Popular uprising in Basra?

by lodi dodi Tue Mar 25, 2003 19:34

one solution = revolution

by Cynic Tue Mar 25, 2003 19:49

Also the timing is very suspect considering the US/UK invading forces are by all accounts facing much tougher resistance from the Iraqis than they expected. Don't forget the first casualty of war is the truth.

by David Rynne Tue Mar 25, 2003 19:52

Of course it's much to premature to make any judgement on this situation (not that it's my place to do so) especially since we have so little information at present.
I am fearful that there will be an all out civil war in Iraq though whch will be won by the strongest most ruthless army or else suppressed in such a way as to hand victory to whichever side finds the favour of the "coalition"

by Maubere Tue Mar 25, 2003 20:02

Just read on BBC online that the info is coming from "British Army Intelligence" ie the same people who killed Pat Finucane,Rosemary Nelson and hundreds of other Irish people so it could be some dodgy plan, but who the hell knows whats going on.

by soldiers 3, officers 0 Tue Mar 25, 2003 20:22

Why baths?, baths are stationary objects, just because you have a phobia about baths.

by hunter Tue Mar 25, 2003 21:21

anyway,

rte has reported that the brits claim that they fired artillery at iraqi mortar positions. these mortar positions were in turn firing at a 'large group of people who had gathered outside ba'ath party hq'.

maybe i'm being overly cynical, but maybe brits actually shelled a large group of people and are trying to claim that iraqis did it? hence the story about the uprising? also, the markets have reacted positively to the news of the uprising (reuters business news)

by hunter - addicted to AFP Tue Mar 25, 2003 21:39

"A revolt is taking place in Basra," Mohammad Hadi, spokesman of the Iran-based Supreme Assembly for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (ASRII), told AFP. "We have no more details for the moment."

but aren't the ASRII on the US's side in this war - i mean aren't they part of the 'Iraqi Opposition'?

by Declan Tue Mar 25, 2003 21:42

Maubere, get over your Brit-hate. You're living in the past.

by Avi H. Tue Mar 25, 2003 22:31

Hopefully now the ordinary decent mass of the Irish people - "The silent majority" will follow the example of the brave people of Basra and rise up against all you liberal, left-wing apologists for the Iraqi terrorist regime and put you in prison where you belong. "No free speech for traitors!"

by Maubere Wed Mar 26, 2003 00:01

Declan: could you tell me why the murder of Pat Finucane should be ignored? Is his life somehow worthless, if people say Saddam has murdered 500,000 Iraqis would you tell them to stop living in the past? I have this bizaare notion that all crimes should be exposed, you obviosly don't think so,

Avi: the "silent majority" in Ireland are against the war because thay know its about oil, you just can't handle the fact that you're in the minority. The only people who have apologised for Saddam in the past are the crooks who are in the White House now! During the 1980s they were good mates with the evil dictator, doesn't that make them evil too. If Bush and Blair are so good why do they support evil regimes in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Indonesia, Colombia etc. Theres a slight chance that the Iraqi people may be able to get some control of their country post war, if they do it won't be because Bush wants it, he only wants to control the oil.

by hunter Wed Mar 26, 2003 01:00

to see avi h actually appear to support what may be muslims in a popular uprising.

course if he was at home he'd want someone to 'do a saddam' and have them all shot, or worse.

avi is basically a nazi who feels that Sharon is 'showing restraint' in dealing with the palestian crisis.

by Mixer Wed Mar 26, 2003 10:51

Aljazeera was reporting before its website was hacked that the uprising was actually against the British , and that British forces were firing into the crowd