Tanks roll into Tikrit

[RBHam]

From Reuters

Excerpt:
Some locals backed into shop doorways, many just stood and watched the parade by an occupying army whose temporary base is a sprawling complex of palaces Saddam built for himself and his family on the side of the Tigris river on the edge of town.

An hour later, a handful of military vehicles returned, one carrying the U.S.-backed regional governor Hussein al-Jaburi, while a recording of his voice boomed a warning to would-be Saddam loyalists.

"Any demonstration against the government or coalition forces will be fired upon," Jaburi's voice said, according to an army interpreter. "This is a fair warning."

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=423620

[tom_paine]

1. "Any demonstration against the government or coalition forces will be fire

d upon."

Sounds like the Empire is REALLY bringing that democarcy to the region.

Actually, what's really funny in a sick sort of way is that the same thing will probably be the case in Imperila Amerika 2100...so they're just getting some practice for future Homeland Ops.

[Goldmund]

2. Wow.

Let freedom ring.

[Loonman]

3. Wow, Bush style fascism

Now in Iraq.

[ClintonTyree]

10. They're practicing..............

for the complete lock down here in the U.S. They don't want to repeat thew same mistakes here as they did in Iraq. All according to the PNAC guidelines, nothing to fret about.

[ameriphile]

4. Way to win those hearts and minds!

n/t

[RBHam]

5. Using the same tactics the SS employed during WW II

Finally, America, have you no shame?

[WilliamPitt]

6. I talked about this in the overview last night

http://www.truthout.org/overview.htm

[RBHam]

8. Damn good work, Will

Thank the deity(ies)that you're firmly on our side...

[xchrom]

7. fired upon?!?

oh another great moment in our occupation of iraq.
god, can you believe you actually read this stuff.

[RBHam]

9. Dupe action...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=940627