The Jaws of Victory

``Mookie`` Al-Sadr is clearly frightened by the success of the troop surge; he has been in hiding, changing tactics, and desperately trying to make amends with his Iraqi competitors in an effort to save his Mahdi Army and his own oily skin. Here we see Old Sadr calling for an end to internecine bloodshed and unity against the ``treacherous occupation``, the ``armies of darkness``.

He states;

The armies of darkness represented by the occupation spearheaded by America, the overarching evil, have started sowing sedition among the people of the one country directly or through its agents and lowly followers who sold their religion, land, and people. Regretfully, the malevolent fruit of their strange and loathsome actions have transpired. God says:" And the parable of an evil Word is that of an evil tree: It is torn up by the root from the surface of the earth: it has no stability. Allah will establish in strength those who believe, with the word that stands firm, in this world and in the Hereafter; but Allah will leave, to stray, those who do wrong: Allah doeth what He willeth. Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who have changed the favour of Allah. Into blasphemy and caused their people to descend to the House of Perdition?- Into Hell? They will burn therein- an evil place to stay in!" [Koranic verse]

and,

An honorable resistance man does not hope from God other than one of two glorious things- Martyrdom or victory. But at the same time, a resistance man cannot at all kill an Iraqi for the blood of Iraqis is a red line. This is not only my opinion but also the command of God as He said:" Take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom." [Part of a Koranic verse]

Infighting among brothers is not right at all nor is following the dirty US sedition. Defending the occupier by some people is not right. Thus, fear God and stand out firmly for justice.


This is clearly a departure for Al-Sadr, this call for unity against America, and illustrates the desperation that the troop surge is producing. Al-Sadr knows that his little game of hide-and-seek can`t continue with enough soldiers-and friendly Iraqis-hunting him, and so he cowardly calls for help from the fellow countryman he would oppress and kill if Coalition troops were withdrawn.

This letter illustrates that time is not on the side of the insurgents. Unfortunately, given the Antenoran policies of the ``loyal opposition`` here in the United States, time may not be on the coalition`s side, either; our troops have to win this thing before the sniveling self-absorbed scoundrels in the Democrat (sic) Party pull the plug while victory lies in our grasp.