...things still aren't going well in Iraq:
"BAGHDAD, April 13 — An Islamic insurgency group that includes Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility today for a suicide bomb attack on the Parliament building Thursday that killed one person and wounded 22."
Yes folks, while we get all indignant about Imus being Imus, Al Qaeda remains on the ball penetrating the most defensive area in Baghdad to attack the hollow shell of Iraqi 'democracy.'
“God has rejoiced you Sunnis after seeing those monkey M.P.’s crying and shouting because of the horrible scene they witnessed,” the group said in the statement. “A heroic knight of the Islamic State of Iraq, may God bless its men, went inside the crowd of the infidels of the so-called Parliament on Thursday, April 12, 2007. God has destroyed the crowds of defectors and infidels.” [bold and itz mine]
Right. Let's not be coy about it, the President who couldn't tell a Shia from a Kurd from a Sunni (nor a Saudi from an Afghan, apparently) has placed the US on the Shia side of this sectarian war. (Most of the Iraqi security force is Shia). Not a bad idea considering that if you can't have both might as well get the hearts and minds of one side, except Iran is a Shia dominated country and we're not exactly making buddy-buddy with them. This attack was most likely in reaction to that. But then again in this cluster fu_k that is Iraq if it wasn't the Sunni's that would have attacked it would have eventually been the Shia, or maybe even the Kurds feeling left out of the action.
Now I understand why we spent all weekend on Imus. Racism makes more sense than this. Literally that's a black and white issue.
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