 at 06:28 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez dijo:
hey, i didn't throw you out! nor did my ancestors. come on back! you'll be sorry!
mmm. smells like pie over here....i know you want some of this.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez spat forth on el 9 de Junio, 2007 at 06:37 PM
RickB dijo:
Of course, you were too busy kicking your own piece of imperial ass, or you just love a good cup of tea.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm, PIE! Ok, if I promise I'm not a spearhead for a British invasion force (easily defeated anyway, don't shoot until you can see the off-white of our bad teeth) can I score me some hot pastry enabled tastiness?
(Hey maybe that's all Al Qaeda want, I reckon a comprehensive carpet bombing of UBL with a variety of pastries and muffins by the USAF 21st Donut Squadron should do it, it can't be any less silly than -they hate us because of our freedoms- cruise missiles stuffed full of waffles and syrup, tactical pancakes, laser guided flapjacks)
Actually in a serious aside what do you think of William Lamport (a.k.a. Guillen de Lamport), I only came across his story recently, I don't know the story from more than a cursory mention, is it possible to say that your ancestors and mine had a struggle against empire which sort of crossed over with him? Were there others (not just in 'A Fistful Of Dynamite', hmmm Rod Steiger!).
Palabras por RickB spat forth on el 9 de Junio, 2007 at 07:35 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez dijo:
i'm going to have to comment later on lamport because aside from not knowing anything about him, you've made me so damn hungry with all the mapley-good cruise missile content that i have to go cook myself some pancakes. or...fish n chips.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez spat forth on el 9 de Junio, 2007 at 07:45 PM
RickB dijo:
Weapons Of Mass De-Tastiness, Bon Appétit!!
Lamport, weird stuff-
http://www.irlandeses.org/dilab_lamportw.htm
Palabras por RickB spat forth on el 9 de Junio, 2007 at 07:59 PM