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U.S. wants to kill Sadr now. Stop them!

jamie | 19.08.2004 15:50

8/19/04

Dear friends of peace and justice all over our world,

The U.S. wants to kill Moktada al-Sadr now! This is because they well understand that if a poll were taken, Sadr would be shown to be the hero the Iraqi people would choose. Of course, he has stood up to the hated invaders like no other figure in that inflamed nation. He has put his life on the line, told the truth, and followed his principles. That is the kind of leader the facists will never tolerate.

And right now the propagandists and spinmasters are working double time trying to hide this truth from the U.S. public, (CNN, ABC, NPR, CBS, etc.) as they work to eliminate this man. If this understanding were to sink in to the public mind, the erosion of support for this insane neocon war effort could be dramatic.

Please share this perspective with as many others as possible. Contact elected officials and representatives where ever you are and demand that they put pressure on the U.S. military to back off this legitimate Iraqi leader. This is an urgent request. There may not be much time. We can stop this war and change the world if we act! jamie

8/19/04

Dear friends of peace and justice all over our world,

The U.S. wants to kill Moktada al-Sadr now! This is because they well understand that if a poll were taken, Sadr would be shown to be the hero the Iraqi people would choose. Of course, he has stood up to the hated invaders like no other figure in that inflamed nation. He has put his life on the line, told the truth, and followed his principles. That is the kind of leader the facists will never tolerate.

And right now the propagandists and spinmasters are working double time trying to hide this truth from the U.S. public, (CNN, ABC, NPR, CBS, etc.) as they work to eliminate this man. If this understanding were to sink in to the public mind, the erosion of support for this insane neocon war effort could be dramatic.

Please share this perspective with as many others as possible. Contact elected officials and representatives where ever you are and demand that they put pressure on the U.S. military to back off this legitimate Iraqi leader. This is an urgent request. There may not be much time. We can stop this war and change the world if we act! jamie

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Below please find the latest war reports from www.icasualties.org As of this morning, 953 U.S. GI's have "been officially confirmed" killed in the war on Iraq.

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08/19/04 Reuters: UPDATE on Najaf fighting
But fighting eased an hour later, indicating the government's threatened offensive was not yet under way at the mosque where Sadr and his Mehdi Army militia have holed up.

08/19/04 CNN: Sounds of fighting outside Najaf mosque
CNN's Kianne Sadeq, who is inside the compound ... reported persistent sounds of mortars and gunfire and many explosions and devastation to the streets, homes and businesses around the mosque compound.

08/19/04 AFP: War of words heats up as Iran warns of preemptive strike on US forces
In a marked escalation of a war of words between Iran and its arch-enemies Israel and the US, Tehran has for the first time threatened a preemptive strike against US troops in the region.

08/19/04 AP: Blast hits Baghdad's Green Zone
An explosion Thursday hit the heavily fortified Green Zone, home to Iraqi government offices and the U.S. Embassy in central Baghdad, sending up a plume of gray smoke.

08/19/04 AP: al-Sadr rejects Iraq ultimatum, aide says
Militant Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr rejected on Thursday a government ultimatum to disarm his militia immediately and pull them out of a holy Shiite shrine here without conditions, an al-Sadr aide said.

08/19/04 Reuters: Fierce Fighting in Iraq's Najaf, Sadr Defiant
Fierce fighting erupted in the city of Najaf on Thursday after a rebel Shi'ite cleric defied an Iraqi government threat to attack his stronghold in a holy shrine and rejected demands that he end his uprising.

08/19/04 The Advertiser: Security officer killed in Iraq
UNIDENTIFIED attackers killed an Iraqi security officer working for the state-run Northern Oil Co early today, police said. Two other security officers were injured ...

08/19/04 Canadian Press: Blast hits police station in Najaf; 7 Iraqi police killed
A barrage of mortar rounds slammed into a police station in Najaf on Thursday, killing at least seven police officers and wounding 31 others ...

08/19/04 Anadolu Agency: Iraqi Truck Driver Killed In Kirkuk
An Iraqi truck driver supplying multinational troops was shot dead Thursday as he drove south from the main northern city of Kirkuk, police said.

08/19/04 AFP: Missing Iranian diplomat and reporter found in Iraq: report
An Iranian diplomat and a journalist missing in Iraq are safe and sound, Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi was quoted as saying by state television.

08/19/04 UPI: Heavy Fighting Rages in Baghdad Slum
Fighting raged overnight until Thursday morning in a Shiite Baghdad slum, between U.S. forces and Shiite militants loyal to radical cleric Moqtada Sadr.

08/19/04 AP: Mortar Rounds Hit Najaf Police Station
A series of mortar rounds hit police headquarters in the embattled city of Najaf on Thursday. Witnesses reported that several police were killed and injured.

08/19/04 Beakingnews: Al-Sadr warned of military strike 'within hours'
Iraqi forces could begin an offensive against Muqtada al-Sadr within hours, despite the firebrand cleric’s acceptance of a cease-fire proposal, an Iraqi Cabinet minister said today

08/19/04 Breakingnews: Two kidnapped journalists threatened with death in Iraq
Iraqi militants are threatening to kill a Turkish hostage if his company does not withdraw from Iraq within three days, private NTV television reported in Istanbul

08/19/04 Xinhuanet: Two Polish soldiers dead, five injured in Iraq
A road accident in the central Iraqi city of Hilla killed two Polish soldiers and injured five others in the wake of an ambush near their Babylon base in southern Iraq

08/19/04 CJTF: Second TF Baghdad Soldier killed in Sadr city, Aug. 18
A Task Force Baghdad Soldier was killed by small arms fire Aug. 18 around 6 p.m. in eastern Baghdad.

08/19/04 CJTF: Marine Killed in NAJAF - Confirmed
One Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force was killed in action Wednesday in Al Najaf while conducting security and stability operations ...

08/19/04 CJTF: Marine Killed in Al Anbar Province - Confirmed
One Marine ... died after a vehicle accident in the Al Anbar Province

08/18/04 Gulf-daily-news: 50 DIE IN US RAID
The US military killed more than 50 militia loyal to Moqtada Al Sadr in a significant advance early this morning into a Baghdad suburb that is one of his powerbases

08/18/04 AP: Marine dies in a vehicle accident
a second Marine died in a vehicle accident, the military reported Thursday

jamie