And Now A Shia Awakening, Too?

The Whistler • September 16, 2007

Fortunately for the coalition forces in Iraq, al-Qaeda is just as adept at shooting themselves in the foot as killing innocent people.

The assassination of Anbar tribal leader Risha has backfired on al-Qaeda big time, and now may even become a rallying point for Shi-ite leaders in their fight against terrorists:

Sheik Majid Tahir al-Magsousi, the leader of the Migasees tribe here in Wasit province, acknowledged tribal leaders have discussed creating a brigade of young men trained by the Americans to bolster local security as well as help patrol the border with Iran.

He also said last week’s assassination of Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, who spearheaded the Sunni uprising against al-Qaida in Anbar province, only made the Shiite tribal leaders more resolute.

“The death of Sheik Abu Risha will not thwart us,” he said. “What matters to us is Iraq and its safety.

Crossposted from WILLisms.com

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http://www.kenmccracken.blogspot.com/ Ken McCracken

You should perhaps read the article before opining on it, Lestat.

The shi’ite tribal leaders are not talking about taking on al-Qaeda, they are talking about taking on their own shia extremists, for the good of Iraq.
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Now we have tribal leaders packing our military commanders with sunshine. We have to stop falling for these things.

They are not doing anything for the good of anyone other than themselves. They see others start to play this “awakening” and “cooperating” game and getting millions of dollars and arms from the U.S. Muslim clerics teach that it is OK to act like you are friends with the infidels so you can get things to benefit Islam.
Lestat

The Shi’ites were already against Al Quaeda.

Your focus on Al Qaeda belies the reality in Iraq. The defeat of Al Qaeda does not mean success in Iraq. They are a fairly small portion of the fighting forces.
ellinas

Here are some positive news.
A large block of Shias that were giving the Al Maliki government a majority in the Iraqi parliament pulled out of the coalition, leaving the Al Maliki government with 30 (I think) parliament deputies short of majority needed to govern. Other then this things are peachy in Iraq.
http://www.icallbs.net/ iAMbs

Not exactly hitting the headlines, is it? Since Reuters found it difficult to accomplish a negative spin I guess the MSM is just avoiding it. God forbid there should be any positive news out of Iraq.

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