29-10-2003 03:12									#1
	Deputy Mayor of Baghdad Assassinated Suffering from ads?

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Unknown gunmen assassinated a deputy mayor of Baghdad in an apparent hit-run shooting, the U.S. occupation authority reported Tuesday.

Faris Abdul Razzaq al-Assam, deputy mayor for technical services, had returned from last week's international Iraq (news - web sites) donors' conference in Madrid, Spain, when he was shot Sunday, the Coalition Provisional Authority said.

Tom Basile, a CPA spokesman, said he had no details on the killing, other than that it occurred in Baghdad, and "we believe he was shot in a hit-and-run incident."

Basile said an official report on the assassination was delayed because the authority believed Baghdad city hall would issue the announcement Monday but it did not.

Al-Assam, one of three deputy mayors, had been a director-general in the infrastructure area in the previous municipal government, under the Baathist Party regime, and joined the new, postwar municipal leadership four months ago, the authority said.

"Faris was absolutely committed to the welfare of the citizens of Baghdad and the future of the city," Hank Bassford, the CPA's regional coordinator for Baghdad, said in a statement.

Basile said he had no information that any suspects had been apprehended in the killing.

Anti-U.S. resistance forces have assassinated or attempted to assassinate several political or police figures holding posts under the occupation. The most prominent was Aquila al-Hashimi, a member of Iraq's interim Governing Council, who was fatally wounded by gunmen on Sept. 20.

	29-10-2003 03:18									#2
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shoot

	29-10-2003 03:24									#3
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Right. Hit and run.

Tactic that should have been used against Hussein.

	29-10-2003 03:38									#4
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drive by. we in da hood now dawg.

	29-10-2003 03:41									#5
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We'd have to hit, first.

	29-10-2003 03:44									#6
	Got spare money?

Send your ass over there, make short work of that little problem, now wouldn't you?

	29-10-2003 03:50									#7
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Naah, I'm too old for that sand crawling **** anymore.

	29-10-2003 03:55									#8
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This is a big deal.
I hate to say it, but I'm beginning to have some doubts.
May be best to leave and let Iraq deal.
Hussein pops his head up, pop it.
Time to move on to something different.

	29-10-2003 03:58									#9
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Well, we bit off a big bite. If we can't chew it and digest it, every ******* in the world is going to know what it takes. Iraq hasn't got anything with which they can deal. We're stuck there, although I think that little popinjay Wolfowitz needs to have his ass there full time until his mess is cleaned up.

	29-10-2003 04:01									#10
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I'm just surprised at the population.
I mean, if they were Texans they'd be more involved.

	29-10-2003 04:05									#11
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The population knows the situation is unstable, and we may not have the balls to stick around. They also know what can happen to their entire families.

They've had 30 years of the Baath party. The people who are cooperating the most, the Kurds and Shiites, know they have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

	29-10-2003 04:06									#12
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quote: May be best to leave and let Iraq deal.

That's my Sloww. Start something and when it turns out that somewhere, somehow you took on something too big for you just leave with your tail between your legs...

How would Derek say this? Oh yeah, I know: USA! USA! USA!

	29-10-2003 04:10									#13
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Shut up, Hueij.
I want any lip off you. I'll scrape it off my zipper.

That's my boy. Whine, complain, and criticize no matter what.

	29-10-2003 04:12									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Hueij quote: May be best to leave and let Iraq deal. That's my Sloww. Start something and when it turns out that somewhere, somehow you took on something too big for you just leave with your tail between your legs...

Yep, showing a distinct lack of cojones there - but then if I were getting f***ed up the ass on a daily basis, I'd want it to stop too...

	29-10-2003 04:13									#15
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quote: Whine, complain, and criticize no matter what.

Hey, you are the one who's whining in this thread!

"Whaaaah, can't we leave this nasty place and go home?"

USA! USA! USA!

	29-10-2003 04:15									#16
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I'm really tempted to do the "Told ya so" dance.

Oh, what the hell.

Told ya so, told ya so. Told ya, told ya, told ya so.

Sit back and enjoy Sloww, you've got quite a few years of this lift.

	29-10-2003 04:15									#17
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Aw, jeez Louise.
Someone call the plumber.
The toilet's busted and all the crap's floating across the room.

	29-10-2003 04:16									#18
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Well

If they went with Sloww's initial plan we wouldn't have this mess. We'd be basking in their nuclear glow

	29-10-2003 04:16									#19
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Too bad this guy was killed trying to help his own people. They even target the Red Cross now. I expect the Iraqi people themselves to solve this problem over time. But it is way too soon to leave. We abandoned these people once before after the Gulf War after encouraging them to rebel against oppression. That is not an option now.

	29-10-2003 04:21									#20
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Too bad they missed Wolfowitz - someone actually responsible for this mess would be getting theirs as opposed to their pawns.

Yes, the US (and UK) has to stick it out till the end - try telling that to the US public though, especially when even the chickenhawks like Sloww are starting to turn an interesting shade of yellow...

	29-10-2003 04:22									#21
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quote: We abandoned these people once before after the Gulf War after encouraging them to rebel against oppression. That is not an option now.

I was totally (and still am) opposed against GW2, but now Pandorra's box is opened I agree with you. I also think that it's time to get the UN in but not as US lackeys.

	29-10-2003 04:23									#22
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This is just another indication of how desperate the terrorists are becoming.

	29-10-2003 04:24									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Starchild I'm really tempted to do the "Told ya so" dance. Oh, what the hell. Told ya so, told ya so. Told ya, told ya, told ya so. Sit back and enjoy Sloww, you've got quite a few years of this lift.

Starchild, don't. It's too easy, remember we are dealing with people like Sloww...

	29-10-2003 04:26									#24
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quote: We abandoned these people once before after the Gulf War after encouraging them to rebel against oppression. That is not an option now.

Yep... we are staying for the long haul. We were involved in the long haul since the beginning. This stuff will take some time with slow progress. The longer we are there, the better it'll be.. as long as we strongly decide to destroy these terror groups with as much force needed.

Don't even think about pulling out. We got a chance for something very good here if we stay the course.

	29-10-2003 04:38									#25
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Whatya mean "we," College Boy?

	29-10-2003 04:38									#26
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UN... right, everyone terrorist knows that it takes at most 3 bombs to make UN turn their tail and flee.

	29-10-2003 04:39									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Hueij I also think that it's time to get the UN in but not as US lackeys.

Maybe the UN can impose sanctions against the terrorists and Baath party members.

	29-10-2003 04:40									#28
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quote: Too bad they missed Wolfowitz - someone actually responsible for this mess would be getting theirs as opposed to their pawns.

Wolfowitz is clearly trying to help Iraq.

	29-10-2003 04:43									#29
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Big bad Wolfie is the chicken choker most responsible for the "we can whup 'em with one hand tied behind our backs then everyone will throw flowers in our path and be grateful and we'll have no problems" nonsense that led to us going in with too little force, and virtually no real plan for occupation.

	29-10-2003 04:45									#30
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Best snarky headline of the day was on the front page of the NYT:

"Wolfowitz, a Planner of War, Sees It Up Close"

Snicker, snicker, snicker...