Eww, someone tried to assassinate Sistani today...CNN TV no link yet

[mike1963]

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Edit: found Reuters link
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtmljsessionid=OVVY11G1HTD1KCRBAE0CFFA?type=worldNews&storyID=4294535

rats, link won't paste right, just use http://www.reuters.com
article link on left halfway down

[markses]

1. If it was the Agency, it was an incredibly stupid move

Civil war in Iraq now imminent.

[TolstoyAndy]

15. Civil war has been imminent

for some time. But I only figured it out on Sunday.

Anyway, can Wolfowitz account for his whereabouts?

I have no doubt that the suicide bombings Sunday and this are both neocon jobs.

I'm at the point where I don't even look for evidence anymore.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. This ain't good...

If he were to be assassinated now, civil war would follow within 48 hrs, with our soldiers being the "monkeys in the middle."

[marie123]

3. here is the link

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,110556,00.html

[markses]

6. Use the reuters link instead (fuck fox news)

We are in a war here, people. Don't give those scum-sucking traitors at Fox News dime one!

[Cooley Hurd]

8. Fixed link...

Top Iraq Cleric Survives Bid to Kill Him - Aide

[hatrack]

4. Well, THIS'LL sure chill out those flower-throwing Iraqis!!

This will have, shall we say, unpleasant repercussions.

[icymist]

5. Let's thank Cheney, Rummie, and co. for thinking this out!

I guess this puts a little damper on Cheney craving up the oil fields now!

[NWHarkness]

10. "craving"?

Nice typo.;)

[plurality]

7. well that's one way to stop those pesky election demands

How convienent for Bushco that those evil Saddam loyalists would try and kill the biggest threat to our puppet government, oops I meant the biggest threat to Iraqi democracy.

[denverbill]

9. Does anyone else suspect Chalabi?

[Cooley Hurd]

11. Well, the governing council, especially Chalabi, would gain...

...if Sistani were to be removed from the equation. That is, if they're stupid enough to believe Sistani's followers would "do nothing" in the wake of an assassination...

[tom_paine]

19. They're probaly taking advice from the Imperials who were sure

our Imperial Soldiers would be welcomed by adoring Iraqis throwing flowers.

[Barrett808]

12. Could be any number of actors...Sunnis...jealous rivals like al-Sadr

Or even the US, pissed at being defied.

[bahrbearian]

13. Yeah, it could be a warning to him to fall in line.

[Terwilliger]

17. yes...or his people

[David__77]

14. May stiffen his resolve.

Who could this have been? He had enemies on all sides actually. I think though that this may increase his relative combativeness toward US hegemony.

[Emboldened Chimp]

16. kick

[jab105]

18. Oh shit...

seriously, this could be really bad...an assasination would definitely lead to civil war...I wouldn't wish this mess on anyone...not the Iraqis and not our guys over there...

ugh, Bush, look what you did!!

[dusty64]

20. I heard they tried,

then they didn't, then they did. Anyone know what really happened?