Iraq Bombings/Pakistan Shootings: Cui Bono?

[althecat]

We have simultaneous attacks in Iraq, Baghdad & Karbala and now in Quetta, Pakistan against Shiite muslims.

This means presumably that someone is trying to start a war between the Sunni and Shiite sects.

Why?

Cui Bono?

[althecat]

1. Some answers... what happens next...

1. Nobody thinks or talks about Haiti any more.

2. It gets mighty hard, and possibly downright irresponsible to consider holding elections in Iraq.

[aquart]

2. We will keep talking about Haiti. It's too close by.

Anyone who ever thought there were going to be elections in Iraq.....

The big, pink, fuzzy Easter bunny is going to bring you a great big basket of hard boiled eggs he laid himself.

[althecat]

3. Good to hear Aqart...

Is it just me or is the news getting completely crazy!

[JCMach1]

4. Iraq is nearing the point of Civil War

This action was clearly provocation (most likely) by Sunni groups within the country.

Events in Iraq are spinning well out of *'s control.

[althecat]

5. I agree. But why?

Why are Sunni groups starting a civil war?

Because they do not want elections if it means Shiite government?

For me what is striking about these attacks is how un-islamic they are.

True things like this have happened in Pakistan in the past but the perpetrators were not islamic they were Hindu extremists....

This is sort of like protestants attacking catholics in the Vatican on Accension Day.... even Osama could not figure a way for this to get him into heaven.

[Spentastic]

6. Er?

There's plenty of examples of the religious doing truly horrible deeds that would appear beyond the pale.

Holy warriors are rarely that holy imho.

[KurtNilsen]

7. Shia-Sunni secterian violence is very common.

At least in Pakistan...

[althecat]

8. Update: Iraqis think the Americans did it...

Jane Arraf in Baghdad and CNN Correspondent in Karbala both say Iraqis in the street are blaming foreigners.... either Americans or Israelis. They say the folk and their imans there is no way this could have been done by a Muslim.

Meanwhile a CNN commentator (London based) thinks it is someone trying to get at the Americans by pissing off the Shiia. He too thinks it is not the Sunnis.

[althecat]

9. Meanwhile.. CNN is on Iraq Watch and Haiti has disappeared

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3524273.stm

According to the BBC CNN got a Scoop interview with Aristide... not that you would know about it by watching CNN...