Sunni Militia go Cold on US


	Sunni Militia go Cold on US

abailart

3-22-2008 5:30 AM

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iraq, concerned ciitizens, tribal history of iraq

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Guardian video at source

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3-23-2008 8:55 AM

papananook

Oh this is brilliant--hire the Sunnis to "help" the "surge" and then don't pay them...The incompetence abounds!
Fuckin' idiots all around.

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