New Clashes Erupt in Falluja and Baghdad Bomb Kills Iraqi

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Please note bold text.

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 25 - A second day of clashes erupted in the Shiite stronghold of Falluja today and a roadside bomb in Baghdad killed an Iraqi policeman and wounded another, witnesses said.

American tanks and armored vehicles on the edges of Falluja fired in several directions, while armed men in an eastern suburb returned fire, witnesses told The Associated Press. Seven people have died in two days of exchanges there, hospital officials said, the agency reported.

The new violence followed a day that saw fighting raging in five cities across Iraq as insurgents unleashed a surge of apparently coordinated attacks that killed at least 105 people and wounded hundreds more.

Meanwhile, Iraq's interim vice president warned that a drastic deterioration in security could lead to emergency laws or martial law, which could put the new government scheduled to take over next Wednesday at odds with the United States.

NY Times

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1. Since when is Fallujah Shiite?

It's Sunni Wahhabist territory.

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2. Indeed, a Baathist stronghold, home to many foreign fighters,

dead-enders, and democracy haters. Apparently, they have some
new propagandists on the job today.
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3. Aside from the error...

what I find most interesting in this is:

Meanwhile, Iraq's interim vice president warned that a drastic deterioration in security could lead to emergency laws or martial law, which could put the new government scheduled to take over next Wednesday at odds with the United States.

Firstly, "martial law" sounds awfully democratic. See how much better we are than Saddam?

Secondly, "at odds with the United States"? Where do they get these people?

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4. Well, the notion that these puppets can take a shit without permission

is amusing.