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Huh? Tuned into the NBC news tonight and just caught the end of a report saying there were meetings within the Iraqi military planning to take down the government, but it had been stopped and Baghdad was in lockdown over the weekend. Missed the beginning, though, and it isn't on MSNBC yet...anybody know what's going on?
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Doesn't sound realistic while the US is still thereYou don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto LuongoComment
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Iraq declared a curfew on Saturday in the capital Baghdad, ordering all cars off the streets and telling people to remain in their homes.
A statement from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office said the curfew would remain in force until 6:00 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Sunday. It gave no reason for the measure.
The stories I'm finding are all saying that nobody's giving out a reason...NBC said otherwise. :/"In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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Originally posted by Flubber
Doesn't sound realistic while the US is still thereTry http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Unless the U.S. is involved or has given tacit permission.
In other news, Muqtada al-Sadr has lost control of his militia. It's gone rogue on him.
In more news, 61% of Iraqis approve of attacks on coalition forces.
In even more news, there an attack on Coalition forces every 15 minutes.
It's time to face facts. We've lost.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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In other news, Canada lost another soldier in Afghanistan today.What?Comment
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in other news americans are going to overwhelmingly reelect republicans...
its time to face it, we've lost"I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburgerComment
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Ok, they got the netcast up so I could finally see what I thought I heard. The Iraqi deputy PM said he has evidence that the Iraqi military had been planning a coup and there had been meetings in Jordan, Beirut, and Baghdad to take down the government, but it didn't get beyond the planning stage before it was disrupted. It was mentioned in the same piece as the story on the curfew, but hearing the entire piece it didn't sound like the two were necessarily related."In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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From BBC: "The spokesman did not reveal why a curfew was being put in place, but sectarian violence and blasts have been increasing in recent days."Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi
Iraq declared a curfew on Saturday in the capital Baghdad, ordering all cars off the streets and telling people to remain in their homes.
A statement from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office said the curfew would remain in force until 6:00 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Sunday. It gave no reason for the measure.
The stories I'm finding are all saying that nobody's giving out a reason...NBC said otherwise. :/
Later "On Wednesday a US military spokesman said that there had been a spike in violence coinciding with the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which began on Monday, and that suicide attacks were at record levels."
Aritcle: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5393984.stmBlahComment
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