Insurgent Fighting Spreads Beyond Najaf...

[Halliburton]

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"The cease-fire is over because of the actions of the occupation forces, and the situation has started to deteriorate," warned Sheik Abdul Hadi al-Daraji, a spokesman for al-Sadr in Baghdad.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_040805110637

[Barrett808]

1. Operation "Cajun Mousetrap II" ?

Near the town of Samarra north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said it staged a series of raids on suspected insurgents and detained nine people. Operation Cajun Mousetrap II began early Thursday morning, targeting groups suspected of planning and financing attacks on Iraqis and coalition forces, the military said.

WTF?

[David__77]

3. "Operation Blundering Bully"

"Operation Fascist Follies"

[Jacobin]

6. "Operation Blithering Idiots"

They won't stop fighting until the troops are gone.

[David Dunham]

2. This uprising is likely to get worse and kill many, including US troops

[wtmusic]

4. Bingo

and everyone with a brain between their ears saw it coming a year and a half ago.

[Barrett808]

5. Branded by the Mehdi Army

On Wednesday, the Mehdi Army released five of six Iraqi police officers kidnapped Sunday. A spokesman for the Najaf governor's office Thursday said all five were returned with an "X" branded on their backs, using a metal bar.

That's special.

[saigon68]

7. Collaborators If caught again will be executed.

Thats what that means.