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Retired Maj. Gen. Mohammed Abdul-Latif rose to prominence after nearly monthlong battles last month between the Marines monthlong battles in April between the Marines and insurgents hunkered down in Fallujah’s neighborhoods.
“We can make them (Americans) use their rifles against us or we can make them build our country, it’s your choice,” Latif told a gathering of more than 40 sheiks, city council members and imams in an eastern Fallujah suburb.
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The venue offered a rare insight into Latif’s interactions and influence over Fallujah elders. As he spoke, many sheiks nodded in approval and listened with reverence to his words. Later, they clasped his hands and patted Latif on the back.
Latif, speaking in Arabic to the sheiks, defended the Marines and the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
“They were brought here by the acts of one coward who was hunted out of a rathole — Saddam — who disgraced us all,” Latif said. “Let us tell our children that these men (U.S. troops) came here to protect us.
“As President Bush (news - web sites) said, they did not come here to occupy our land but to get rid of Saddam. We can help them leave by helping them do their job, or we can make them stay ten years and more by keeping fighting.”
Lt. Col. Brennan Byrne, the Marine battalion commander, said, “No truer words have been spoken here today than those by General Latif.”
Latif also told the insurgents to “stop doing stupid things.”
“Those bullets that are fired will not get the Americans out, let them finish their job here so that they can return to their country,” Latif said.
“Our country is precious, stop allowing the bad guys to come from outside Iraq to destroy our country.”
This is the right approach. Don’t argue for the world community, or American interests, but for Iraqi interests to the Iraqis.
An Egyptian newspaper recently did a public poll to see who are the most popular figures among Egyptian youth. The results of poll showed that Egyptian singer Ruby and soccer player Khaled Beebo are the most popular and most interesting figures.
According to the London based daily, Al Hayat, Ruby is considered to hold more popularity than political and intellectual figures.
Egyptian singer Ruby is scheduled to stand trial after being accused of practicing the profession of singing without obtaining a permit from the Egyptian Music Syndicate.
Singing without a license! When American culture inspires that kind of degeneracy, no wonder they hate us.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell admonished Arab leaders yesterday, saying they should have shown “a higher level of outrage” over the beheading of an American civilian in Iraq after they had expressed furor over the mistreatment of Iraqi detainees at a prison outside Baghdad.
“When you are outraged at what happened at the prison,” Powell said on Fox News Sunday, “you should be equally, doubly outraged” over the execution of Nicholas Berg.
Wow. I didn’t expect that kind of back bone out of Powell.
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Find what strength you have to terrorize your enemy and the enemy of God. And if they want peace, then let’s have peace.
This seems clear to me - terrorize your enemy until they’re willing to accept peace on any terms. What was that about negotiating in good faith again?