Brave Iraqi Freedom Fighters attack New World Order Baghdad HQ

[Dom Pedro II]

Soooo... is he dead yet?

[Arrian]

I don't think so. Actually, the piece didn't have a tagline indicating who wrote it, so I assume it was the editor (who has written other pieces that involved some critique of Arab societies, and who was on NPR a few months back). I suppose it's possible that Hezbolla might whack him, but I doubt it.

-Arrian

[chequita guevara]

One theory I read was that this attack was a way of keeping the occupation in American only hands. If even the UN will be hit, then what chance will other countries' peace keeping forces have to remain above the fray? No, the Phoney President can't go hat in hand to the UN or his allies to get troops from them. By attacking the UN, they have managed to ensure this remains an American quagmire.

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk

... Are there a bunch of iraqi freelancers hunting the UN bombers now?

I wouldn't be surprised. "An eye for an eye" and family vendettas are common in Middle East if I haven't gotten things completely wrong. Not that there is much left of the bomber to hunt, but they might go for his family if they find out who the cadavera in the truck was.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
If even the UN will be hit, then what chance will other countries' peace keeping forces have to remain above the fray?

The problem with this theory is that UN forces have been attacked numerous times in the past in many countries.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
The problem with this theory is that UN forces have been attacked numerous times in the past in many countries.

And they frequently leave shortly thereafter.

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
One theory I read was that this attack was a way of keeping the occupation in American only hands...

You shall not trust Indymedia.org or whatever leftist conspiracy forum you found this crap. I considered to post a similar theory as a troll joke, but you seem pretty serious about it?

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
And they frequently leave shortly thereafter.

Not always. They are still in the Congo, IIRC. I believe they are considered a delicacy there.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Olaf H岦agre
You shall not trust Indymedia.org or whatever leftist conspiracy forum you found this crap.

So, what makes it a crazy conspiracy? Or do you think I meant by this that the Americans were behind it and not Ba'athists? Seems clear to me that it stops the US from doing something it wants to do, which is to get troops from other countries involved. I don't know how you could then think that I was saying the Americans were behind this.

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara

...
Or do you think I meant by this that the Americans were behind it and not Ba'athists?

That was my interpretion of what you wrote.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Olaf H岦agre
That was my interpretion of what you wrote.

You got that from this:

No, the Phoney President can't go hat in hand to the UN or his allies to get troops from them. By attacking the UN, they have managed to ensure this remains an American quagmire.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
So, what makes it a crazy conspiracy?

Other than the fact it makes little sense?

[JCG]

Attacking the UN, especially when it's the USA and not the UN who is to blame for Iraq's current situation but rather is only trying to make things better, is very very lame.

Extremists always tend do such stupid things which don't even benefit their original causes or their own people....